Westgate Chambers are delighted to announce the addition of Elissa Da Costa-Waldman MCIArb as a full tenant. While Elissa also retains a Door Tenancy at New Court Chambers, she brings a wealth of legal expertise and experience to Westgate Chambers. Since her call to the Bar in 1990, Elissa has distinguished herself as a practitioner […]
Welcome to Westgate Chambers’ round up of 2024. At the end of another very busy year, we have taken look back at some of the events, seminars, articles and podcasts our barristers have used to build closer working relationships with their instructing solicitors and the other professionals and recognised experts in the areas we serve. […]
Neive accepts instructions across a wide spectrum of Chambers’ specialist areas within family and civil law. Neive has extensive experience in all areas of family law which includes child arrangements, financial remedy and family law act injunctions. Within civil law, Neive is known for her excellent representation and drafting work in small claims and fast-track […]
This matter concerned a final hearing of the local authority’s application regarding four children, namely care orders for SH, SA and SI, and care and placement orders for A. The final hearing took place across 5 days on 6th-10th March 2023 (“the 2023 proceedings”). The mother, S, was unrepresented by choice. She did not attend […]
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has seen Olumide Osunkoya charged for operating multiple crypto ATMs, kiosks that allow users to buy and sell cryptocurrency for cash or a debit card. Westgate Chambers’ Andy Hall assisted the FCA’s legal team with their preparation for the proceedings. These are the first charges to be brought under the […]
Louise Walls provides insightful commentary on the recent case of Care Proceedings: Future Risk [2024] EWFC 246 (B). In this case, on 2nd August 2024 in the Family Court at Bournemouth, HHJ Simmonds made a Special Guardianship Order in favour of the Paternal Grandparents finding that the future risks to the child were such that […]
Jodie Cudworth, instructed by Charlotte Vassall from Chamberlain Martin Solicitors, acted for the Maternal Grandmother in a case concerning non-accidental injuries caused to a child (B). Two weeks before B was admitted to hospital, the mother had noticed red dots in B’s eyes. She showed family members who confirmed the same. In the following week, […]
Westgate Chambers are delighted to welcome Family barrister Martha Walsh to our team. As of Monday 9th September, Martha will be accepting instructions in Public Law and Private Law Children cases. Martha specialises in Family Law. She brings finely honed advocacy skills and extensive experience in care proceedings as in-house counsel for the Orbis Consortium […]
Patrick Steel provides insightful commentary on the recent case, Re KM (A Child) (Welfare) [2023] EWFC 313, for Family Law Week In this case, KM, a child, was deemed to be beyond parental control after DM, who had cared for her, developed Alzheimer’s. It was decided that KM should remain in the UK under a care order […]
Lord Justice Lewison, Lord Justice Bean and Lord Justice Baker from the Civil Division of The Court of Appeal sat to hear ”the appeal of O” (Care Proceedings) from the Family Court at Worthing on 20th June 2024. In the appeal the Appellant – the mother – was represented by Westgate Chambers’ John Hatton (instructed […]