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Latest News, Publications & Podcasts

Paris Mayo was 15 when she gave birth to her son in 2019 after concealing both the pregnancy and birth....

Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2023
29-year-old Mukori was convicted of sexually assaulting 12 women near student accommodation over a period of 6 years...

Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2023
No5 Barristers’ Chambers has again made a strong showing in Planning Resource’s Annual Planning Law Survey published on 16 June 2023...

Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2023
In R(Dich & Murphy) v Parole Board and Secretary of State for Justice [2023] EWHC 945 (Admin) the Divisional Court (William Davis LJ and Johnson J) have clarified the scope of public protection test as it applies to fixed term prisoners....

Date: Tue, 02 May 2023
A global settlement has recently been reached with two Abu Dhabi state funds for US $1.8 billion to settle the legal dispute with them, Bakers and Quantuma have contributed to the success of the result....

Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2023
The case of Chug v. Dhaliwal provides an instructive High Court example of when and how a Judge must weigh up factors for relief from forfeiture, and why it is a bad idea to unlawfully sublet commercial premises....

Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2023
Richard Kimblin KC is joined by Hugh Richards and Howard Leithead for Episode 38 of the Planning Podcast....

Date: Wed, 24 May 2023
In this Planning Podcast, Richard Kimblin KC is joined once again by James Corbet Burcher to discuss NDMPs...

Date: Wed, 10 May 2023
In this Planning Podcast, James Corbet Burcher helps us look ahead to plan making as envisaged in the Levelling Up etc Bill...

Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2023

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After a six-year break, Strictly 9 to 5 is returning and it is off to the Musicals!...

Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2023
Cost: Tables of 10: £1,600+VAT | Individual Standard Ticket £160+VAT