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Jonas Hankin KC and Chloe Ashley prosecute mother found guilty of murdering her new-born son
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
Willbert Mukori - highly unusual sexual predator jailed
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’s Planning expertise once again strongly recognised in annual survey
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
Diddly squat: a digest
Two appeals have been made by Mr Clarkson in relation to the Diddly Squat Farm Shop which has gained much public interest....

Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2023
Michelle Heeley KC prosecutes the Alfie Steele murder trial
Michelle Heeley KC prosecuted the tragic case of the death of 9 year old Alfie Steele....

Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2023
Dr Louisa Sherlock has written a book entitled, “A Practical Guide to Dental Negligence Litigation”
Louisa Sherlock has written a book entitled, “A Practical Guide to Dental Negligence Litigation”...

Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2023
Silence can be dangerous: Barton v Morris on Implied Terms
The Supreme Court’s decision in Barton v Morris [2023] UKSC 3 has provided welcome clarity for when the court will imply terms into a contract, particularly in service contracts where the parties may not have agreed express terms for every eventuality....

Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2023
Philip Vollans to be appointed as an Assistant Coroner
Philip Vollans to be appointed as an Assistant Coroner....

Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2023
Premier Assurance Group SPC LTD (IN OFFICIAL LIQUIDATION) v Providence Insurance Company I.I for and on behalf of Premier Assurance Segregated Portfolio Puerto Rico SAP. and Others
Robert Levy KC at No5 Chambers, together with Rupert Bell and Daisy Boulter of Walkers Cayman recently succeeded in the Cayman Islands in the first case determining that transfers of long-term business without the approval of the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority are void ab initio....

Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2023
Dealing with Late Allegations of Fraud
Finality is an obvious tenet of our justice system. In Close Brothers Limited (trading as Close Brothers Asset Finance) v Rooster Trucking Company Limited and ors [2023] EWCA Civ 533, the Court of Appeal had to decide how issues of finality interplayed with late allegations of fraud....

Date: Tue, 30 May 2023
Transfers to open prison: High Court quashes two refusal decisions
As prison lawyers will be well aware, the number of cases in which the Secretary of State for Justice (“SSJ”) refused recommendations by the Parole Board for a prisoner’s transfer to open conditions has increased dramatically over the last 12 months...

Date: Mon, 22 May 2023
Mark Bradshaw Appointed as a Recorder
Mark Bradshaw has been appointed as a Recorder on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, The Right Honourable Alex Chalk KC...

Date: Mon, 22 May 2023
No5’s David Gardner has been shortlisted for ‘Legal Aid Barrister Award’
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is delighted to announce that David Gardner has been shortlisted for the ‘Legal Aid Barrister Award’ for this year’s Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards....

Date: Fri, 19 May 2023
No5 Barristers Appear in Supreme Court in Clinical Negligence Claims
On 16th, 17th and 18th May 2023, No5 barristers Henry Pitchers KC, David Tyack KC, Esther Gamble and Oliver May are appearing in the Supreme Court in the conjoined appeals of Purchase v Ahmed and Polmear v Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust...

Date: Tue, 16 May 2023
Whilst out of step with international law, Privy Council rules that Jamaica’s sentencing of children is lawful.
No5’s Philip Dayle led by Hugh Southey KC of Matrix Chambers were instructed by The Death Penalty Project for the appeal case, Morrison v The King [2023] UKPC 14...

Date: Fri, 12 May 2023
Operation Dynamite: 11 found Guilty of conspiracy to burgle and conspiracy to steal.
Siobhan Collins leading Chloe Ashley successfully prosecuted 11 Defendants, obtaining convictions against all of them for conspiracy to burgle and conspiracy to steal....

Date: Fri, 05 May 2023
Medical treatment and breaks in the chain of causation: Getting stuck in a Webb?
Picture the scene with me. Whilst gathered around the water-cooler chatting about causation, as is of course the wont of personal injury lawyers, the topic of post-negligence medical treatment breaking the chain of causation comes up....

Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2023
Robert Levy KC joins No5 Barristers' Chambers
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is delighted to welcome Robert Levy KC to the Business and Property Group....

Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2023
Parole reforms on recommendations may have constituted contempt of court; new rules in force.
On 4 April 2023, the Divisional Court (Macur LJ and Chamberlain J) held a further hearing in the case of R (Bailey and Morris) v Secretary of State for Justice...

Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2023
Supreme Court judgment handed down in R (Pearce) v Parole Board
Today the Supreme Court reveals its judgment on the question of the permissible approaches for the panels of the Parole Board to take to unproven allegations....

Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2023
HP v Greenwich judicial review allowed
On 31 March 2023 the Administrative Court (sitting at Leeds) allowed the judicial review claim of R (HP) v Royal Borough of Greenwich [2023] EWHC 744 (Admin). No5’s Philip Rule KC represented the successful claimant....

Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2023
Operation contigo: three found guilty of murder and three guilty of manslaughter
Mark Heywood KC leading Andrew Wallace prosecuted 6 Defendants and successfully obtained murder and manslaughter convictions against all of them following a 6-week trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court...

Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2023
Pedal misapplication in prosecutions for causing death by dangerous driving
Ian Bridge represented elderly driver charged with causing death and serious injury by dangerous driving....

Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2023
High Court quashes decision of the Parole Board
In R(Matthews) v Parole Board [2023] EWHC 694 (Admin) Fraser J quashed a decision of the Parole Board....

Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2023
No5's Naomi Shastri-Hurst (née Owen) has been appointed as a Salaried Employment Judge
No5 Barristers' Chambers are pleased to announce that The Lord Chancellor, The Right Honourable Dominic Raab MP, has appointed Naomi Owen as a salaried Employment Judge of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales) from the 3rd April 2023....

Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2023
Man acquitted of murder and manslaughter after fatal stabbing
‘Operation Garland’ saw the prosecution of eight men and one woman following the fatal stabbing of a 19-year-old man outside a house party in Burton on Trent on 11th December 2021...

Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2023
Jonas Hankin KC prosecutes woman convicted and sentenced for the manslaughter of her severely autistic stepson.
Leila Borrington was found guilty of the Manslaughter of 3-year-old Harvey Borrington, following a trial lasting 8 weeks before the Hon. Mr Justice Nicklin and a jury at Nottingham Crown Court....

Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023
FGX v GAUNT: first personal injury award for revenge porn… but it’s time to change the name
Last week, the Court gave a landmark decision in the case of FGX v Gaunt, where Mrs Justice Thornton awarded the unnamed woman general damages of £60,000 and special damages of £37,041.61 for consequential financial losses....

Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023
Inquest into the death of Kevin Clinton concludes that leadership and supervision at Coral Ward operated by East London NHS Foundation Trust was inadequate.
The inquest into the death of Kevin Clinton found multiple failings by staff on Coral Ward, Luton operated by the East London NHS Foundation Trust....

Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023
Prohibitions of recommendations in Parole Board reviews deemed unlawful
judgment handed down on 15 March 2023, the Divisional Court (Lady Justice Macur and Mr Justice Chamberlain) held that the Secretary of State for Justice had acted unlawfully in preventing probation officers and prison psychologists from making recommendations in parole reviews...

Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2023
Paul Joseph appears in the Court of Appeal in a landmark case about summary assessment
Can a Judge, who has concluded that he is unable to assess costs summarily at the end of a hearing, because he has insufficient information, make directions for another Judge to carry out a summary assessment of those costs?...

Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2023
Jo Sidhu KC awarded the Outstanding Achievement of the Year award.
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is thrilled to announce that Jo Sidhu KC has been awarded the Outstanding Achievement of the Year at this year’s Modern Law Awards....

Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2023
No5's Louise Corfield awarded Barrister of the Year
No5 Barristers' Chambers is thrilled to annouce that Louise Corfield has been awarded 'Barrister of the Year' at this year's Birmingham Law Society's Legal Awards....

Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2023
International Women's Day
No5 Barristers' Chambers celebrates International Women's Day...

Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2023
Harpreet Sandhu KC prosecutes Nuneaton manslaughter case
Harpreet Sandhu KC prosecuted Pierce Whelan who pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of one pedestrian in Nuneaton and causing serious injury by dangerous driving to another on 19 June 2021...

Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2023
Secretary of state admits parole board may ask for views or recommendations at oral hearings
In proceedings before the Divisional Court on 1 and 2 March 2023, at which the Claimants were represented by No5 barristers...

Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2023
Boys acquitted of murder and manslaughter after fatal stabbing
'Operation Eider’ saw the prosecution of five youths following the fatal stabbing of a 53-year -old man outside an Asda supermarket in Redditch in March last year...

Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2023
Nightingale Courts cannot solve backlog if there is no one to work in them
Michelle Heeley discusses the news that the UK will extend the use of Nightingale Courts for a further year...

Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2023
Judical Review heard: Is the Government informing the public of risks associated with 5G rollout?
On 6th and 7th February 2023 the Administrative Court heard the judicial review of the Secretary of State’s alleged failure to address the evidence of risks to human health posed by 5G technology....

Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2023
Mason Greenwood acquitted following recent legal developments
Michelle Heeley KC was instructed at an early stage to represent the interests of Mason Greenwood...

Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2023
Two shortlisted for Barrister of the Year at BLS Legal Awards
We are delighted to announce that No5’s Louise Corfield and Alex Pritchard-Jones have been shortlisted for ‘Barrister of the Year’ at this year’s Birmingham Law Society’s Legal Awards....

Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2023
No5 barrister swaps his barrister wig for a racing helmet
Throughout 2023 No5’s Jonathon Rushton is proudly supporting Race Against Dementia...

Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2023
Celik to be heard by the Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal has granted permission to appeal against the decision of the Upper Tribunal in Celik (EU exit; marriage; human rights) [2022] UKUT 00220 (IAC)....

Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2023
Jo Sidhu KC joins No5 as a full tenant
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is pleased to welcome Jo Sidhu KC as a full tenant....

Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2023
The standing of a foreign executor in the English jurisdiction
The Court of Appeal has determined that a foreign executor does have standing to issue proceedings in England and Wales without first obtaining a grant of probate or a resealed grant (if applicable) in England and Wales, his authority to collect assets here being a matter of English law under which an executor derives his title from the will of the testator....

Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2023
Talbir Singh and Philip Rule will be appointed to the rank of his Majesty’s Counsel
No5 is delighted to announce that Talbir Singh and Philip Rule will be appointed to the rank of His Majesty’s Counsel by the Lord Chancellor, taking the number of silks at chambers to 39....

Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2022
Sultana Tafadar KC secures acquittal in Terrorism trial
KA was acquitted on four terrorism charges after a three-week trial at the Central Criminal Court on Friday 16th December 2022....

Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2022
10 convicted of offences involving burglaries of 47 homes
No5’s Siobhan Collins and Chloe Ashley were successful in prosecuting the group for conspiring to burgle and conspiring to steal....

Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2022
Festive Opening Hours 2022
No5 Barristers' Chambers wish you all a very Happy Christmas/festive break and a happy, prosperous and healthy New Year and beyond....

Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2022
No5's Catherine Jones has been appointed as a District Judge
No5 Barristers’ Chambers are pleased to announce that the King has appointed Catherine Jones to be a District Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales...

Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2022
Mian Sheraz Javaid joins No5 as a Door Tenant
No5 Barristers' Chambers are delighted to welcome Mian Sheraz Javaid as our newest Door Tenant....

Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2022
Cloak & dagger in the Court of Protection?
In Re A (Covert medication: Closed Proceedings) [2022] EWCOP 44...

Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2022
Michelle Heeley KC secures acquittal in Shropshire rape trial
A former Special Constable from the Met Police was today acquitted of all charges having been defended by Michelle Heeley KC....

Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2022
Nina Pindham has been presented with a Climate Law & Governance Global Leadership Award
Congratulations to Nina Pindham on being presented with a Climate Law & Governance Global Leadership Award during the CLGI Climate Law and Governance Initiative Day at COP27...

Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2022
Pegler v McDonald
This autumn HHJ Paul Mathews, sitting as a Judge of the High Court, handed down a series of decisions relating to the removal of an executor and trustee....

Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2022
Rex v Jordan Haines and Benjamin Wiggett
Haines and Wiggett were unanimously convicted of murder following a 4-week trial prosecuted by Michael Duck KC leading Andrew Wallace....

Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2022
No5's Philip Rule has been instructed on behalf of PETA in its ongoing dispute with the Ministry of Defence
Philip Rule has been instructed on behalf of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) in its ongoing dispute with the Ministry of Defence concerning use of real bearskin for the King’s Guards caps....

Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2022
Smith v. SoS for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
The case concerned a planning inspector’s reliance on the new definition of Gypsies and Travellers in Planning Policy for Traveller Sites introduced by the government in August 2015...

Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2022
Sultana Tafadar KC shortlisted for an Inspirational Women in Law award
We are delighted to announce that No5's Sultana Tafadar KC has been shortlisted for 'Barrister of the Year'...

Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2022
Parole Board concedes power to consider suspension of a life licence supervision by oral hearing
Parole Board concedes judicial review confirming it has power to hold an oral hearing to consider whether to suspend a life licence supervision...

Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2022
Trio jailed for Birmingham shooting which paralysed boy
No5's Michael Duck KC and Cathlyn Orchard were successful in prosecuting three gang members for attempted murder....

Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2022
“Down the slope towards insolvency and liquidation”: what duties do directors owe to creditors?
Since the case of West Mercia Safetywear v Dodd, English law has acknowledged a duty upon directors to account for creditors’ interests (‘the Creditor Duty’)...

Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2022
The growing link between contact sports and traumatic brain injury
Further evidence linking contact sports to brain injuries...

Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2022
No5 is delighted to welcome Faye Edwards to the Family Group
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is pleased to welcome Faye Edwards to the Family Group...

Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2022
Mulholland Approved 7 Years Later
Mulholland v Hughes (18 September 2015, unreported; HHJ Freedman) has finally been the subject of an appeal and approved...

Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2022
No5 is pleased to welcome Hannah Court to the Family Group and the return of Eleanor Berney-Dale from maternity leave
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is delighted to announce that Hannah Court has joined the Family Group....

Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2022
No5 is delighted to announce that Alexander Pritchard Jones has joined the Business & Property Group.
No5 Barristers' Chambers is delighted to announce that Alexander Pritchard Jones has joined the Business & Property Group....

Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2022
Sajid Suleman joins No5 Barristers' Chambers as a member of the Business and Property Group
Sajid specialises in commercial litigation and international arbitration. His areas of expertise include aviation, banking & finance, company (including partnership and shareholder disputes) and construction....

Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2022
High Court protects right of parole Board to obtain evidence unhindered by Secretary of State
In a judgment urgently handed-down on 9 August 2022 (R (Bailey) v SSJ [2022] EWHC 2125 (Admin)) the Administrative Court has granted interim relief to ensure that the Parole Board hearing a review of the continued need or otherwise for detention of an individual shall receive the evidence it chooses to....

Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2022
Three gang members prosecuted for attempted murder
No5's Michael Duck QC and Cathlyn Orchard were successful in prosecuting three armed response gang members for the attempted murder of a thirteen year old in November 2021....

Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2022
Shakil Najib has been appointed as a Circuit Judge
No5 Barristers’ Chambers are pleased to announce that the Queen has appointed Shakil Najib to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales....

Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2022
No5’s Geoffrey Carr has been named as part of the judging panel for the 2022 Pro Bono Awards.
No5’s Director of Clerking (London) Geoffrey Carr has been named as part of the judging panel for the 2022 Pro Bono Awards....

Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2022
No notional ‘any child’ comparator in deportation cases
Supreme Court dismisses SSHD’s appeal in the case of HA and RA (Iraq) v SSHD. An important decision on the deportation of foreign criminals with children in the UK...

Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2022
Sapandeep Singh Maini-Thompson joins No5
No5 Barristers' Chambers is delighted to announce that Sapandeep Singh Maini-Thompson has joined chambers...

Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2022
Changes on the way to the Parole Board Rules
On 30 June 2022, the Secretary of State for Justice laid a statutory instrument (S.I. 2022/717) making significant amendments to the Parole Board Rules....

Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2022
No5 welcomes Jonathan Rushton to the Business and Property Group
No5 Barristers' Chambers is delighted to announce that Jonathon Ruston has joined the Business & Property Group...

Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2022
Asmeta v France: France ban on female Muslim lawyers wearing hijab in court goes to European Court of Human Rights
Sultana Tafadar QC led the legal team representing Mrs Asmeta in her appeal to overturn this ban in the European Court of Human Rights...

Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2022
Three No5 Barristers Shortlisted for the Legal 500 Bar Awards 2022
We are delighted to announce that three members of No5 have been shortlisted for the Legal 500 Bar Awards...

Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2022
Race to the Commonwealth and Beyond
A free to attend legal conference hosted by Birmingham Law Society, Commonwealth Lawyers Association and University of Birmingham, will explore the themes of equality and diversity inside and out of the world of sport ahead of the city hosting the Commonwealth Games 2022....

Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2022
No5’s Planning expertise recognised in annual survey
No5 Barristers’ Chambers has again made a strong showing in Planning Resource’s Annual Planning Law Survey which was published on 24 June 2022. A total of 11 members of the Planning Group appear in the lists citing the most respected planning barristers in the country....

Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2022
Richard Grimshaw Appointed to UK Covid-19 Inquiry Legal Team
It has been announced by the Inquiry Chair, Baroness Heather Hallett, that Richard Grimshaw has been appointed to join its legal team...

Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2022
Substantial Injustice: They’ll ‘Know It When They See It’
Knowles J has allowed the appeal in Woodger v Hallas [2022] EWHC 1561, reversing the first instance decision not to dismiss a fundamentally dishonest claim under Section 57(2) of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (‘the CJCA 2015’)....

Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2022
Kawsar Zaman defends in Sports Arbitration
Kawsar Zaman has defended a Registrant of the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) in proceedings before the National Safeguarding Panel of Sports Resolutions brought pursuant to its 2021 Procedural Rules...

Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2022
Planon Ltd v Gilligan: The Cut-Off for Non-Compete Covenants
The judgment of the Court of Appeal in the recent case of Planon Limited v Gilligan is a cautionary reminder to employers that delay and the passage of time can defeat their prospects of obtaining injunctive relief....

Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2022
High Court quashes decision by Independent Adjudicator
Michael Bimmler acted for the Claimant in the case of R (Kane) v The Independent Adjudicator, where the High Court quashed the findings of guilt and the punishment imposed...

Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2022
Bar Council publishes response to ’Government’s independent review into criminal legal aid’.
The Bar Council has published a response to the ‘Government’s response to the criminal legal aid independent review and consultation on policy proposals’...

Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2022
5G health risks: Judicial review permission granted to require they are addressed
No5’s Philip Rule acts for the claimants, led by Michael Mansfield QC, and instructed by Lorna Hackett of Hackett & Dabbs LLP...

Date: Thu, 26 May 2022
Mental health and duties of care in Higher Education: Abrahart v University of Bristol
Alex Mellis addresses the decision of HHJ Ralton in Abrahart v University of Bristol...

Date: Tue, 24 May 2022
Nina Pindham recognised as a leading environmental professional
Congratulations to Nina Pindham who has been identified in the inaugural ENDS Power list...

Date: Thu, 19 May 2022
Abbreviated Age Assessments: Permission to apply for judicial review granted
David Gardner represents the Claimant, an unaccompanied child asylum seeker, in the case of R (HA) v London Borough of Islington....

Date: Mon, 16 May 2022
Using mediation to resolve privacy and data protection claims: the current “state of play”
Recent years have seen a large number of low-value claims in England and Wales for damages for breach of data protection laws (in particular the GDPR)...

Date: Tue, 10 May 2022
Chloe Ashley appears in Special Court convened to consider how whole-life orders are imposed.
Chloe Ashley, who acted as junior Counsel in the trial of Thomas Hughes last year appeared together with leading counsel, Bernard Richmond QC at the Special Court this week as directed by the Lord Chief Justice....

Date: Fri, 06 May 2022
Colin Banham and Chris Hopkins successfully defend court security staff
Colin Banham and Christopher Hopkins recently succeeded in securing acquittals for two SIA licensed court security officers following an incident at Croydon Magistrates’ Court in July 2021...

Date: Tue, 03 May 2022
Jury concludes that a young man’s death was possibly contributed to by prison and healthcare failings
The inquest into the death of Robert Frejus concluded that failings by the prison and by prison healthcare possibly contributed towards his death. Robert died on 9 October 2018 at HMP Nottingham after self-harming. He was 29 years old at the time of this death....

Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022
HHJ Nassera Patel formerly of No5 is to be appointed as Designated Family Judge for Leicester
The President of the Family Division has announced that, following an Expressions of Interest exercise, HHJ Nassera Patel will be appointed as Designated Family Judge for Leicester with effect from 20 April 2022....

Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2022
A New Dawn: Everything You Need To Know About Changes To The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020
On 6 April 2022, the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2022 will introduce ground-breaking changes to the process of obtaining a divorce in England & Wales...

Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2022
British Gas discriminated against employee – Kawsar Zaman successfully acts
Kawsar Zaman has successfully acted for a British Gas servicing engineer who an Employment Tribunal has found was unfairly dismissed and discriminated against (disability) by the company...

Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2022
Richard Grimshaw appointed as contributing editor of the White Book 2022
We are delighted to announce that Richard Grimshaw has joined the editorial team for ‘Civil Procedure...

Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2022
Milton Keynes Council v Wilsher [2022] EWHC 578 (QB)
Tim Jones has successfully defended an application for an injunction to obtain possession of land and successfully established adverse possession of that land in proceedings in the High Court before Eyre J...

Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2022
Homes for Ukraine could cause more questions than answers, Jennifer Blair warns
Jennifer Blair has called on the UK Government to offer more clarity on the Homes for Ukraine scheme...

Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022
Don McConville
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of former member of chambers, Don McConville...

Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2022
Dr Pinky Anand, Senior Advocate at the Indian Bar has joined as a door tenant
No5 Barristers’ Chambers are delighted to announce that Dr Pinky Anand, Senior Advocate at the Indian Bar has joined as a door tenant...

Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2022
Inquest into death in prison finds contributory failures by prison and healthcare service
A jury has returned a conclusion of suicide and of numerous failings by a prison and its healthcare service, Practice Plus Group, following an inquest at which Philip Rule represented the family of the deceased....

Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2022
Permission granted Care Act claim brought by Asylum Seeker: Are Local Authorities organised to meet the demands of care act assisted accommodation?
Permission to judicial review has been granted in a case where an Asylum seeker sought social services support under the Care Act 2014, through a referral made by the local police force in Croydon....

Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2022
No5 welcomes Francesca Perera to the Crime Group
No5 Barristers' Chambers is delighted to annoucne that Francesca Perera has joined the Crime Group...

Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2022
Men acquitted of murder after first trial in ‘super court’
‘Operation Zeroth’ involved the prosecution of eight men and one woman, following the death of a man in Leamington Spa on 28th June 2020. All nine defendants were charged with Murder (Manslaughter in the alternative) and with an additional count of Conspiracy to Commit Grievous Bodily Harm....

Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2022
No5's Jack Feeny successfully represents a police constable after sustaining a knee injury in the execution of duty
In R (White) v Police Medical Appeal Board [2022] EWHC 385 (Admin) the High Court today handed down guidance on the test to be applied when police officers claim for injury awards under the Police (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006 (“2006 Regulations”) following an injury received in the execution of duty....

Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2022
Former Crime Group Member Appointed as Resident Judge
The Lord Chief Justice has announced that Judge Sally Hancox has been made the presiding judge for Stoke...

Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2022
Greyson v Fuller: Fully removing this grey area
The appeal in Greyson v Fuller [2022] EWHC 211 (QB) has arrived and Foster J has confirmed that Mason v Laing was indeed excessively draconian....

Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2022
No5's Adrian Keeling QC successfully defends officer accused of assault by beating
A police officer was found not guilty after being accused of ‘assault by beating’ on a drunken man at the scene of a domestic violence dispute....

Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2022
Part 36 is once again shown to be flexible, in order to save a solicitor from an embarrassing mistake
The recent case O’Grady v B15 Group td (formerly Brighthouse Group Ltd) [2022] EWHC 67 (QB), concerned a fatal road traffic accident, where the claimant erroneously made a Part 36 offer to settle liability 80/20 in favour of the defendant, rather than 80/20 in favour of the claimant...

Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2022
Helen Arthur and Adreeja Chatterjee Appointed as Recorders
No5 are delighted to announce that Helen Arthur and Adreeja Chatterjee have been appointed by the Queen as Recorders on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, The Right Honourable Dominic Raab MP, and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, The Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon....

Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2022
Humane Being challenge in High Court today. No5's Philip Rule acts on behalf of the claimant
The Administrative Court shall today hear a permission application for a judicial review of the alleged failure of the Secretary of State to discharge his fundamental duty to protect life, public health and safety through the duties...

Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2022
Fundamental Dishonesty; The power in a question?
As is often the case, any genuine claimant is going to have inconsistencies in account where there are various different points over a course of years that they are asked to give an account of symptoms...

Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2022
Permission to judicially review Assistant Coroner’s inquest granted to Philip Rule’s client
The High Court has granted permission to bring the judicial review in R (Gorani) v HM Assistant Coroner of Inner West London and others (CO/490/2021)...

Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2022
No5's Harpreet Sandhu successful in prosecuting five for murder
Harpreet Sandhu acted as part of the prosecution team in this case which arose out of the fatal drive-by shooting of Abdul-Rahman Abu-Baker in May 2018...

Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2022
Parole Board guidance unlawful, rules Court of Appeal, in case argued by Philip Rule and Jake Rylatt of No5
In its judgment of 14 January 2022 the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) considered the lawfulness of the Parole Board’s Guidance on Allegations, which was published on 11 April 2019...

Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2022
The court of appeal resurrects “persons unknown injunctions
On 13 January 2022, the Court of Appeal handed down its long-awaited judgment on the use of injunctions against “persons unknown”. The hearing lasted 3 days and involved 14 barristers...

Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2022
Divisional Court hears challenge to decision not to prosecute manslaughter of 13 year-old Christopher Kapessa
A judicial review brought by the mother of a 13 year-old boy who was killed by another young person in Wales in July 2019 has been heard by the Divisional Court...

Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2022
Paul, Polmear and Purchase: the Court of Appeal’s latest decision on secondary victim claims
David Tyack QC, Henry Pitchers QC, Esther Gamble and Oliver May will present a webinar on Friday 21 January 2022 at 12:30 to discuss the implications of this decision....

Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2022
Christopher Young QC success for Barratt David Wilson in Housing Appeal
Appeal for 233 houses allowed with a full award of costs for BDW...

Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2022
Early neutral evaluation via private f.d.r. hearings in financial remedy cases
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) has been enjoying an ever-increasing profile within family law for a number of years now...

Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2022
No5 welcomes Lucy Coulson to the Personal Injury Group
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is delighted to announce that Lucy Coulson has joined the Personal Injury and Regulatory Groups. Lucy has expertise in all aspects of personal injury and regulatory matters...

Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2022
No5 welcomes new member to the Family Group
No5 Barristers' Chambers welcomes Naomi Dean to the Family Group...

Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2022
Ian Bridge has recently concluded a trio of high profile "regulatory" cases
Ian Bridge has recently concluded a trio of high profile "regulatory" cases...

Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2021
Ian Bridge and Adam Porte secure judgment in unlawful landfill case
Ian Bridge and Adam Porte represented Omya UK Limited in their successful claim against Andrews Excavations Limited (‘AEL’)...

Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2021
No5 members represent defendants in an attempted murder trial
The case involved an allegation of attempted murder, and associate charges, against three defendants....

Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2021
Chambers welcomes two new silks
No5 is delighted to announce that Harpreet Sandhu and Sultana Tafadar will be appointed to the rank of Her Majesty’s Counsel...

Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2021
Four members of No5's Clinical Negligence team appeared before the Court of Appeal to argue the case for secondary victims of clinical negligence
No5's Clinical Negligence team appeared in the Court of Appeal to argue the case for secondary victims of clinical negligence...

Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2021
Christopher Young QC and Sioned Davies successful on an appeal for new tall buildings in London
17 storey residential development in three towers in suburban Enfield next to grade ii listed Southgate station...

Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2021
Merry Christmas and Opening Hours 2021
View our Christmas Opening Hours here...

Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2021
HRLA Mooting final decided at the RCJ judged by Lord Justice Singh, Melanie Simpson QC and Philip Rule
Human Rights Lawyers’ Association’s annual mooting competition final took place in-person in Court 7 at the Royal Courts of Justice with a mock substantial judicial review hearing....

Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2021
Changez Khan successfully represents employee in claim of unconscious discrimination
No5's Changez Khan successfully acted for Sonia Warner, a civil servant, who brought claims for unconscious race discrimination...

Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2021
No5 teams up with Medical Accident Group to launch stroke awareness campaign
No5 Barristers’ Chambers, in partnership with Harrison Clark Rickerbys’ Medical Accident Group, is launching a campaign to raise awareness and money for the charity Stroke Association....

Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2021
High Court quashes Parole Board decision
In R(Bousfield) v Parole Board [2021] EWHC 3160 (Admin), Stuart Withers led by Ian Brownhill (of 39 Essex Chambers) argued that the Parole Board made a number of errors when it approached the consideration of the Claimant’s recall...

Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2021
Ramya Nagesh tackles a practical guide to insane and non-insane automatism in criminal law – sleepwalking, blackouts, hypoglycaemia, and other issues in new book
No5’s Ramya Nagesh has published her new book titled: “A Practical Guide to Insane and Non-Insane Automatism in Criminal Law...

Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2021
Upper Tribunal provides new guidance on giving evidence from abroad
The Upper Tribunal has handed down judgment in Agbabiaka (evidence from abroad; Nare guidance) [2021] UKUT 00286 (IAC), updating the guidance in Nare (evidence by electronic means) Zimbabwe [2011] UKUT 443 (IAC) on the giving of evidence from abroad....

Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2021
No5's Laura Davidson features in new book - Mental Health, Legal Capacity, and Human Rights
No5's Laura Davidson has published a chapter in a new book titled - Mental Health, Legal Capacity, and Human Rights...

Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2021
Young woman found ‘not guilty’ of murder and manslaughter
‘Operation Liminal’ involved the prosecution of four young defendants following the death of a man in Stoke-on-Trent in October 2020. Miss Alex Boult was represented by Phil Bradley QC, leading Steve Hennessy and instructed by Lorraine Horton (Smith Partnership)...

Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2021
Contributory negligence and the drunken passenger
Nicholas Xydias considers the recent Court of Appeal decision in LYUM CAMPBELL ( A protected party by his father litigation friend, DONALD CAMPBELL) v ADVANTAGE INSURANCE COMPANY GROUP LIMITED [2021]EWCA Civ 1698...

Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2021
Public procurement: Summary judgment granted in Adferiad Recovery v Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
His Honour Judge Keyser QC has handed down judgment today (16 November 2021) in Adferiad Recovery v Aneurin Bevan University Health Board [2021] EWHC 3049 (TCC)...

Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2021
'Prevention of Future Deaths’ report released following the inquest into deaths during terror attacks at the Fishmongers’ Hall in 2019
The former Chief Coroner, and Recorder of London, HHJ Lucraft QC has released a ‘Prevention of Future Deaths’ report following the inquest into deaths during terror attacks at the Fishmongers’ Hall in 2019...

Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2021
New logistics and industrial development granted planning permission in the green belt
Peter Goatley QC and Christian Hawley have succeeded in obtaining planning permission for Miller Developments and TJ Morris for over 2.2 million square feet of B2 and B8 distribution space in the green belt to the east of St Helens....

Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2021
Five young males found guilty for their involvement in the murder of 15-year-old Keon Lincoln
Operation Thatcher was the successful prosecution of five young males for their involvement in the murder of 15-year-old Keon Lincoln. This offence was committed in the Handsworth area of Birmingham in January 2021....

Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2021
Landmark case sees Section 11 of Inheritance Act 1975 litigated
Section 11 of the Inheritance Act 1975 has been litigated to trial for the first time, providing significant consequences for estate, family and insolvency law....

Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2021
Roads or other public place; a road oft travelled
For a form of words with pedigree going back to at least 1930 and generating judicial decisions on it within a couple of years from then, it may surprise some to discover that the meaning of ‘road or other public place’, found at various points through the Road Traffic Act 1988...

Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2021
Court of Appeal quashes s10A POCA 2002 determination of beneficial interest in third party property
On 22 October 2021 the Court of Appeal allowed the appeal brought by Philip Rule on behalf of his client...

Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2021
Administrative Court allows judicial review to protect prisoner's privileged and confidential correspondence
The High Court has found that a prison acted unlawfully in opening a prisoner’s confidential mail...

Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2021
Pupillage Open Evening, Birmingham 2021
No5 is hosting a pupillage open evening on Tuesday, 2nd November at chambers in Birmingham between 6 and 7.30 pm...

Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2021
High Court finds unlawful denial of accommodation to putative minors by London Borough of Brent
The Administrative Court has today allowed the judicial review claims brought on behalf of three individuals against a local authority...

Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2021
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is proud to sign up to the FreeBar Charter
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is proud to sign up to the FreeBar Charter...

Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2021
The future for separated parents
Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division addressed the Jersey International Family Law Conference on 8th October 2021...

Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2021
Kawsar Zaman successfully defends another Osteopath on all allegations
Kawsar Zaman has successfully defended an Osteopath, on all allegations, before the General Osteopathic Council’s (GOsC) Professional Conduct Committee....

Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2021
Greenpeace fails in attempt to challenge BP’s Vorlich Field
Greenpeace Limited (“Greenpeace”) appealed to the Court of Session (Inner House, First Division) against decisions made by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy...

Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2021
Alex Mellis addresses fixed costs in personal injury in new book
Fixed costs in personal injury are supposed to be straight forward, avoid the need for time spent on assessment and control the level of costs payable by Defendants....

Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2021
Mini Pupillage applications are now open
No5 Barristers' Chambers is delighted to announce the resumption of the mini pupillage programme commencing in 2022...

Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2021
Supreme Court Provides Guidance About Qualified One-way Costs Shifting (“QOCS”)
In addition to raising questions about the reactiveness of the CPRC to issues when they arise (covered by Alex Mellis here [link to his article]), Ho v Adelekun raises important issues in relation to QOCS which are further considered by Thomas Beasley in this article....

Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2021
A problem to be fixed by somebody, anybody or (nearly) nobody – fixed costs and the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court handed down judgment in the case of Ho v Adelekun, limited to the question of whether set off was allowed by a defendant with costs orders in its favour against the cost orders in the claimant’s favour...

Date: Thu, 07 Oct 2021
New Book Offers Important Guidance On Changes To Contempt Of Court Procedure
No5's Abid Mahmood has released a new book entitled Contempt of Court. The New Rules have been published to offer important guidance...

Date: Wed, 06 Oct 2021
New crematorium grant of planning permission following appeal in Surrey green belt
Horizon Cremation have succeeded in obtaining planning permission for a new crematorium at Oxted following a public inquiry...

Date: Tue, 05 Oct 2021
Workplace vaccination – Part 2: How can an employer defend a vaccination policy?
Workplace vaccination continues to be a touchy subject...

Date: Tue, 05 Oct 2021
No5's Public Law Group are delighted with the 2022 Legal 500 rankings
No5's Public Law Group are delighted with the 2022 Legal 500 rankings and extend their warm thanks to the clients who took the time to attest to the quality of our team....

Date: Fri, 01 Oct 2021
No5 Barristers' Chambers again features at the forefront of The Legal 500
No5 Barristers' Chambers has again maintained its position as a leading set in the 2022 edition of The Legal 500...

Date: Fri, 01 Oct 2021
Michelle Heeley QC appointed as youngest ever leader of Midlands Circuit
Promoting social mobility and inspiring women to succeed at the Bar are just two of the goals of the new leader of the Midlands Circuit, Michelle Heeley QC...

Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2021
Workplace Vaccination Part 1: will an employer’s policy breach discrimination law?
Workplace vaccination is a hot potato. Many employers want to know whether they can or should adopt...

Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2021
No5 and Oliver May shortlisted for diversity and inclusion awards
No5 and Oliver May have been recognised in this year’s Chambers UK Bar Awards. No5 has been nominated for Outstanding Set for Diversity and Inclusion whilst Oliver May has been shortlisted in the Future Leader, Diversity and Inclusion Award. No5 has also been shortlisted in the Regional Set of the Year category too....

Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2021
No5’s Philip Rule defends protest rights of acquitted Birmingham pub bombing campaigners tried for alleged breach of Covid-19 lockdown measures
No5’s Philip Rule defended the ‘Justice 4 The 21 Group’ campaigners Julie Hambleton, Kevin Gormley, John Porter and Michael Lutwyche, who faced trial after refusing to pay penalty notices for an alleged breach of the Covid-19 lockdown measures following a memorial motor rally for the Birmingham pub bombing victims in the city centre on 21 November 2020 which finished with a demonstration outside Lloyd House, West Midlands Police headquarters....

Date: Wed, 08 Sep 2021
Fixed Costs Extension
Have you ever found that just as you finish writing a book on fixed costs...

Date: Wed, 08 Sep 2021
The Queen on the application of Nadir Minsi -v- Secretary of State for Home Department (CO/695/2021)
Damages were paid to the claimant for the provision of unsuitable hotel accommodation, with the only alternative of accommodation 200 miles away from bespoke treatment at Kings College London Clinical Trials...

Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2021
Deprivation of liberty, the inherent jurisdiction and an accommodation crisis
Public law practitioners will be aware of the spate of cases in recent years in which the higher courts...

Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2021
Kawsar Zaman successfully defends Osteopath after 6-day hearing concerning sexual allegations
Kawsar Zaman has successfully defended an Osteopath, on all allegations, before the General Osteopathic Council’s (GOsC) Professional Conduct Committee...

Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2021
Hundreds of drug driving convictions could be overturned after lab test errors
It has been widely reported in the media that hundreds of drivers who have been convicted of drug driving offences could see their convictions being overturned...

Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2021
Nassera Butt of No5 appointed as Circuit Judge
The Queen has appointed Nassera Patel, previously known as Nassera Butt of No5 Barristers’ Chambers to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor...

Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2021
Howard Leithead successfully prosecutes shopkeeper who refused to close his shop during lockdown
The Defendant was convicted of seven offences and was ordered to pay a fine of £35,000 as well as a victim surcharge and costs...

Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2021
Parminder Saini of No5 advised legal team in landmark case
Parminder Saini of No5 advised the legal team in a landmark case which could see UK law align itself with sharia law in enforcing contractual disputes over payments of "Mahr" (sometimes referred to as a "Bride Price")....

Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2021
Paul Joseph appointed as Deputy Costs Judge
No5 Barristers’ Chambers are delighted to announce that Paul Joseph has been appointed by the Lord Chancellor as a Deputy Costs Judge of the Senior Courts Costs Office in London....

Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2021
Results Day 2021: How to Appeal GCSE and A-Level Results
As students receive their A-Level and GCSE results on 10 August and 12 August 2021 respectively...

Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2021
Neil Shastri-Hurst appointed to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority’s Appeals Committee
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst has been successfully appointed a member of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority’s Appeals Committee....

Date: Tue, 03 Aug 2021
Members ranked in leading Chambers & Partners High Net Worth Guide 2021
Angus Burden (1994 call) and Louise Corfield (2008 call) have both gained recognition in the prestigious Chambers UK High Net Worth Guide 2021...

Date: Mon, 02 Aug 2021
Vicarious Liability and Non-Delegable Duty of Care of Dental Practice Owners: Hughes v Rattan [2021] EWHC 2032 (QB)
On a trial of preliminary issues in the High Court, a former dental practice owner was found to be vicariously liable for the acts and omissions of Associate Dentists who had worked within his dental practice, and to have owed patients of the Practice a non-delegable duty of care....

Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2021
Spotlight on Mark Jones: Family Pupil
Mark is a pupil in the Family Group. During his first six, Mark has observed a wide range of public law and private law children’s work....

Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2021
Apostasy and co-parenting in the Middle East
Two recent cases involving families in the Middle East have highlighted different approaches to dealing with co-parenting and conflict resolution...

Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2021
High Court rejects legal challenge to transgender prison policy
On Friday the Divisional Court handed down an important judgment in relation to the Ministry of Justice’s transgender prison policy....

Date: Mon, 05 Jul 2021
Fishmongers’ Hall Inquest: Prevention of Future Deaths concerns of Saskia Jones’ family
Henry Pitchers QC, Philip Rule and Ramya Nagesh, instructed by Hodge Jones & Allen solicitors, have presented to the Coroner the family of Saskia Jones’s submissions aimed at exposing the dangers for the future from the failings seen in this case....

Date: Fri, 02 Jul 2021
Woman found guilty of defrauding elderly friend of over £50,000
Maria Marston was found guilty of defrauding an elderly vulnerable friend of over £50,000. Ecky Tiwana defended....

Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2021
When (HMRC) records go wrong
Becket Bedford is currently embroiled in the intricacies of EEA deport notices...

Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2021
Property-Insolvency Update
Extension of existing restrictions on enforcement and entirely new proposed restrictions on landlord action...

Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2021
Maya Forstater v CGD Europe and Others
What does it mean for a belief to not be worthy of respect in a democratic society?...

Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2021
Mason v Laing: Wrongly decided?
Grace Gwynne & Alexander Mellis reflect upon recent experience and potential problems with the argument arising from the case of Mason v Laing and failures to serve a first medical report in soft tissue injury RTA Portal cases before obtaining a second report...

Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2021
No5’s Philip Rule and Benjamin Harrison appeared in a claim seeking judicial review
No5’s Philip Rule and Benjamin Harrison appeared in the Divisional Court in a claim seeking judicial review of the decision of the Secretary of State for Justice to refuse their client, DK, compensation for a miscarriage of justice pursuant to section 133 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988....

Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2021
Fishmongers’ Hall inquest comes to a conclusion
The jury has delivered its conclusions following the 7-week inquest investigating the death of Saskia Jones, and Jack Merritt, who were killed by a terrorist attacker in November 2019 when attending an event at the Fishmongers’ Hall at London Bridge. The jury have recorded a verdict of unlawful killing, and concluded that failings by a number of agencies probably contributed to the deaths of Saskia Jones and Jack Merritt....

Date: Fri, 28 May 2021
Kawsar Zaman accredited as a mediator by CEDR
No5 Barristers' Chambers are delighted to announce that Kawsar Zaman has been accredited as a mediator by the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR)....

Date: Wed, 26 May 2021
Man found ‘Not Guilty’ of Killing
Phil Bradley QC and Siobhan Collins successfully defended JL, who was charged with the manslaughter of his sister’s boyfriend by restraining him in a stranglehold. In a 7-day trial at Leamington Justice Centre, a Jury unanimously acquitted JL after deliberating for just under 2 hours....

Date: Mon, 24 May 2021
Serial Rapist of Ladywood Street Workers Convicted
On 5th May 2021, following a 3-week trial at Birmingham Crown Court, the defendant (EJ) was convicted of raping, sexually assaulting and falsely imprisoning prostitutes in the Ladywood area of Birmingham. The case was prosecuted by Phil Bradley QC and Sharon Bahia....

Date: Mon, 24 May 2021
Webinar to address key disability survey findings
On the 24th May from 5pm to 6pm, Founder and Trustee of City Disabilities, Robert Hunter, will be presenting a webinar...

Date: Tue, 18 May 2021
Married transgender prisoners successfully challenge a prohibition that prevented contact
No5’s Philip Rule has successfully challenged a prohibition preventing two married transgender prisoners from communicating with one another....

Date: Tue, 18 May 2021
Benjamin Harrison successfully represents teacher in proceedings before the Upper Tribunal
The client was appealing a decision of the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) to include his name on the Children’s Barred List...

Date: Wed, 12 May 2021
Peter Goatley QC and Christian Hawley successful in obtaining planning permission
Peter Goatley QC and Christian Hawley have succeeded in obtaining planning permission for up to 373 dwellings together with strategic landscaping and other infrastructure in Torbay....

Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2021
No5 barristers appear on radio show Breaking Stereotypes
Three No5 barristers Saleema Mahmood, Nabila Mallick and Sultana Tafadar have appeared as guests on Ramadan Radio in a live discussion on Breaking Stereotypes episode ‘Your career, your faith’....

Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2021
Maria Mulla has been accredited as a mediator by the International Mediation Institute (IMI)
No5 Barristers' Chambers are delighted to announce that Maria Mulla has been accredited as a mediator by the International Mediation Institution....

Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2021
No5 barrister named “Barrister of the Year” by Birmingham Law Society
No5 is delighted to announce that Esther Gamble has been named “Barrister of the Year” by the Birmingham Law Society....

Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2021
Dr Louisa Sherlock to release a series of videos on dental negligence
Dr Louisa Sherlock, barrister at No5 Barristers' Chambers and former dental surgeon, to host a series of vlogs on the topic of dental negligence. These vlogs will provide invaluable feedback from a number of experienced dental experts from a variety of different disciplines on how they think that lawyers could improve their chances of success and reduce their costs....

Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2021
Judge dismisses case at half-time in a claim for personal injury suffered by a healthcare worker at an NHS Trust
Neil Shastri-Hurst recently successfully represented an NHS Trust in a Multi-Track claim, in which the Claimant’s case was dismissed following half-time submissions that there was no case to answer....

Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2021
Pub bombing relative and supporters plead not guilty following remembrance event prosecution
Philip Rule of No5 Barristers’ Chambers was instructed by KRW LAW LLP to represent relatives and supporters of those killed in The Birmingham Pub Bombings 1974...

Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2021
CIGA 2020 update
Further extension of restrictions on winding-up and suspension of wrongful trading liability to 30 June 2021; temporary Part A1 moratorium rules extended to 30 September 2021...

Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2021
Mark Anderson QC and Steven Reed representing UK Gymnastics Limited
Mark Anderson QC and Steven Reed appeared in the Court of Appeal on 16 March, representing UK Gymnastics Limited in its appeal against an injunction restraining it from infringing British Gymnastics’ trademarks and from passing off by calling itself a National Governing Body for the sport of gymnastics....

Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2021
Precision is Vital: CPR Part 36 Guidance from the Court of Appeal
In Seabrook v Adam [2021] EWCA Civ 382 the Court of Appeal considered the interpretation and effect of two Part 36 offers in the context of applying the costs consequences of CPR Pt. 36.17....

Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2021
KXC And Others V University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Jonathan Jones QC and Mamta Gupta, successfully settled an oncological case in April 2020 in which the Defendant NHS Trust agreed to pay a Periodical Payment Order in a Fatal Accident Act claim to a disabled dependent for the first time....

Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2021
Chambers congratulates three new silks
No5 Barristers Chambers is pleased to congratulate Mark Kelly QC, David Tyack QC and John Coughlan QC on their appointment to silk...

Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2021
New Upcoming Book From No5's Ramya Nagesh
No5's Crime Barrister Ramya Nagesh will be releasing her new book "A Practical Guide to Insane and Non-Insane Automatism in the Criminal Law" later this year...

Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2021
Failings by SSHD’s provider leads to indemnity Costs
Nabila Mallick obtains indemnity costs in Judicial Review permission application brought by a HIV +ve Claimant requiring suitable accommodation during the pandemic....

Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2021
The enforcement of judgments obtained from the US, China, and DIFC Courts in the UK
Maria Mulla (Barrister at No5 Chambers) and Matthew Purcell (Partner at Saunders Law) invite you to join a webinar discussing the enforcement of judgments obtained from the US, China and Asia, and the DIFC (Dubai International Financial Centre) Courts, in England and Wales....

Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2021
Shamima Begum Supreme Court judgment
Last week, the UK Supreme Court ruled in the case of Begum v Secretary of State for the Home Department, in favour of the Secretary of State and against Ms Begum on all counts. This means that Shamima Begum, who travelled to Syria as a child to join ‘ISIL’ will not be able to re-enter the UK to appeal the UK’s decision to deprive her of her nationality...

Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2021
Chloe Ashley awarded a prestigious outgoing Pegasus Scholarship
Chloe Ashley has been awarded a prestigious outgoing Pegasus Scholarships for 2021 by Inner Temple....

Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2021
Philip Vollans successfully awarded the Pegasus Scholarship to India
We are proud to announce that Philip Vollans has been successfully awarded the Pegasus Scholarship to India by the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple. The Scholarship is supported by the Kapila Hingorani Foundation, which supports Barristers in developing their practice and understanding of Criminal and Human Rights law within other international jurisdictions....

Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2021
No5 Barristers representing in prescription drug offences case
No5 Crime Barristers appeared in a case involving a pharmacist jailed over £1m prescription drugs offences...

Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2021
Ranjiv Khubber joins the Immigration Group at No5 Barristers' Chambers
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is delighted to welcome Ranjiv Khubber to the Immigration Group....

Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2021
Louise Corfield qualifies as Mediator
No5 is delighted to announce that Louise Corfield has qualified as an accredited mediator. Having already being recognised by the directories as incredibly studious whilst having a commercially-minded and practical approach Louise will also add 12 years of experience litigating in the High Court/Business and Property Courts to her mediation approach....

Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2021
Inquest finds probation failures made a significant contribution to Janet Scott’s death
The Coroner at the inquest into Janet Scott’s death returned a verdict of unlawful killing with a narrative that found that failures by the probation service made a significant contribution her death....

Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2021
David Gardner has been appointed to the Welsh Government’s Panel of Approved Counsel
David Gardner has been appointed to the Welsh Government’s Panel of Approved Counsel....

Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2021
Secondary Victim Claims – Clinical Negligence and Proximity
On 5 February 2021, Master Cook handed down judgment in the case of Polmear and another v Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust [2021] EWHC 196 (QB), dismissing the Defendant’s application to strike out the claims and/or for summary judgment. He gave permission to appeal and made an order “leapfrogging” the appeal to the Court of Appeal, pursuant to CPR 53.23....

Date: Mon, 08 Feb 2021
No5 Shortlisted for Legal Cheek Awards
In this year’s awards which will be taking place virtually on Thursday 25 March, No5 has been shortlisted in the category of Best Chambers for Colleague Supportiveness 2021....

Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2021
Turks and Caicos Islands Court of Appeal rules 10-month detention of Sri Lankan refugees was unlawful
The Turks and Caicos Islands Court of Appeal has allowed the appeal of three detainees in Kajeepan and others v Director of Immigration and Attorney-General (Civil Appeal No: CL 4/20). No5 Barristers' Chambers' Philip Rule appeared for the appellants along with Tim Prudhoe of Prudhoe Caribbean....

Date: Mon, 01 Feb 2021
Interesting decision made in interim relief order
In the case of The Queen on the application of Egnastasville v Secretary of State for Home Department CO/1793/2020, at an interim relief hearing by videolink, on 12th January 2021, Mr David Lock QC sitting as Deputy High Court Judge, was invited to make and granted a novel interim relief order, allowing Section 95 recipients of asylum support to remain in their accommodation in North London, rather than being dispersed....

Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2021
Ian Bridge successfully defends at Sheffield Crown Court
Ian Bridge successfully defends a commercial driver facing trial on indictment for the offence of causing death by careless driving at Sheffield Crown Court....

Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2021
David Mason QC prosecutes husband found guilty of wife's murder
David Mason QC prosecutes husband found guilty of wife's murder...

Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2021
Michael Duck QC prosecutes lockdown murder of 19 year old
No5 Barristers' Chambers Crime Barrister Mike Duck QC prosecuted in a recent case of an 18 year old defendant for the murder of a 19 year old student who lived on the same road in Leicester during lockdown...

Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2021
Kawsar Zaman successful against Carillion, the largest trading liquidation in UK history
Kawsar Zaman has successfully represented, as leading junior, a group of 74 claimants against Carillion in a 10-day preliminary hearing at the Manchester Employment Tribunal....

Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2021
A child does not have the right to a solicitor at the start of the deportation process
In a ruling today the High Court held that a child detained under the sentence of a court did not have an automatic entitlement to a solicitor to help him understand and respond to service of formal notice of liability to deportation....

Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2021
The Supreme Court Rules Business Interruption Insurance Covers Covid-19 Claims
In a landmark ruling the UK Supreme Court unanimously decided that insurance policies providing business interruption insurance...

Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2021
No5 Barrister's appear in prominent UK case
Mike Duck QC who prosecutes in case with Siobhan Collins, Phil Bradley QC and Ecky Tiwana defended King....

Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2021
Permission to apply for Judicial Review granted in an Equality Act 2010 challenge to the operation of asylum support
No5 Chambers Nabila Mallick has obtained permission on 17th December 2020 in a claim challenging the Secretary of State for Home Department in damages under Section 15 Equality Act 2010 and Article 8 Echr in R (on the application of Ojijwago) v SSHD CO 3978/ 2020....

Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2021
No more interruption for policyholders?
Maria Mulla and Changez Khan consider the decision of the Supreme Court in Financial Conduct Authority -v-Arch Insurance (UK) Limited & Ors [2021] UKSC 1...

Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2021
Gemma Roberts represented the successful Respondent before the Court of Appeal in Adedeji v University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Gemma Roberts represented the successful Respondent before the Court of Appeal in Adedeji v University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust [2021] EWCA 21....

Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2021
Changez Khan succeeds in High Court business protection case – damages, an injunction and a finding of contempt against a company director.
Changez Khan successfully acted for the Claimant company in the High Court in Solitair Ltd v Nambiar and Go Singles Ltd....

Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2021
Permission to apply for Judicial Review granted in systemic challenge to asylum accommodation for pregnant women and new-born mothers
No5 Barristers, David Gardner and Nabila Mallick, have obtained permission to apply for judicial review in the case of R (DK) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (CO/4585/2020)....

Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2021
EU Directive with Parminder Saini
With days till implementation/transition period ends on 31 December, Secretary of State concedes Immigration (EEA) Regulations 2016 are unlawful in failing to legislate for Retained retained rights of residence for Former Family Members (FFMs) since February 2017 under Regulation 10 - transposing Article 13(2) of #citizens #directive 2004/38/EC....

Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2021
Two heads better than one at No5 Barristers’ Chambers
In an unprecedented step in its one hundred year plus history No5 Barristers’ Chambers has announced that from 1st January 2021 it will welcome in not one but two new Heads of Chambers....

Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2021
Divisional Court quashes DPP's decision not to prosecute police officer for perjury
On 23 December 2020 the Divisional Court handed down judgment allowing the judicial review brought by No5’s Philip Rule and quashing this decision, in R (Purvis) v Director of Public Prosecutions [2020] EWHC 3573 (Admin)....

Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2020
High Court upholds experimental traffic order in the City of London
High Court upholds experimental traffic order in the City of London despite deciding that procedural failures occurred (Tomkins v City of London Corp)...

Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2020
Three members of No5 Barristers’ Chambers to be appointed Queen’s Counsel
No5 has welcomed the news that Mark Kelly, David Tyack and John Coughlan will be appointed to the rank of Her Majesty’s Queen’s Counsel by the Lord Chancellor, taking the number of silks at the chambers to 35....

Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2020
High Court rejects challenge concerning the provision of Gypsy and Traveller pitches
The High Court dismissed a judicial review challenge of the decision of a local planning authority to grant planning permission...

Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2020
Judgment in landmark case confirmed the law as it relates to the Sexual Offences Act
The Court of Appeal today handed down Judgment in a landmark case that confirmed the law as it relates to the Sexual Offences Act. In a little used legal procedure the Attorney General had referred a point of law following a trial in which the defendant was acquitted....

Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2020
Suspension Lifted for Doctor represented by Kawsar Zaman
Kawsar Zaman has successfully represented a Doctor before the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service during an Interim Orders Tribunal review hearing (FTP) in which an interim suspension (imposed 6 months earlier) has been replaced with interim conditions....

Date: Tue, 08 Dec 2020
Manchester City Council’s guidance for abbreviated age assessments found unlawful by High Court
In RM v Manchester City Council CO/1844/2020, on 3 and 4 Dec 2020, the Administrative Court considered a guidance document used by this local authority....

Date: Mon, 07 Dec 2020
R v (1) Canterbury City Council (2) Redrow Homes (South East) [2020] EWCA Civ 1588
In R v Canterbury City Council [2020] EWCA Civ 1588, the Court of Appeal considered two applications to re-open final appeals pursuant to CPR52.30....

Date: Mon, 07 Dec 2020
Court of Appeal quashes IPP sentence
In N v R [2020] EWCA Crim 1615; [2020] 12 WLUK 8; on 2 December 2020, the appeal against sentence, advanced by No5’s Philip Rule, was allowed...

Date: Fri, 04 Dec 2020
Farin Anthony Joins No5's Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Group
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is delighted to welcome Farin Anthony to the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Group....

Date: Wed, 02 Dec 2020
The Sentencing Code: Everything Explained
The Sentencing Act 2020 introduces a simplified sentencing code which applies to all offenders convicted after 1st December 2020. The former sentencing regime still applies to offenders convicted before that date....

Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2020
Michelle Heeley QC representing in a headline case
Michelle Heeley QC represented the defendant Paul Fitzgerald in a case that made headlines across the United Kingdom....

Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2020
Alleged gangland leader represented by Gary Bell QC acquitted in a conspiracy to murder trial
After a six-week trial in Manchester Jamie Rothwell was found not guilty of two counts of conspiracy to murder...

Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2020
Planning appeal success for Richard Humphreys QC
North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College's appeal (for development of up to 195 dwellings together with a 3G sports pitch, public open space, other green infrastructure, and landscaping) has been allowed, with a full award of costs. No5's Richard Humphreys QC represented the College....

Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2020
Dewinder Birk has been appointed to the role of District Judge
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is proud to announce that Family Law barrister Dewinder Birk has been appointed to the role of District Judge....

Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2020
Prison law success for Stuart Withers
Stuart Withers is celebrating two successes in his prison law practice....

Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2020
Dewinder Birk published in November’s Family Law
No5 Barrister Dewinder Birk will be published in the November issue of Family Law....

Date: Thu, 05 Nov 2020
Sioned Davies joins No5's Planning and Environment Group
Sioned Davies joins No5's Planning and Environment Group...

Date: Tue, 03 Nov 2020
Redston v DPP - High Court hears case concerning Dominic Cummings
Michael Mansfield QC and Philip Rule appear in Divisional Court in challenging the DPP over the failure to consider the Dominic Cummings affair....

Date: Mon, 02 Nov 2020
High Court grants interim relief ordering immediate release of immigration detainee
The High Court grants interim relief for a detainee that had been held in detention since 1 September 2020, ordering the immediate release. No5's Philip Rule represented the successful applicant....

Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2020
No5 recognised and ranked in leading guide
No5 Barristers’ Chambers has gained recognition in the much-anticipated Chambers UK Guide 2021, in fourteen specialist practice areas....

Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2020
No5's Public law team recognised in the Chambers UK Bar guide 2021
No5 Barristers' Chambers Public Law group is very pleased to note its members and some of its practice areas being recognised in the 2021 Chambers UK guide to the leading sets and individuals at the Bar....

Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2020
Court of Appeal gives judgment on the long residence rule
Court of Appeal gives judgment on the long residence rule Manjit S. Gill QC and Edward Nicholson of No5 Chambers, London, appeared for the lead appellant, Mr Hoque, instructed by City Heights Solicitors....

Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2020
DB Symmetry Ltd v. Swindon BC 2020 (C.A. decision)
Richard Humphreys QC represented DB Symmetry Ltd in a dispute as to whether a planning condition required the developer to dedicate access roads as public highways or whether it merely regulated the physical attributes of the roads....

Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2020
Bar Council Appointment for No5 Barrister Oliver May
Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence barrister Oliver May has been appointed to the Bar Council...

Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2020
Peter Goatley QC and Christian Hawley secure planning permission for 250 dwellings in north-east Derbyshire after a fully virtual planning inquiry
Following what is believed to be the first “fully virtual” planning inquiry in the new Covid 19 era, planning permission has been obtained on appeal, following a four-day public inquiry, for the erection of up to 250 dwellings at a site in Holmewood, Derbyshire....

Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2020
A Local Authority v JB and SB
No5’s Keri Tayler has obtained an order for costs in the Court of Protection in a case where the local authority’s application for an injunction to prevent P’s eviction from his placement was described as “doomed" and “misconceived”...

Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2020
Father convicted and sentenced for the Manslaughter of his 8-week-old baby.
A father has been convicted and sentenced for Manslaughter of his 8-week-old son. Jonas Hankin QC led the prosecution team, having been instructed at an early stage of proceedings to advise on expert evidence....

Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2020
No5's Henry Pitchers QC and Philip Rule appear at Fishmongers' Hall pre-inquest hearing
Henry Pitchers QC, Philip Rule and Ramya Nagesh act on behalf of the family of Saskia Jones...

Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2020
Hashi Mohamed examines social mobility in the UK on BBC Radio 4
Commencing from Monday 19th October at 09.45 on BBC Radio 4, No5 planning barrister, author and presenter Hashi Mohamed...

Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2020
Thoughts from a virtual planning inquiry
A legal team from No5 Chambers and DLA Piper UK LLP have just completed a fully virtual public inquiry in relation to an appeal against a refusal of outline planning permission....

Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2020
Care home nurse is the first in Warwickshire to be convicted of wilful neglect
A care home nurse in Rugby is the first in Warwickshire to be convicted of wilful neglect....

Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2020
Eminent Indian Lawyer Sudhir Mishra joins as a Door Tenant
No5 Barristers' Chambers is delighted to welcome Sudhir Mishra to the Business and Property Group. Sudhir, an Environmental lawyer of India, has joined as a Door Tenant....

Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2020
No5 Barristers Help Celebrate 10 years of the Equality Act 2010
No.5 Barristers David Gardner and Dr Chelvan took part in a panel webinar organised by Public Law Wales and the Equality and Human Rights Commission in Wales....

Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2020
Alderman Emma Edham speaks at the 23rd Eurasian Economic Summit
This annual two-day summit, organised by the Istanbul-based Marmara Group Strategic...

Date: Fri, 09 Oct 2020
A tribute to former No5 member Stephen Campbell
Stephen Campbell | 1960 - 2020...

Date: Fri, 09 Oct 2020
No5 and members shortlisted for diversity and inclusion awards
Three counsel from No5 Barristers’ Chambers have been shortlisted in the Chambers Bar Awards 2020 Diversity and Inclusion categories. No5 itself has also been recognised in the same category....

Date: Thu, 08 Oct 2020
Legal 500 reveal No5 Barristers’ Chambers as one of the best
No5 Barristers’ Chambers has again reaffirmed its position as a leading set of barristers in the annual Legal 500....

Date: Thu, 08 Oct 2020
Three Barristers from No5 appointed as Recorders
Yasmin Yasseri, Richard Grimshaw and Richard Oakes are all to be appointed Recorders....

Date: Thu, 08 Oct 2020
Men sentenced in Conspiracy Case
A trial prosecuted by Phil Bradley QC saw the defendants finally being charged with conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm...

Date: Wed, 07 Oct 2020
Men convicted of joint-enterprise murder
Phil Bradley QC & Siobhan Collins account a recent 2-week trial for two men convicted of a joint-enterprise murder...

Date: Wed, 07 Oct 2020
Annie Townley has accepted tenancy at No5
The Business & Property Group are delighted to announce that Annie Townley has accepted tenancy after successfully completing her pupillage....

Date: Wed, 07 Oct 2020
Consenting adults?
Laura Davidson examines the law on capacity to have sexual relations....

Date: Tue, 06 Oct 2020
Virtual Local Plan Examinations – the new reality?
Having recently participated in the first virtual EiP we have teamed up with No5 Chambers to consider the format and the future of online examinations....

Date: Fri, 02 Oct 2020
Jorren Knibbe joins the Public Law Group
No5 is delighted to welcome to our Public Law team Jorren Knibbe...

Date: Fri, 02 Oct 2020
No5 Barristers' Chambers signs up to the Women in Law Pledge
No5 are delighted to announce that they are proud signatories to the Women in Law Pledge created by the Bar Council of England and Wales, The Law Society, and the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx)....

Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2020
ECtHR communicates Philip Rule’s Bowen and Stanton v UK case
European Court of Human Rights communicates Philip Rule’s case of Bowen and Stanton to the UK...

Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2020
Ogden 8 – an algorithm to rely upon?
The Ogden Tables have been the first port of call for all legal practitioners, but are they to be relied on?...

Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2020
Parminder Saini joins the Immigration Group at No5 Barristers' Chambers
No5 Barristers' Chambers is delighted to welcome Parminder Saini to the Immigration Group....

Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2020
Philip Rule assists in successful Cayman Islands appeal
The Court of Appeal of the Cayman Islands has allowed the appeal against conviction for indecent assault by a man who had been sentenced to 3 years and 3 months for an allegedly indecent assault involving touching of a woman's breasts....

Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2020
Covid-19 Update - Coronavirus, domestic abuse and legal action
Olivia Whitworth and Eleanor Berney-Dale provide an update of their Coronavirus article from earlier this year....

Date: Wed, 09 Sep 2020
Who decides who decides? Withdrawal of care proceedings
Where a local authority determines that the medical evidence falls short of proving that an injury to a child was deliberately inflicted, in what circumstances should it be allowed to withdraw its application?...

Date: Wed, 09 Sep 2020
Dear s106 TCPA – Happy 30th Birthday!
Hitting the statute books at the very start of the now seemingly distant nineties...

Date: Wed, 09 Sep 2020
Injunctions to enforce restrictive covenants – some pitfalls
If you are looking to enforce a restrictive covenant in a business protection case, the High Court’s recent decision in Peltrade Ltd v Scanlan [2020] 9 WLUK 34 is a timely reminder of how not to do things....

Date: Tue, 08 Sep 2020
Court of Appeal provides welcome guidance on the meaning of ‘unduly harsh’ and clarifies previous Supreme Court decision on deportation
CoA provides welcome guidance on meaning of unduly harsh. Danny Bazini, Ramby de Mello and Jessica Smeaton acted for appellants...

Date: Mon, 07 Sep 2020
Inspector finds that the titled balance is engaged by virtue of the absence of a self-build policy within the South Worcestershire development plan
Jack Smyth talks about a recent case which has important implications for developers working in South Worcestershire....

Date: Fri, 04 Sep 2020
Turks and Caicos releases Sri Lankan refugees from detention after 10 months
Philip Rule discusses a recent case regarding the release of Sri Lankan refugees from detention after 10 months...

Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2020
Business Grants: Independent Appeals Process - Kawsar Zaman speaks to the BBC
At the height of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, the government announced that small businesses would be entitled to substantial grants as a result of being forced to close....

Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2020
Prime Minister’s decision to appoint Dr Tony Sewell to face legal challenge
Michael Etienne instructed as part of the legal team acting on behalf of The Monitoring Group...

Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2020
Covid-19 and the Criminal Law
Ramya Nagesh discusses how Covid-19 as affected the lives of practitioners and non-practitioners alike in her new publication "Covid-19 and the Criminal Law"...

Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2020
'No DSS' No longer
The Department for Social Security or more commonly referred to as 'DSS', was the government department responsible for providing benefit payments. The department was however replaced in 2001 by the Department of Work and Pensions....

Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2020
Dishonesty: A Change of Approach
Philip Vollans explores the changes to what is considered dishonest and new approaches towards the subject....

Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2020
Fishmongers’ Hall and London Bridge Inquests - No5 barristers secure scope determination
Henry Pitchers QC, Philip Rule and Ramya Nagesh, of No5 Chambers, are instructed to represent the family of Saskia Jones...

Date: Tue, 04 Aug 2020
Stuart Withers succeeds in quashing a decision of the Parole Board
The High Court quashed a decision of the Parole Board where it found that a prisoner’s oral hearing and a subsequent decision, refusing his release, had been marred by procedural unfairness....

Date: Tue, 04 Aug 2020
Welsh Judicial Reviews Must in the Future be Issued and Heard in Wales
The Administrative Court in Wales is about to enter the third iteration of its existence....

Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2020
A new lease of life for public space injunctions? Canterbury City Council v Persons Unknown
This was the first injunction hearing since the Court of Appeal’s judgement in Bromley LBC v Persons Unknown [2020] EWCA Civ 12 (“Bromley”)....

Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2020
Michael Duck QC presents a webinar for prosecutors in the Eastern Caribbean
Michael Duck QC recently presented a webinar to DPPs, senior prosecutors and investigating officers from a number of Eastern Caribbean nations....

Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2020
New COVID-19 Guidance for best interests decisions under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 published by the Social Care Institute for Excellence
The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has recently published guidance (July 2020) which aims to help people across social care and health settings apply the best interests decision making framework contained in the Mental Capacity Act 2005 for or on behalf of people who lack capacity in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic....

Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2020
Housing Civil Enforcement Update
Whilst most of the country was in lockdown at home during the Covid 19 pandemic, the Upper Tribunal was busy giving two key judgements on civil penalties for failures to comply with housing laws....

Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2020
Key changes highlighted from newly published Ogden Tables
After nearly 10 years since Ogden 7 was released, the Government’s Actuary Department has published a new edition of the Ogden Tables....

Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2020
Remote hearing in the Administrative Court | Sinicina v SSHD
Mrs. Justice Beverley Lang DBE granted JR permission at a remote hearing on 16 July 2020...

Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2020
Court of Appeal overturn High Court decision | Mendes v SSHD
The Court of Appeal today overturned a High Court decision in the continuing battle waged by Notts firm, Instalaw...

Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2020
Divisional Court dismisses challenge to apparent independence of the CCRC
On 15 July 2020 the Vice-President, Lord Justice Fulford, and Mrs Justice Whipple dismissed a judicial review brought against the Secretary of State claiming interference with, or the appearance of interference with, the independence of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (“CCRC”) (R (Warner) v SSJ [2020] EWHC 1894 (Admin))....

Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2020
Thinking Outside of the Tick Box
No5 are actively promoting diversity and inclusion from application to tenancy...

Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2020
Michelle Heeley QC represents Kasabian front man Tom Meighan
Michelle Heeley QC represented Kasabian’s front man, Tom Meighan at Leicester Magistrates court...

Date: Wed, 08 Jul 2020
Femi Ogunlende joins the No5 Family Group
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is delighted to welcome Femi Ogunlende to the Family Group....

Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2020
Ecky Tiwana successful in appeal on behalf of Derby Landlord
Ecky Tiwana was successful in quashing client’s convictions at an Appeal Hearing...

Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2020
COVID-19 update from No5 Barristers' Chambers | 18 June
Update from Tony McDaid on No5's latest position during Covid-19...

Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2020
Two No5 barristers secure urgent executive release of vulnerable recalled prisoner
Philip Rule and Avril Rushe were instructed in an urgent judicial review to challenge an unlawful recall, and a flawed executive release decision...

Date: Tue, 09 Jun 2020
SC V University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust
Mr Justice Johnson has handed down Judgment in an application which may have important implications...

Date: Fri, 05 Jun 2020
Three members of the Employment Group appointed part time judges
We are delighted to announce that three members of our Employment Group have been appointed as part time judges....

Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2020
No5’s Business and Property Group work to encourage diversity at the Bar
No5 barristers have volunteered to assist potential new entrants to the profession from minority groups and backgrounds....

Date: Fri, 29 May 2020
Richard Grimshaw appointed Deputy Queen's Bench Master
We are delighted to announce that Richard Grimshaw has been appointed as a Deputy Queen’s Bench Master, sitting at the Royal Courts of Justice in London....

Date: Wed, 27 May 2020
Statement on the new immigration and asylum legal aid fixed fee
Other than in exceptional circumstances, each member of the immigration teams...

Date: Fri, 22 May 2020
Returning to work in the time of coronavirus - Part 3
In my previous two posts I referred to the protection against dismissal by sections 100(c),(d) and (e)...

Date: Thu, 21 May 2020
High Court refuses to make injunction against persons unknown to protect HS2 construction
Hillingdon London Borough Council V Persons Unknown (2020)...

Date: Wed, 20 May 2020
Will Covid-19 Lead to a Spike of Personal Injury Claims?
One of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic has been a paradigm shift in the way we work...

Date: Wed, 20 May 2020
Mental Health Awareness Week
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is committed to protecting the mental health of its barristers, pupils and staff. We have been awarded the Bar Council’s Wellbeing Certificate of Recognition and have in place a robust Wellbeing Policy to provide such support....

Date: Mon, 18 May 2020
Returning to work in the time of coronavirus-part 2
The Government has now published its guidance on the steps employers...

Date: Fri, 15 May 2020
Returning to work in the time of coronavirus
The Government is consulting employers and trade unions about 'guidance'...

Date: Tue, 12 May 2020
Time to go home: BP v Surrey County Council and RP [2020] EWCOP 22
In Liberty, equality, the Court of Protection and the coronavirus Alison Harvey wrote...

Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2020
Covid 19 – A ‘Supervening Event’?
The financial impact of the current global pandemic on both a macro and micro economic level...

Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2020
BULLOCK v. DENTON [2020]
Mrs Bullock had lived and cohabited with Mr Simon Denton for around 3 years 4 months...

Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2020
No5 observing one minute silence at 11:00
No5 Barristers' Chambers will be observing a one minute silence at 11:00 for key workers who have died in the coronavirus pandemic....

Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2020
Major mixed-use proposed development survives High Court challenge
R (on the application of Advearse) v Dorset Council [2020] EWHC 807 (Admin)...

Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2020
James Dixon successful in criminal deportation appeal before the Upper Tribunal
In a determination handed down very recently, in case HU/16349/2018, Upper Tribunal...

Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2020
Permission for 500 homes in the Green Belt
Chris Young QC, James Corbet Burcher and Thea Osmund-Smith secure Successful Appeal Result...

Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2020
Clarity needed from Home Office in response to coronavirus pandemic
On 21 April 2020, the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA) and Colin Yeo, the barrister who edits the Free Movement blog...

Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2020
Satnam Choongh secures consent for 181 House Scheme in Devon
In this case Inspector Harold Stephens granted planning permission for 181 dwellings in Great Torrington, Devon, overturning a refusal by Torridge District Council....

Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2020
Implications of coronavirus for migrant workers and students
Both in parliament and written guidance, the government has been clear that no-one will have a negative outcome through the immigration system due to a circumstance that was beyond their control...

Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2020
Adjournments, remote hearings and extensions of time during COVID-19
High Court considers relevant principles in the context of COVID-19...

Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2020
Latest on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – Treasury Direction 15 April 2020
On Wednesday 15 April 2020, the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, gave a Direction to HMRC...

Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2020
Coronavirus, domestic abuse and legal action
It is becoming a progressively prevalent issue that there are increasing levels of domestic abuse...

Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2020
Paul Cairnes QC and Oliver Lawrence secure planning permission for up to 350 homes in Kent
Paul Cairnes QC and Oliver Lawrence secure planning permission for up to 350 homes in West Malling...

Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2020
Is it a criminal offence for a shop to offer food for sale after its labelled “use by” date?
This was the legal question posed to the High Court by a large national retailer in March 2020...

Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2020
Misconduct hearings during lockdown – a solution?
With the country on lockdown there will be officers up and down the country currently awaiting hearings...

Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2020
When investigation goes wrong
Police officers being investigated for gross misconduct have every right to expect...

Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2020
Phone lines now working as normal
Update 9 April 15:48: Phone lines now functioning...

Date: Thu, 09 Apr 2020
Two of the biggest Barrister’s Chambers unite in face of family law Coronavirus crisis
St Philips Chambers and No5 Barristers’ Chambers are teaming up to host a webinar, to explain and discuss the use of Arbitration in private law children’s cases...

Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2020
Protection for business occupiers under The Coronavirus Act 2020 notes for Landlords
Section 82 of the Coronavirus Act 2020 came into force on the 25th March 2020. It provides temporary protection from eviction to lawful occupiers of business premises (whether or not they are tenants), in two respects:...

Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2020
Criminal Law & Practice at No5 During the Covid-19 Restrictions
Since the decision was taken to effectively suspend attendance at  the criminal courts, systems are now coming into place that will allow as much work as possible to carry on using remote video or telephone links and keep the courts as “open” as possible....

Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2020
Liberty, Equality, the Court of Protection, and the Coronavirus: BP v Surrey County Council & RP [2020] EWCOP 20
On the Friday before the government’s Monday announcement of a lockdown, the care home at the centre of BP v Surrey County Council & RP [2020] EWCOP 20 closed its doors to all visitors: the mental capacity assessor who was due to assess BP, and BP’s family members....

Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2020
HMCTS ‘Priority’ work and injunctive relief
On the 1st April 2020 HMCTS published a note on the Civil Court Listing Priorities. This is divided into two sections: - Priority 1 work includes work that ­­­must be done and Priority 2...

Date: Thu, 02 Apr 2020
Planning expertise recognised in annual survey
No5 Barristers’ Chambers has again made a strong showing in Planning Resource’s Annual Planning Law Survey which was published on 27 March 2020...

Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2020
‘Reasonable excuse’ in a pandemic
Law can save lives. This can be true of religious laws (relating to food and personal hygiene), Roman law (water and waste), Victorian law (Public Health Act 1848 and the spread of cholera and typus) and now the The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions)(England) Regulations 2020 (‘the Restrictions Regulations)...

Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2020
Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury work at No5 Barristers' Chambers during the coronavirus outbreak
We just wanted to communicate to you all what our Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Groups are doing and to assure you as best as we can it is business as usual....

Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2020
Virtual Courts and Tribunals
This note attempts to summarise the current working practice for Courts and Tribunals in England and Wales: is the court or tribunal simply closed, open for certain business or operating new remote procedures?...

Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2020
New PD 51Z for Stay of Possession Proceedings and Extension of Time Limits
The world has become a very unusual place in the last few weeks...

Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2020
Force Majeure Clauses: A Brief Overview in light of COVID-19
With the recent outbreak of COVID-19, a common consideration is being raised by businesses...

Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2020
Immigration work at No5 Barristers' Chambers during the coronavirus outbreak
At this time of unprecedented national public health emergency we would like to update you as to how we will maintain our Immigration services during the covid-19 outbreak....

Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2020
Employment Work at No5 Barristers' Chambers during the coronavirus outbreak
At this time of unprecedented national public health emergency, we would like to update you as to how we will maintain our Employment Law services....

Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2020
To evict or not to evict? - an update
With the current Coronavirus outbreak in the UK, we have seen guidance upon guidance and the enactment of the Coronavirus Act 2020 at break-neck speed...

Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2020
COVID-19 update from No5 Barristers' Chambers | 24 March
On 24th March 2020 we implemented stage two of our Covid-19 strategy...

Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020
Dismissal of winding up petitions during COVID19 lockdown
On the evening of Monday 23 March 2020, the Prime Minister, in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID19...

Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020
Prisoners with issues in respect of their mental capacity or mental health
This article part of the Prison law during the coronavirus pandemic series....

Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020
Prisoners' rights to equivalent health and social care
This article part of the Prison law during the coronavirus pandemic series....

Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020
Prisoners’ contact with the outside world
On 24 March 2020, prisons in England and Wales closed to visitors in order to ensure safe and secure functioning and the enforcement of social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic....

Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020
Independent Adjudications during coronavirus outbreak
With all prison visits being cancelled it is highly unlikely that adjudications before Independent Adjudicators will be taking place....

Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020
Parole Board process during coronavirus outbreak
In the run up to the nationwide lockdown prison lawyers have either been appearing via telephone or......

Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020
Compassionate or other early release from prison
Across the world urgent steps are being taken to reduce the death toll that Covid-19 (coronavirus) is going to take in the context of penal institutions...

Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020
No5 Barrister successfully acts for Police Officers in the EAT
Counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers has successfully acted for two police officers...

Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020
Prison law during the coronavirus pandemic
Witnessing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic across the world and in the UK we are, now more than ever, concerned about how prisons will operate...

Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020
To evict or not to evict?
A brief update as to the government’s position with regard to residential evictions in the context of the Coronavirus pandemic...

Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020
Court of Protection work at No5 Chambers during the coronavirus outbreak
At this time of unprecedented national public health emergency we would like to update you as to how we will maintain our Court of Protection services during the outbreak....

Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2020
No5 Barristers' Chambers offers Virtual Mediation and Round Tables
No5 have set up the facility to host virtual mediations and round table meetings....

Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2020
Family law in lockdown
We are entering difficult and unprecedented times. The country faces a so-called lockdown...

Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020
Telephone numbers for managers
Mobile numbers for management...

Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020
No5 barrister defends man cleared of manslaughter in flat explosion case
Counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers has defended a man cleared of the manslaughter...

Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2020
COVID-19 update from No5 Barristers' Chambers
Like all of you we are feeling the effects and dealing with the challenges...

Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2020
COVID-19 update from the Family Group
In light of the National Guidance for the Family Court regarding Covid-19, we wanted to write to you to inform you of the servives that we are able to offer in these uncertain times....

Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2020
No5 Barristers’ Chambers’ prosecution case sentencing
Five men have been sentenced for their part in a series of violent robberies...

Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2020
Alert: Change to bereavement award in fatal claims
Damages for Bereavement (Variation of Sum) (England and Wales) Order 2020 will raise the bereavement award...

Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2020
No5 Barristers’ Chambers expands its range of cost-effective ADR Services for claims under £25,000.00
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is offering an increased range of new cost-effective services for claims up to £25,000...

Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2020
Prosecution counsel secures guilty verdict in attempted murder case
A jury has returned a guilty verdict at an attempted murder trial prosecuted by Talbir Singh of No5 Barristers’ Chambers....

Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2020
No5 barrister leads prosecution of drug dealers convicted after vicious attack
Phil Bradley QC led for the prosecution in the conviction of three defendants charged with conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm in a vicious assault on a woman....

Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2020
Former No5 barrister is appointed as Circuit Judge
The Queen has appointed Fayyaz Afzal OBE, who practised at No5 Barristers’ Chambers, to be a Circuit Judge with effect from March 16....

Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020
No5 working to minimise the spread of COVID-19
The steps No5 are taking to help minimise the spread of COVID-19....

Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020
Colin Banham successfully defends officer charged with five separate allegations
Counsel from No5 Barristers’ Chambers has successfully represented an officer who was alleged to have conducted an unauthorised pursuit before lying about his actions....

Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2020
No5 QC prosecutes pastor sentenced for serial rape of congregation members
Described by the Judge as “one of the worst cases involving sexual abuse of multiple children to ever come before the Courts”...

Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2020
Annual Planning Seminar highlights - Part 1
No5 Barristers’ Chambers Planning Group is hosting its flagship conference on Monday, March 30, at The ICC in Birmingham...

Date: Fri, 06 Mar 2020
No5 hosts successful event to celebrate women in law, past, present and future
No5 hosted on behalf of Midland Circuit Women’s Forum, Birmingham Law Society and University of Birmingham, celebrating 100 years of women in the law...

Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2020
No5 Barristers successful in resisting Court of Appeal synagogue challenge
Chris Young QC and Howard Leithead have successfully resisted a challenge to a decision to grant planning permission by Brighton & Hove City Council...

Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2020
No5 barrister leads prosecution in West Midlands terrorism trial
Counsel from No5 Barristers’ Chambers is leading the prosecution in the trial of a teenager who is accused of terrorism offences....

Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2020
New Rules Regarding Statements of Truth in Civil Proceedings
The 113th Update to the Civil Procedure Rules is bringing about a number of amendments to various CPR Practice Directions...

Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020
No5 barristers face each other in court during extensive cross-county drugs case
Seven advocates from No5 Barristers’ Chambers were involved the case of a cross-county drugs plot that saw multiple convictions following a 12-month investigation....

Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020
No5 Barristers’ Chambers counsel prosecute football coach murder case
Adrian Keeling QC and Earl Pinnock have seen 19-year-old Joseph Trevor jailed after he admitted murder and two charges of rape...

Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2020
No5 Barristers’ Chambers’ prosecution counsel see killer jailed for life
The fatal attack was captured on CCTV on Baker Street and was said to have been provoked by the victim spilling his drink in the car....

Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020
No5 Barristers’ Chambers hosts Annual Planning Seminar in Birmingham
Legal planning experts will put the spotlight on the challenges of housing supply and demand at No5's Annual Planning Seminar to be held in Birmingham next month....

Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020
No5 barrister scoops major honour in annual awards
Counsel from No5 Barristers’ Chambers has been named Barrister of the Year in leading legal sector awards...

Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020
No5 barrister leads defence in high-profile case following burglary at F1 heiress’s home
Counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers has been instructed to lead the defence in a burglary case...

Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020
No5 barrister launches debut book which gives insight on social mobility
A planning expert from No5 Barristers’ Chambers will launch his debut book in March in which he uses his own life experience to reflect on modern Britain, social mobility and the challenges that still face children from deprived areas....

Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020
Richard Grimshaw successful in appeal
This case reinforces the point that it is important to comply with orders and deadlines imposed by the Court...

Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2020
Prosecution counsel sees rapist jailed
Talbir Singh has successfully prosecuted the case against a violent rapist who also beat up his victim in the attack....

Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2020
Ian Bridge represents motorist cleared of causing death by careless driving
A motorist defended by counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers has been cleared of charges relating to the deaths of two people in a road traffic accident....

Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020
Dr Chelvan gives Keynote speech at Government Equalities Office’s historic LGBT Leaders Summit
Bringing together 50 LGBT charity sector and third sector leaders to look at how the LGBT charity can work together, Dr Chelvan's keynote speech...

Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2020
Christopher Hopkins and Colin Banham successfully defend Metropolitan Police officers accused of racism, bullying and harassment
Counsel from No5 Barristers’ Chambers have successfully defended two male Metropolitan Police officers...

Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2020
QC and barrister at No5 defend man acquitted in gang murder trial
Two advocates from No5 Barristers’ Chambers defended a man acquitted over a gang-related killing which saw three others found guilty of murder....

Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2020
Early intervention in NHS negligence claims could save huge costs
A BBC report has warned the NHS faces paying out £4.3billion in legal fees to settle outstanding claims of clinical negligence, but a barrister from No5 Barristers’ Chambers, says that costs can be saved whilst maintaining proper compensation for those who suffer from medical accidents....

Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020
Philip Rule succeeds in two important judgments
Two reserved judgments have both been delivered on 23 January 2020 in which Philip Rule succeeded on behalf of two very different clients....

Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020
Seven counsel from No5 involved in Family Court hearing
Seven barristers from No5 Barristers’ Chambers have been involved in a Fact Finding Hearing in the Family Court regarding brothers who alleged physical and sexual abuse by family members....

Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020
No5 barrister defends lorry driver cleared after cyclist died in road accident
Counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers led the defence of a lorry driver who was cleared of causing the death of a cyclist in a traffic accident....

Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2020
No5 QC successfully prosecutes pastor for serial rape of members of his congregation
A ‘feared’ pastor has been found guilty following a rape trial in which a Queen’s Counsel from No5 Barristers’ Chambers led the prosecution....

Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020
Two counsel from No5 Barristers’ Chambers to be appointed Queen’s Counsel
Two barristers from No5 Barristers’ Chambers, the UK’s largest set of chambers, are to be appointed to Her Majesty’s Queen’s Counsel by the Lord Chancellor at a ceremony taking place at Westminster Hall on Monday 16th March....

Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020
Experienced financial services barrister joins No5 Barristers’ Chambers
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is delighted to welcome Gurprit Mattu to the Business and Property Group....

Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2020
No5 Barristers shortlisted for national award
Two counsel from No5 Barristers’ Chambers have been shortlisted in the Barrister of the Year category for the Modern Law Awards 2020....

Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2020
No5 counsel involved in trial as four men sentenced over historic child sex abuse
Michelle Heeley QC led Sarah Allen, both of No5 Barristers’ Chambers, in the prosecution of a historic child sex abuse case in which four men have been found guilty and sentenced....

Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019
Jonas Hankin QC prosecutes as murderer is handed life sentence
A murderer has been jailed for life over the stabbing of a stranger in the street following a trial prosecuted by a Queen’s Counsel from No5 Barristers’ Chambers....

Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019
Colin Banham and Ian Bridge successfully defend officers after alleged mistreatment in custody
Counsel from No5 Barristers’ Chambers have successfully represented a Custody Sergeant and a Police Constable who were alleged to have mistreated a vulnerable woman during her detention in a custody suite on the 15th of December 2017....

Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2019
Merry Christmas and Christmas opening hours
Christmas opening hours...

Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2019
Case alert: Supreme Court to hear the appeal in XX concerning recovering the costs of surrogacy
The Supreme Court will today start hearing the appeal in the case of XX v Whittington Hospital NHS Trust. The case concerns whether a claimant can recover the costs of surrogacy utilising different methods both within England and Wales but also utilising commercial surrogacy arrangements in California....

Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019
No5 barrister prosecutes as lorry driver found guilty of death by careless driving
Counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers prosecuted in a trial which saw a lorry driver found guilty of careless driving following the death of a cyclist....

Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2019
Colin Banham and Christopher Hopkins successfully defend officers after 5 year investigation
Counsel from No5 Barristers’ Chambers have successfully represented two officers who were alleged to have discriminated against a member of a public by reason of his race....

Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019
Clinical negligence trial sees damages awarded of £1.5m in Cauda Equina Syndrome case
Clinical negligence experts from No5 Barristers’ Chambers have seen the successful conclusion of a claim involving Cauda Equina Syndrome with damages agreed at around £1.5million....

Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019
Sentence passed in tragic doctor crash case
Counsel from No5 Barristers’ Chambers prosecuted and defended (Mike Duck QC prosecuting and Ian Bridge defending) in the recent high profile and tragic case involving the death of Dr Suzanna Bull....

Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019
No5 counsel leads prosecution in child sex abuse case
Michelle Heeley QC is leading Sarah Allen in the prosecution of a historic child sex abuse case...

Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2019
No5 Family barrister wins top professional award
Family barrister Victoria Clifford of No5 Barristers’ Chambers has been named Regional Bar Junior of the Year in the Legal 500 UK Awards for 2020....

Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2019
Interim payments—the court is willing, but the evidence is weak (RXK v Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)
Personal Injury analysis: This analysis considers Master Cook’s judgment in RXK in which he sets out the circumstances in which the court will order an interim payment despite final quantification still being some years hence. It explains why this will be welcome news for claimant solicitors, even though no substantive decision was given in the case....

Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2019
No5 Barristers’ Chambers counsel at centre of landmark ruling
Counsel from No5 represented parents who have been fighting for the right to protest...

Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2019
No5 Family barrister shortlisted in Legal 500 UK Awards 2020
Victoria Clifford, a member of our Family Group, has been shortlisted for a major industry award...

Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2019
No5 hosts successful event to mark 100 years of women in law
No5 Barristers’ Chambers joined forces with Moore Blatch Solicitors to host an “inspiring evening” to mark the centenary of women in law....

Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2019
DD – Asylum claim based on Domestic Violence – Upper Tribunal Allows Appeal - at real risk of persecution throughout Albania – Dr Chelvan and Jake Rylatt instructed.
In a determination of the Upper Tribunal promulgated on 13 November 2019, Upper Tribunal Judge Perkins has allowed an appeal on asylum grounds concerning a victim of domestic violence from Albania....

Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2019
James Dixon acts in prison inquest which finds failings in the care for a remand prisoner at HMP Bristol
James Dixon of No5 Barristers' Chambers represented the family of Mr Shaun Dewey at an Inquest which found failings in the care for a remand prisoner at HMP Bristol....

Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2019
Michael Burrows QC sees gunman jailed for life over murder
Michael Burrows QC of No5 Barristers’ Chambers has seen Keanu Bedward jailed for life for the fatal shooting of Remal Hunt....

Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2019
Family barrister puts forced marriages in the legal spotlight
Adreeja Chatterjee released book "A Practical Guide to the Law of Foreced and Incapacitous Marriages"...

Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2019
Worker status in spotlight at Annual Employment Seminars
Employment barristers will be sharing their expertise on workers status in Birmingham and London this month...

Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2019
Camilla Draycott accepts tenancy on completion of pupillage
Camilla Draycott accepts tenancy after successfully completing her pupillage....

Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2019
No5 counsel act for the defence as couple face murder charges
John Butterfield QC and Simon Hunka are acting for the defence in a murder trial in which a couple are accused of killing a homeless woman...

Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2019
No5 barrister prosecutes in Old Bailey ‘terror website’ trial
Counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers is prosecuting a case in which volunteers are accused of running a ‘terror website’...

Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2019
Defendant charged with murder pleads guilty after prosecuting opening speech
Jonas Hankin QC was prosecuting the trial of Martyn Turley, before the Honourable Mr Justice Johnson sitting at Birmingham Crown Court....

Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2019
No5 barrister secures murder conviction after father-of-four killed in ambush
Counsel at No5 was part of the prosecution team in a trial which found a man guilty of murdering a 34-year-old father...

Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2019
Barrister appointed to prestigious new role
Neil Chawla has been selected as the first Master of the Midland Circuit of Lincoln’s Inn....

Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019
BBC and legal experts to shine a light on how law practices and media can work together
No5 are hosting an event, that aims to increase trust between the legal and the media worlds...

Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2019
Dr Chelvan appointed Independent Reviewer for the IAGCI
Dr Chelvan has been successfully appointed as an Independent Reviewer by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration to provide a review...

Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2019
Global Substitution Orders: ‘A Valuable Procedural Expedient’
Emma Williams examines the usefulness of the little known global substitution order...

Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2019
A Change of Culture: the CJC Working Group report on Low Value Clinical Negligence Claims
No time to read the full 79-page report (plus a further 79 pages of appendices)? Here are the highlights - and lowlights...

Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2019
Leading experts share knowledge of two-wheel accidents at No5 serious injury seminar
A leading road accident expert told a legal seminar of serious injury lawyers that 70 per cent of cases he now sees have CCTV or dash cam footage...

Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2019
No5 Queen’s Counsel defends ex-England star cleared of sexual assault
Queen’s Counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers led the defence of former footballer Paul Gascoigne who has been cleared of sexual assault...

Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019
Ten Years of the Administrative Court in Wales: Success or Failure?
The UK Administrative Justice Institute has published a blog post by Dr Sarah Nason and David Gardner that summarises their presentation...

Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019
No5 barrister publishes book to promote global importance of mental health
Dr. Laura Davidson has compiled and edited a new book which puts the spotlight on mental health...

Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2019
No5 Barristers' Chambers ranked in leading guide
No5 Barristers' Chambers ranked in leading Chambers UK 2020 Guide...

Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2019
No5 Barrister Ian Brownhill appointed Assistant Coroner
No5 Barristers' Chambers is delighted to announce that Ian Brownhill has been appointed Her Majesty's Assistant Coroner for Kent...

Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2019
No5 Barristers to speak at the Human Rights Lawyers Association Annual Careers Day
On Saturday, 19 October 2019, the Human Rights Lawyers Association will be holding their annual careers day....

Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2019
Two No5 barristers see defendants cleared in footballer blackmail case
Three men have been cleared of plotting to blackmail a Premier League footballer, with two of the accused defended by counsel at No5...

Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2019
Proud of our Public Law rankings in the Legal 500
Proud of our Public Law rankings in the Legal 500...

Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2019
Annual legal rankings once again hail No5 Barristers’ Chambers as one of the best
No5 Barristers’ Chambers has once again confirmed its standing as one of the leading sets of barristers in the country in the annual Legal 500....

Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019
No5 Barristers' Chambers QC Michael Duck secures prosecution in brutal park stabbing case
Three men have been jailed for more than 70 years over the fatal stabbing of a 17-year-old, following a five-week trial at Birmingham Crown Court, prosecuted by Michael Duck QC....

Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019
No5 Barristers’ Chambers advocates defend footballer blackmail case accused
Two counsel from No5 are representing the defence in a blackmail case featuring a premier league footballer at Bristol Crown Court....

Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2019
Matthew Brook Prosecutes Birmingham Rapist Caught on CCTV
Matthew Brook of No5 has prosecuted a rapist who claimed his victim consented to sex within minutes of him approaching her on the street....

Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2019
Anti-knife crime video features convicted murderer which No5 silks acted on
A convicted murderer making headlines for warning teenagers of the risks of arming themselves with knives was prosecuted by John Butterfield QC of No5 Barristers’ Chambers at his 2015 trial....

Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2019
No5 Barristers’ Chambers defence sees client cleared of “mercy killing” charges
Mark Heywood QC and Martin Liddiard have successfully represented the defence of a pensioner charged with murder and manslaughter...

Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019
No5 welcomes Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst to the Clinical Negligence & Personal Injury Groups
No5 are delighted to welcome dual-qualified Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst to Chambers....

Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019
No5 barrister to be part of proceedings at UK Supreme Court for Brexit hearing
Ramby de Mello was instructed to make written submissions on behalf of two groups of clients as the Supreme Court hears a Brexit-related judicial review...

Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019
Senior judge shines light on Court of Protection at No5 seminar
A senior judge addressed an audience of legal experts in Birmingham to give a bird’s eye view of the current workings of the Court of Protection....

Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019
No5 barrister defends police officer cleared of assaulting a prisoner
Counsel at led the defence of a police officer acquitted of assaulting a prisoner who claimed he was beaten and stamped on while in a cell....

Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019
No5 barrister appointed as a Midlands Recorder
Esther Gamble appointed as a Midlands Recorder...

Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2019
Two QCs and two barristers involved in trial after fatal shooting
Four counsel were involved in a murder trial following the shooting of Dwaine Junior Haughton...

Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2019
Chris Bright QC shortlisted for Silk of the Year at Chambers Bar Awards 2019
Chris Bright QC has been shortlisted for Clinical Negligence Silk of the Year...

Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2019
QC at No5 prosecutes in money laundering trial
Michelle Heeley QC is leading the prosecution in an £11m money laundering trial....

Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2019
No5 barristers defend grandmother accused of murder in ‘mercy killing’
Two counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers are defending an 80-year-old grandmother accused of killing her husband in a ‘mercy killing overdose’....

Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2019
No5 barrister part of prosecution team at Old Bailey murder trial
Counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers was part of the prosecution team which secured a murder conviction following a fatal stabbing in Brixton....

Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2019
Appointments strengthen family group at No5 Barristers’ Chambers
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is delighted to welcome two new members of Chambers to the Family Group....

Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2019
Senior Judge Hilder to be guest speaker at Court of Protection Seminar
Senior Judge Hilder will be the guest speaker at a Birmingham seminar that will focus on legal issues within the Court of Protection....

Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2019
Final programme for English law event in Colombia published
No5’s Philip Rule is to speak at the event organised by the Bar Council and the Law Society of England & Wales in Colombia this Thursday 5 September....

Date: Mon, 02 Sep 2019
Focus on inquest law updates and suicide conclusions at No5’s annual London seminar
Legal insights on inquests including an update on how suicide is now viewed by the law will be given at an annual seminar...

Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2019
No5 barrister appointed as an Employment Judge
Richard Adkinson will take up the role of a Salaried Employment Judge of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales)...

Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2019
Barrister from No5 set appointed to be a Circuit Judge
Criminal barrister Samantha Crabb appointed to be a Circuit Judge...

Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019
Memorial cricket tournament scores cash for national charity
Two cricket tournaments staged by No5 Barristers’ Chambers in memory of a late member have raised a total of £3,375 for the national charity of the Bar – Advocate....

Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019
Philip Rule to speak at Bar Council’s English Law Week in Colombia
On Thursday 5 September the JW Marriott Hotel in Bogotá, Colombia, welcomes the Bar Council...

Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2019
Chloe Ashley secures acquittal in conspiracy to circumvent immigration rules case
Chloe represented Mr Hussain, a 46 year old man of good character, in a four-week trial before Sheffield Crown Court....

Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019
Counsel secure settlement for teenage boy affected by negligently untreated meningitis
Two counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers have secured a settlement for a teenage boy who sustained severe brain damage as an infant...

Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019
A summer of good weather and iconic races bring out the bikes
Finally, summer has arrived with a European wide heatwave and temperatures last week in the UK reaching 38.5 degrees in Faversham Kent...

Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019
No5 Barristers’ Chambers’ Philip Bradley QC sees prisoner convicted of attempted murder charges
A prisoner who argued he was clinically insane when he attacked three guards and a fellow inmate at prisons in Norfolk, Lincoln and Wakefield...

Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019
No5 Planning Barristers to appear in the first Supreme Court case in Wales today
No5 Planning Barristers to appear in the first Supreme Court case in Wales today...

Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019
Barristers Prosecute ‘Death by Beating’ Murder Trial
David Mason QC and Sarah Allen are acting for the prosecution in a murder trial in which they allege the victim was “unceremoniously dumped” and left to die on the doorstep of a house in Smethwick....

Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2019
Laura Davidson publishes new article "Duty of Care: Inadquate Safety Nests?"
In her article published today in the New Law Journal, “Duty of care: Inadequate safety nets?"...

Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2019
Four counsel from No5 involved in murder trial after fatal shooting in Wolverhampton
Four advocates from No5 Barristers’ Chambers are involved in the trial of four men who face murder charges over the shooting of a 24-year-old man....

Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2019
Philip Bradley QC prosecutes in attempted murder trial
Queen’s Counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers is acting for the prosecution in the trial of an inmate accused of attacking three prison guards...

Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2019
No5 Barristers’ Chambers hosts specialist seminar on two wheel accidents
Accidents on two wheels will come under the spotlight when leading experts speak at a legal seminar...

Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2019
QC and barrister secure murder conviction for Birmingham stabbing
Two advocate secured the murder conviction of a teenager for the stabbing...

Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019
Christopher Young QC acts to secure permission for a new private school and sports academy
Christopher Young QC advised and presented the case for the Rushmoor and St Andrews Schools...

Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019
Immigration concerns post-Brexit highlighted at No5 seminar
Legal immigration experts have expressed concern that the message is not getting across to EEA...

Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019
Jury conclude that prison service failures contributed to prisoner's death
An inquest saw No5 barrister Ian Brownhill represent the mother of a prisoner who died...

Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019
Two counsel from No5 prosecute in manslaughter trial after father stabbed in the street
A man has been jailed for the fatal stabbing of a father-of-two in a trial prosecuted by two counsel from No5...

Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019
Barrister at No5 Barristers’ Chambers appointed to be a Judge of the Upper Tribunal
The Queen has appointed No5’s Vinesh Mandalia to be a Judge of the Upper Tribunal...

Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019
Jason Perrin obtains Declaration of Presumed Death in relation to a man who went missing
Jason Perrin has been involved in a presumption of death hearing after a man disappeared...

Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019
Barrister leads prosecution as company fined for tragic health and safety breach
Barrister Bernard Thorogood led the prosecution as a company was fined £1.33 million...

Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2019
Barrister examines costs orders against litigation friends and infants
Costs lawyer specialist Stephen Goodfellow puts the spotlight on the liability of a litigation...

Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2019
The rocky route to compensation
When a single pipeline is laid under another’s land the standard industry approach is to...

Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019
QC and barrister lead prosecution in murder trial after fatal stabbing
Two advocates from No5 Barristers’ Chambers are leading the prosecution in a murder trial...

Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2019
Barrister appears for defence as man acquitted of murder after shooting friend
No5 barrister Andrew Wallace appeared for the defence in a trial which saw a man acquitted of murder...

Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2019
No5 Barristers appointed to List of Specialist Regulatory Advocates in Health & Safety and Environmental Law
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is pleased to announce the strengthening of its list of Specialist Regulatory Advocates...

Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019
Barrister advises Prison Officers’ Association in successful appeal against dismissal
Counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers has been instrumental in helping the POA...

Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2019
Two QCs involved in murder trial as man found guilty after shooting estranged wife
Two QCs and a barrister from No5 Barristers’ Chambers have been involved in a murder trial...

Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2019
“Have you heard?” - Court of Appeal gives judgment in perceived disability discrimination test case
The Court of Appeal has today handed down judgment in the case of the Chief Constable of Norfolk Police...

Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2019
Barrister acts for roofing company in Newton hearing after fatal fall from roof
Barrister Tim Pole, of No5 Barristers’ Chambers, has represented Sandwell Roofing Ltd...

Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2019
Michael Duck QC acting for defence in murder trial
Michael Duck QC, of No5 Barristers’ Chambers, is involved in a murder trial over the death of a 20-year-old who was stabbed during a fight in Nottingham....

Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2019
Secretary of State appeal decision on new NPPF quashed
Dove J has quashed the Secretary of State’s decision to refuse permission for 203 dwellings...

Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2019
Becket Bedford wins second right of appeal for child refugee in Court of Appeal
A new decision from the Court of Appeal confirms the court is slow, even if the tribunal is not...

Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2019
Barrister with international commercial experience joins No5 Barristers’ Chambers
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is delighted to welcome Alexander Heylin to No5...

Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2019
Two QCs from No5 face each other in court in shooting murder trial
Two QCs from No5 Barristers’ Chambers are facing each other in the courtroom in a murder trial over the death of a Shropshire mother....

Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2019
Leading barristers in immigration law to share expertise at annual seminars
Top barristers and eminent speakers in the field of immigration are due to address legal experts in Birmingham and London...

Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019
Former Family barrister at No5 appointed to be a Circuit Judge
Sally Hickman, who was called to the Bar in 1987, will be known as Her Honour Judge Hickman....

Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019
James Dixon representing school protestors
Counsel is forming part of the team representing protesters at Anderton Park School....

Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019
Richard Alomo to attend 13th Annual Business Law Conference in Nigeria
A No5 barrister will travel to Nigeria this month to attend the 13th Annual Business Law Conference....

Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019
No5 counsel sees police officer cleared of assault charge following high-speed chase
Sharon Bahia has seen a police officer acquitted...

Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019
No5 Barristers’ Chambers recognised for best practice in wellbeing
No5 Barristers’ Chambers has been officially recognised for the mutual support its barristers and staff provide to ensure their continued wellbeing....

Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2019
Dr Chelvan instructed to challenge removal of gay rugby player Kenneth Macharia to Kenya
Dr Chelvan has been instructed by Sarah Latimer of Fountain Solicitors (Newport) to represent Kenneth Macharia....

Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2019
Steven Bailey sees successful drugs conviction case end in £1.3m POCA confiscation order
A No5 barrister has seen a case he prosecuted in 2015 end with a huge confiscation...

Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2019
HMCTS Financial Remedy Centre Pilot
The idea of Financial Remedy Centres (FRC’s) was first...

Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2019
Renowned barrister earns Doctorate
Internationally renowned barrister S Chelvan of No5 Barristers’ Chambers has been awarded a PhD in Law by Kings College, London....

Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2019
Colin Banham represents former Firearms Licensing Supervisor at Article 2 Inquest
Colin Banham represents former Firearms Licensing Supervisor at an inquest touching two murders...

Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2019
Fixed fee Private Neutral Evaluation service for civil claims under £25,000.00 launched by No5 Barristers’ Chambers
New service for claims up to £25,000 through fixed fee Private Neutral Evaluation....

Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2019
Philip Rule addresses Masters students at the University of Oxford seminar series
Philip Rule addresses Masters students at the University of Oxford seminar series...

Date: Thu, 30 May 2019
Colin Banham represents Welfare Officer at Article 2 Inquest
Colin Banham represented a Detective Chief Inspector...

Date: Wed, 29 May 2019
Barristers inspire school pupils with a visit to No5 Barristers’ Chambers
Three barristers from No5 Barristers’ Chambers have taken part in an inspirational project...

Date: Tue, 28 May 2019
Philip Dayle represents teacher caught up in school SATs cheating case
Teacher who made admissions of maladministration of SATs at a primary school in Rochdale represented by Philip Dayle...

Date: Fri, 24 May 2019
Steven Fisher joins the Personal Injury Group
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is delighted to welcome Steven Fisher to the Personal Injury Group....

Date: Tue, 21 May 2019
Five experts from No5 Barristers' Chambers appointed to prestigious EHRC Panel
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has announced its list of preferred counsel, instructed to...

Date: Fri, 17 May 2019
Police officer given management advice after representation at gross misconduct hearing
Colin Banham represents police officer in misconduct hearing....

Date: Wed, 15 May 2019
Jonas Hankin QC prosecutes mother accused of killing her newborn baby
Jonas Hankin QC has opened a case in which it is alleged that a woman murdered her newborn baby...

Date: Mon, 13 May 2019
Barristers win positive ruling in intercountry adoption case at the CJEU
Counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers have won a positive ruling at the CJEU in an intercountry adoption appeal...

Date: Fri, 10 May 2019
Colin Banham successfully argues for Police Officer’s reinstatement
Colin Banham successfully appealed against dismissal after a hearing before the PAT...

Date: Fri, 10 May 2019
Permission granted to judicially review the Secretary of State’s refusal of British nationality where a conviction is ‘spent’ at the date of application
Permission granted on the papers to challenge on grounds of irrationality, unlawfulness and unreasonableness...

Date: Fri, 10 May 2019
Appointments to the Attorney General's civil panel counsel 2019
Appointments to the Attorney General's civil panel counsel for 2019....

Date: Wed, 08 May 2019
Laura Davidson considers Court of Protection cases in internet and social media use
Laura Davidson considers two recent Court of Protection cases examining capacity to use...

Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019
No5 Barristers’ Chambers sponsors guidebook for award-winning museum
Visitors to an award-winning Birmingham museum can discover more about the attraction’s artefacts...

Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019
No5 barristers face each other in court in murder trial
No5 barristers face each other in court in murder trial...

Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019
Barristers from No5 act for defendants in drug conspiracy trial
Three counsel from No5 defend in complex drugs case...

Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2019
Alex Cisneros represents the Public Guardian in a guidance case before the Court of Protection
The case involved an elderly lady who had executed two Lasting Powers of Attorney instruments (LPAs)...

Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2019
Paediatric experts to give medical insight for lawyers
Paediatric experts will share their knowledge at a Medical Evidence seminar on 17th May...

Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019
Senior Coroner to speak at No5’s Annual Inquest Seminar
Delegates will be given practical advice by a senior coroner who is due to give an insight into what is changing in the coronial world, including the use of less invasive CT scan post-mortems and the ‘medical examiner’ scheme....

Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2019
Keri Tayler joins No5 Barristers’ Chambers Public Law Group
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is delighted to welcome Keri Tayler, a Court of Protection specialist, to the Public Law Group....

Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2019
Major property management firm admit safety breach after Storm Doris death
The property management firm responsible for Wolverhampton’s Mander Centre at the time of a fatal accident in 2017 has admitted breaching the Health and Safety at Work Act....

Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2019
James Corbet Burcher appears in Successful Planning Appeal for 60-bed Care Home
Permission has been granted on s78 appeal for a 60 bed care home (Use Class C2) in Hartley Wintney, within Hart District Council: APP/N1730/W/18/3203638...

Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2019
Mother jailed over baby death prosecuted by Jonas Hankin QC
Two QCs from No5 Barristers' Chambers were on opposite sides of the courtroom for the manslaughter trial...

Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2019
Jonathan Shaw joins the Commercial and Chancery Group at No5 Barristers’ Chambers
Jonathan Shaw joins the Commercial and Chancery Group at No5 Barristers’ Chambers...

Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2019
James Corbet Burcher examines PlanTech at the No5 Annual Planning Seminar
James Corbet Burcher examines PlanTech at the No5 Annual Planning Seminar...

Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2019
Kingston top of the tree as barristers at No5 secure strong showing in the Annual Planning Law Survey
Barristers at No5 have once again made a strong showing in Planning Resource’s Annual Planning Law Survey...

Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019
Michael Duck QC of No5 Barristers’ Chambers secures jail term in murder case
Michael Duck QC of No5 Barristers’ Chambers saw murderer Glen Elvin jailed for life over the death of his cousin in a knife attack following a trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court....

Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2019
Six from No5 Barristers’ Chambers appointed Deputy District Judges
No5 Barristers’ Chambers has seen six of its members appointed to the role of Deputy District Judge of the County Courts by the Lord Chancellor....

Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019
Planning inquiry proposals in the spotlight as barristers address 300 delegates
Around 300 experts were given key advice on how a planning inquiry shake-up may affect them in an annual seminar hosted by a leading barristers’ chambers....

Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019
Philip Dayle wins in Privy Council appeal
https://www.no5.com/barristers/barrister-details/409-philip-dayle/...

Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019
‘Dr Evil’ jailed for 40 months over unlicensed body modification procedures
‘Dr Evil’ McCarthy jailed for 40 months over unlicensed body modification procedures...

Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019
Barrister elected to the Court of Protection Bar Association
Barrister elected to the Court of Protection Bar Association...

Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019
Queen’s Counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers sees juvenile client acquitted in murder trial
Queen’s Counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers sees juvenile client acquitted in murder trial...

Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019
Human rights barrister appointed to UK Government Equalities Office’s LGBT Advisory Panel
Human rights barrister appointed to UK Government Equalities Office’s LGBT Advisory Panel...

Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019
The Equality and Human Rights Commission publishes damning review into the Grenfell Tower Fire
The Equality and Human Rights Commission publishes damning review into the Grenfell Tower Fire...

Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019
Two QCs from No5 represent each side in court in baby manslaughter case
Two QCs from No5 Barristers’ Chambers are facing each other in the courtroom in a manslaughter trial over the death of a two-month-old baby....

Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019
Colin Banham successfully appeals dismissal of a Police Constable following drink-driving conviction
Counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers has successfully argued for a former police officer to be reinstated on an appeal against her dismissal at a Fast Track (Special Case) Hearing, following her conviction for driving with excess alcohol....

Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019
Not guilty verdict for defendant in acid attack trial
James Doyle acted for Martina Badiova, 23, of Newcombe Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, who was found not guilty of plotting to spray sulphuric acid on a three-year-old boy with intent to harm....

Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019
Tribunal ruling potentially affecting thousands of music teachers
An employment tribunal ruling could affect the employment rights of thousands of peripatetic music teachers across the UK....

Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019
Barrister joins legal project working with prisoners in Africa
A lawyer at No5 Barristers’ Chambers has returned from a trip to Africa where he worked with a legal project that supports men, women and children living and working in prisons....

Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2019
Court of Appeal upholds stays of improper planning prosecutions
Court of Appeal upholds stays of improper planning prosecutions...

Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2019
Chloe Ashley acts pro bono in modern day slavery case
Chloe represented AS, an Afghani teenager with significant mental health disorders, charged with assisting an offender. ...

Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2019
Counsel Nassera Butt and Miran Uddin named as Fee-paid Judges of the First-Tier Tribunal
Two counsel from a Birmingham barristers’ chambers have been appointed as Fee-paid Judges of the First-Tier Tribunal....

Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2019
No5 Barristers’ Chambers sponsors spinal injury charity’s solicitors’ training day
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is sponsoring a solicitors’ training day organised by Spinal Injuries Association, a national charity that supports anyone affected by spinal cord injury....

Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2019
Planning inquiry expert to speak at No5’s annual seminar
A planning expert will give advice on how to prepare for planning inquiries at No5 Barristers’ Chambers’ leading seminar....

Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2019
Counsel highlights ‘delicious irony’ of Brexit’s effects on human rights law
Counsel highlights ‘delicious irony’ of Brexit’s effects on human rights law...

Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2019
Court of Appeal rules Secretary of State may be liable for costs of ‘Cart’ judicial review
In an important test case today, 18 February 2018, the Court of Appeal has ruled the Secretary of State may be liable in costs for a successful claim for ‘Cart’ judicial review brought by an asylum applicant...

Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2019
Murder trial prosecution success for No5 counsel Michael Duck QC and Martin Liddiard
Following a three-week trial at Birmingham Crown Court Michael Duck QC has seen murderer David Olczyk jailed for life for beating Kristof Zwolinski to death....

Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2019
No5 barrister acts for prosecution in body modification case
Jonas Hankin QC, of No5 Barristers’ Chambers, acted for the prosecution in a body modification case in which the practitioner admitted three counts of grievous bodily harm ...

Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019
Barrister invited to speak about intermediaries at Supreme Court seminar
Samantha Forsyth from No5 Barristers' Chambers invited to speak about intermediaries at Supreme Court seminar...

Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019
Experts from across the country to speak at No5 Annual Clinical Negligence Seminar in Bristol
Experts from across the country to speak at No5 Annual Clinical Negligence Seminar in Bristol...

Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019
No5 Barrister’s Chambers expertise called upon by Joint Committee on Human Rights
No5 Barrister’s Chambers expertise called upon by Joint Committee on Human Rights...

Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019
New Midlands’ group aims to encourage women to stay in the legal profession amid retention fears
A new group has been launched in the Midlands to support women who work in the criminal law as concerns grow over the number of women who are leaving the profession....

Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2019
The Court of Justice of the European Union hears intercountry adoption case
Counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers have appeared at the Court of Justice of the European Union in an intercountry adoption appeal. ...

Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2019
No5 barristers defend in Worcester acid attack case on a three-year-old child
No5 barristers defend in Worcester acid attack case on a three-year-old child...

Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2019
Philip Dayle appears in Privy Council
Philip Dayle appears in Privy Council ...

Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2019
Counsel see successful resolution on creditor ruling at Court of Appeal
Richard Jones QC and Philip Mantle of No5 Barristers’ Chambers have appeared for the successful creditor in the first case before the Court of Appeal ...

Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019
Jonathan Jones QC secures £26.5m settlement for child who suffered severe brain injury due to delayed diagnosis of hypoglycaemia
Jonathan Jones QC recently acted for a severely brain injured child who received in excess of 26.5 million pounds in settlement of his claim....

Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019
Knockout success as boxing club lands sponsorship deal with No5 Barristers' Chambers
No5 Barristers' Chambers is helping a group of Shropshire boxers pack a punch by announcing its new role as a club sponsor....

Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019
West Midlands barrister’s thoughts for the Child Arbitration Scheme
A leading Birmingham barrister fears a lack of awareness about the use of child arbitration during family break-ups means that people do not always have it as an option at such a stressful time in their lives....

Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019
No5 barrister airs concerns over deportation methods following Judicial Review
An immigration barrister fears a Judicial Review has thrown up the possibility that the Government’s methods to deport EU nationals could end up costing the country hundreds of thousands of pounds....

Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019
Hashi Mohamed successful in getting Inspector’s decision quashed
The High Court last week quashed a decision by a Planning Inspector involving an important case considering the Regulations on the Community Infrastructure Levy ("CIL Regulations”)....

Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019
No5 Barristers’ Chambers represents both sides in Birmingham murder trial
Mark Heywood QC, and Tim Harrington, of No5 Barristers’ Chambers are prosecuting six defendants over the robbery and killing of 24-year-old Jaskaran Kang, who died from stab wounds on January 6 last year....

Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2019
John Butterfield QC leads prosecution at stab-death murder trial
No5 Barristers’ Chambers’ John Butterfield QC is leading the prosecution of a man accused of killing his friend with a single stab wound last summer....

Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019
Michael Burrows QC and Talbir Singh prosecute Riasat Bi murder trial
Michael Burrows QC and Talbir Singh prosecute Riasat Bi murder trial...

Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019
Michael Duck QC Prosecutes “Body Found in Walsall Flat” Murder Case
Michael Duck QC Prosecutes "Body Found in Walsall Flat” Murder Case...

Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2019
QC at No5 Barristers’ Chambers defends cricketer in rape trial
QC at No5 Barristers’ Chambers defends cricketer in rape trial...

Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2019
No5 enforces their POCA expertise
No5 enforces their POCA expertise...

Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2019
David Gardner acts for successful claimant in an application for judicial review
David Gardner acts for successful claimant in an application for judicial review...

Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2019
Richard Alomo and S Chelvan act for Claimant in Surrogacy and Birth Certificate Test Case
Richard Alomo and S Chelvan act for Claimant in Surrogacy and Birth Certificate Test Case....

Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2019
Richard Alomo acts for successful claimant in an application for judicial review
R (G) v HCC; Admin Court 20th December 2018 ...

Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2018
Chris Bright QC and Teresa Hargreaves secure £1.5m damages for claimant in clin neg spinal surgery claim
B v Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust...

Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2018
James Dixon represents family at inquest critical of Home Office and Ministry of Justice
Counsel represents family at inquest critical of Home office and Ministry of Justice...

Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2018
Drugs gang prosecuted by No5 Barristers' Chambers counsel
Drugs gang prosecuted by No5 Barristers' Chambers counsel...

Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2018
Philip Rule acts for defendant in Financial Conduct Authority prosecution of £3 million "Ponzi" scheme fraud
Philip was instructed on behalf of the defendant to proceedings before the Southwark Crown Court. ...

Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2018
Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury Groups sponsor brain injury charity awards
The Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Groups at No5 Barristers’ Chambers have sponsored a major award at an annual ceremony staged by a leading national charity....

Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2018
No5 Barristers’ Chambers supports Brum Christmas Dinner Project
No5 Barristers’ Chambers supports Brum Christmas Dinner Project...

Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2018
No5 counsel secure jail term for young mother’s killer
No5 counsel secure jail term for young mother’s killer...

Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2018
No5 barristers secure conviction of murderer after callous stabbing
No5 barristers secure conviction of murderer after callous stabbing...

Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2018
RESOLVED: 18th Dec - Power outage affecting telephones
18th Dec - Power outage affecting telephones...

Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2018
Christmas opening times
Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all at No5 Barristers' Chambers!...

Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2018
Jeremy Cahill QC retirement announcement
Jeremy Cahill QC retirement announcement...

Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2018
Helping the Homeless
No5 Barristers' Chambers office helping the homeless...

Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2018
Michael Duck QC sees defendant enter guilty manslaughter plea
Michael Duck QC sees defendant enter guilty manslaughter plea...

Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2018
Thea Osmund-Smith successful in High Court
Thea Osmund-Smith successful in High Court...

Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2018
Jonas Hankin QC prosecutes Samantha Eastwood murder
Jonas Hankin QC prosecutes Samantha Eastwood murder...

Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2018
Barrister invokes rarely used powers as jury tampering affects drug dealing trial
Barrister invokes rarely used powers as jury tampering affects drug dealing trial...

Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2018
Gareth Compton successfully represents council in bringing contempt of court case
No5 barrister successfully represents council in bringing contempt of court case...

Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2018
Costs Budgeting process appeal upheld
An appeal over the process of Costs Budgeting has been upheld bringing into question the practice of ‘parking off’ hourly rates to detailed assessment....

Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2018
PCP: Verbal Instructions Trump Written Job Description
Brangwyn v South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust [2018] EWCA Civ 2235; [2018] 10 WLUK 205; 11 October 2018....

Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2018
Counsel defend paranoid schizophrenic who killed a man and seriously injured three others
Counsel defend paranoid schizophrenic who killed a man and seriously injured three others...

Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2018
Teen prosecuted for murder by Michael Duck QC and Sarah Allen is named
Teen prosecuted for murder by Michael Duck QC and Sarah Allen is named...

Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2018
Joint law seminar in Wolverhampton to look at religious discrimination
Law students at Wolverhampton University will have the chance to learn from an expert during a seminar next month (December) which is being led by a leading Birmingham barrister....

Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2018
David Mason QC and Samantha Crabb prosecute Kinver murder trial
David Mason QC and Samantha Crabb prosecute Kinver murder trial...

Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2018
No5 barristers defend in Leicester explosion murder trial
No5 barristers defend in Leicester explosion murder trial...

Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2018
Birmingham barrister criticises the Government’s move to introduce an extra ‘death tax’
Birmingham barrister criticises the Government’s move to introduce an extra ‘death tax’...

Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2018
Mind the Gap! No5's panel on race pay reporting at Annual Employment Seminars
Race pay reporting fell under the spotlight for a panel discussion for the employment law group at No5 Barristers’ Chambers annual employment seminars in Birmingham and London....

Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2018
Adreeja Chatterjee speaks at annual conference of United Kingdom Association of Women Judges
Birmingham barrister speaks at annual conference of United Kingdom Association of Women Judges...

Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2018
Chris Bright QC secures damages of £22.75 million in a single week
Chris Bright QC secures damages of 22.75 million in a single week...

Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2018
Louisa Denning addresses delegates at Association of British Insurers' Conference
"Louisa Denning recently addressed delegates at the Association of British Insurers' Conference on the subject of "Prosecuting Fraudsters: Contempt and Committal”...

Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2018
Seminar to focus on the use of CTG traces in obstetric casework
Seminar to focus on the use of CTG traces in obstetric casework ...

Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2018
Michael Duck QC leads Sarah Allen in the prosecution of the fatal Sutton Coldfield teenage revenge stabbing trial
Michael Duck QC leads Sarah Allen in the prosecution of the fatal Sutton Coldfield teenage revenge stabbing trial...

Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2018
No5 Barristers' Chambers earns top rankings in Chambers UK Bar Guide 2019
No5 Barristers' Chambers earns top rankings in Chambers UK Bar Guide 2019...

Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2018
No5 Barristers’ Chambers hailed as one of the best in much-anticipated legal rankings
No5 Barristers’ Chambers hailed as one of the best in much-anticipated legal rankings...

Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2018
Chris Bright QC and Stephen Goodfellow secure £5m damages for child claimant in fiercely contested clinical negligence claim
Chris Bright QC and Stephen Goodfellow secure 5m damages for child claimant in fiercely contested clinical negligence claim...

Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2018
Divisional Court upholds Art. 5 claim & awards damages to Philip Rule’s client who was wrongly denied prioritisation for hearing
Divisional Court upholds Art. 5 claim, and awards damages to Philip Rule’s client who was wrongly denied prioritisation for his hearing...

Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2018
Jack Feeny represents MoJ against whistleblower's unfair dismissal claims
Jack Feeny represents MoJ against whistleblower's unfair dismissal claims...

Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2018
Supreme Court gives guidance on meaning of “reasonableness” and “unduly harsh” in children’s cases
Supreme Court gives guidance on meaning of "reasonableness” and "unduly harsh” in children’s cases...

Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2018
Jonas Hankin QC prosecutes midwife murder
Jonas Hankin QC is Leading Counsel for the Crown in the murder of midwife Samantha Eastwood....

Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2018
Dangerous driver who bragged about speeding at 146mph jailed for killing student
Harpreet Sandhu prosecuted a dangerous driver jailed for killing a student by hitting her in his car while travelling at twice the speed limit....

Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2018
Jonas Hankin QC secures conviction for murder in toddler death case
Jonas Hankin QC has successfully prosecuted drug dealer Raphael Kennedy for the murder of his two-year-old son Dylan Tiffin-Brown....

Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2018
Michael Duck QC defends in Huddersfield “top of the scale “ grooming trial at Leeds Crown Court.
Michael Duck QC defends in Huddersfield "top of the scale " grooming trial at Leeds Crown Court....

Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2018
Michael Duck QC and Matthew Brook prosecute River Wye murder trial
Michael Duck QC and Matthew Brook prosecute River Wye murder trial...

Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2018
No5 Barristers’ Chambers puts spotlight on clinical negligence for diabetes patients
Medical and legal experts will be sharing their experience with clinical negligence lawyers on issues surrounding diabetes at an event to be held in Birmingham in November. ...

Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2018
Talbir Singh and Tom Schofield defend in modern slavery trial
Talbir Singh and Tom Schofield defend in modern slavery trial...

Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018
Agoraphobic defendants use video links from home during court trials
The use of a video link from home for agoraphobics facing a court hearing is a major step forward in the pursuit of justice, according to an experienced Birmingham barrister....

Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018
Big changes for HMO landlords take effect
New government regulations came into force in England on 1st October requiring all new and existing landlords of Houses in Multiple Occupation ("HMO’s”) to obtain licences for their properties....

Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018
Ian Bridge sees motorist acquitted in prosecution following fatal accident
Ian Bridge sees motorist acquitted in prosecution following fatal accident...

Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018
Colin Banham invited to address Police Federation's seminar on post incident procedures
Invitation to address police seminar on post incident procedures...

Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018
John Butterfield QC defends 16-year-old facing park death murder charge
John Butterfield QC defends 16-year-old facing park death murder charge...

Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2018
Barristers welcome appointment of minister for suicide prevention
Barristers welcome appointment of minister for suicide prevention...

Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2018
Challenge to Gypsy site fails
Challenge to Gypsy Site Fails...

Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2018