Magdalen Chambers supports fundraising tribute to the Catherdral Yard Fire
Unique Exeter Painting Sold for Fire Fundraising Bought for policeman who helped in the response to the blaze A painting depicting everyday life in Exeter’s Southernhay district has been auctioned to...
View ArticleFundamental Dishonesty Appeal Allowed
On 21 March 2017 HHJ Cotter QC sitting in the County Court at Exeter allowed an appeal against the refusal to permit the enforcement of a costs order against an unsuccessful Claimant in a personal...
View ArticleSad Announcement
Chambers is very sad to announce the death of John Lloyd, one of the founding members of Rougemont Chambers. Joint Head of Magdalen Chambers, Michael Berkley, delivered this eulogy at a celebration of...
View ArticleExeter Chiefs
Magdalen Chambers would like to extend their warmest congratulations to our triumphant Chiefs on their fantastic performance in winning the Premiership title. The post Exeter Chiefs appeared first on...
View ArticleExeter’s legal community raises £2,780 for city tribute
We are delighted to have been involved with other members of Exeter‘s legal community gathered in Southernhay yesterday, for a charity cheque presentation, after raising over £2,500 for the creation of...
View ArticleFinancial Remedies update: Short Marriage cases – a departure from the...
In White v White [2001] 1 AC 596 the House of Lords established what has become a principle that the matrimonial assets of a divorcing couple should normally be shared between them on an equal basis....
View ArticleConduct in Needs-Based Financial Remedy Cases
The issue of conduct is one often raised by litigants in financial remedy cases. The court’s treatment of it, however, is often not what the parties would wish it to be, often because the court...
View ArticleWorking: employed or gigging?
We lawyers have been arguing about the status of ‘employees’ since the dawn of the first codified employment legislation in this country and the advent of the industrial tribunals. Cases such as...
View ArticleMPs, racist language and the law
Andrew Worthley has written an article for The Conversation looking at the intersection between MPs, racist language and the law of unfair dismissal, in light of recent comments made by Newton Abbot MP...
View ArticleThe Homelessness Reduction Act 2017, initial thoughts
Last week, the Department for Communities and Local Government reported an increase of 33,000 children being housed by councils in temporary accommodation since mid-2014, representing a rise of 37%....
View ArticleEarly Neutral Evaluation: An Alternative Approach to the Resolution of...
Paul Waterworth writes One of the fascinations of the practice of family law is the way in which the law itself and the procedures involved in its application, evolve to suit changing social needs and...
View ArticleEmployment Tribunals: Rebates
The commons debated the aftermath of the removal of employment tribunal fees this week- stay up to date with the employment team at Magdalen Chambers....
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Diverse Training offered by Chambers
Diverse Training offered by our Members which recently saw Sarah Hornblower host a Mock Coroners Court for a vital local charity North Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team. Its an unfortunate side of...
View ArticleVeterans, treatment, support, the military charities, and how they can help us
Following the welcome withdrawal of British Combat troops from Afghanistan it is tempting to think that the problems faced by our servicemen and women are coming to an end. In fact, the opposite seems...
View ArticleCan I make this Order?
It not infrequently happens that a District Judge, when being asked to approve a Consent Order in financial remedy proceedings involving the transfer of property, questions the jurisdictional basis for...
View ArticleBurden of Proof under the Equality Act 2010 and Adverse Inferences
Burden of Proof under the Equality Act 2010 and Adverse Inferences: Efobi v Royal Mail Group Limited (Judgment handed down on 10 August 2017). Prior to the advent of the Equality Act 2010 the burden...
View ArticleMagdalen Chambers are again ranked as a leading set by the Legal 500
Magdalen Chambers is thoroughly delighted to announce that for the fourth successive year we have been rated as a leading set on the Western Circuit by the prestigious Legal 500 directory. The authors...
View ArticleExeter Family Court Clinic Needs you!
The Exeter Family Court Clinic (or EFCC) was launched in May 2017 to provide limited free support to LiPs. We need more volunteers to help with this new initiative. The clinic runs monthly at the...
View ArticleThe Court of Appeal Gives Judgment in Fundamental Dishonesty Case
On Monday 30 October 2017 the Court of Appeal gave judgment in the case of Howlett v Davies [2017] EWCA Civ 1696, which concerned the issue of fundamental dishonesty for the purpose of removing the...
View ArticleMembers ranked in Chambers and Partners 2017 for the UK Bar
Chambers are delighted to congratulate members for being ranked for their excellence. Michael Berkley of Magdalen Chambers Chancery practitioner with a practice covering contentious trusts and...
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