4-5’s current pupils Ilana Hirschberg and Benedict Scantlebury have commenced the second half of their pupillage and are now ‘on their feet’.
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Ilana started out working in a Legal Aid Firm acting for both private and public sector tenants where she dealt with cases covering possession, disrepair, homelessness, and discrimination. Before commencing pupillage, Ilana worked for 1.5 years as a Housing Paralegal and then for 1 year as a Senior Housing Paralegal.
In 2021 Ilana transitioned to a charity where she broadened her experience and continued to work on possession, disrepair and homelessness matters while also taking on leasehold and TOLATA disputes.
Ilana has a strong interest in public law and judicial review and during pupillage she has expanded her knowledge and experience in this area.
Ilana has recently co-authored three articles for Lexisnexis on topical public law and financial regulation issues. She has authored an article for the Oxford Journal of Law and Religion.
Ilana accepts work across housing, property, public law, healthcare regulation, financial services regulation, and local government.
“FCA Consultation on Access to Cash—key aspects and implications” Co-authored with Rowena Wisniewska – Sethi. Published by LexisNexis on 2 Feb 2024
“Upper Tribunal refuses to suspend FCA requirements on e-money business (Nvayo v FCA)” Co-authored with Rowena Wisniewska – Sethi. Published by LexisNexis on 13 Feb 2024
“Court of Session finds restriction on judicial review lawful (Sooy v Secretary of State)” Co-authored with Rowena Wisniewska – Sethi. Published by LexisNexis on 2 Feb 2024
“Lee v Asher's Bakery—The Final Tier” Published by the Oxford Journal of Law and Religion in 2019.
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Rowena Wisniewska and Ilana Hirschberg discuss the background, decisions and practical implications of The First Tier Tribunal (the FTT) allowing two of three appeals brought by pension administrator NBC against HMRC.
Rowena Wisniewska and Ilana Hirschberg analyse a recent Upper Tribunal decision on an e-money institution, denying Nvayo Ltd's attempt to suspend restrictions imposed by the FCA surrounding anti-money laundering deficiencies tied to Nvayo's owner's legal case.
The Scottish Court of Session has refused a petitioner’s first plea in law, rendering their petition incompetent with regard to section 11A of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (TCEA 2007) and refusing the petition.
Following the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Access to Cash Statement of Policy in August 2023, the FCA launched consultation paper CP29/23: Access to cash, which proposed new rules to ensure that consumers continue to have access to cash.