Following the Government’s proposals for mandatory mediation for claims under £10,000, all those involved in legal disputes will be reminded of the power that mediation has

There has been widespread speculation regarding the level of fraud arising from the government’s COVID Bounce Back Loan Scheme and the projected statistics make for grim

I heard Lady Justice Asplin speak at a meeting a few weeks ago. Many of the points that she raised really resonated with me. Mediation is not peripheral,

Injured Motorcyclist receives £8 million after collaborative working with the Defendant Satinder Hunjan QC has secured £8 million in damages for a young motorcyclist who suffered very

4-5 Gray's Inn Square has launched an internal group for working parents. The Balance/Parents Group is a forum for discussing gender balance and parenting

4-5 Gray's Inn Square's Damian Falkowski acted for Laurence Broderick, the renowned sculptor, in a £5 million court battle with his sons. Laurence Broderick, one of

4-5 regulatory barrister Nikesh Pandit delivered a  webinar on modern slavery with Professor Jan Bebbington, Director of the Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business at Lancaster

4-5 Gray's Inn Square were delighted to sponsor the U35 Lloyd Marine and Energy Insurance Group summer ball on Thursday 15th July 2022. Special congratulations to Amie

4-5 Gray's Inn Square is pleased to host the Electoral Law Forum today in Chambers, chaired by Timothy Straker QC. Today’s meeting brings together experts

The Financial Times reported on the latest development in Paul Cohen and Elisabeth Mason's historic US$15 billion arbitration case for the heirs to the Sultan of Sulu

4-5 Gray’s Inn Square Chambers are thrilled to sponsor the U35 Lloyd’s Marine and Energy Insurance Group black tie dinner 2022 on Thursday 14th July.

  4-5 Gray’s Inn Square Chambers is delighted to have been shortlisted in the Legal 500 Bar Awards 2022 in the category Government and third sector as:  

James Bridgeman S.C and Arran Dowling-Hussey from 4-5 Gray's Inn Square's arbitration group have been listed, on 23.6.22, by the European Union (Stepping up trade agreements

4-5 regulatory barristers Rowena Wisniewska Sethi and Nikesh Pandit publish article in Sweet and Maxwell’s Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation on the potential environmental

We are delighted to announce Amrit Kaur Dhanoa and Hannah Gardiner have been appointed to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry's legal team.

Iulia Şaran successfully acted for a doctor in a 7 day dishonesty trial brought by the GMC before the Medical Practitioners’ Tribunal.   The doctor was alleged

We would like to congratulate Tom Francis on his invitation to join the International Committee of the Bar Council as the Chair of its subcommittee for the Middle

German National: £6.33 million (full liability basis) for brain injury ("walking wounded") following RTA   Satinder Hunjan QC has secured on a full liability basis a

The Queen (on the application of Cort) v. London Borough of Lambeth [2022] EWHC 1085 (Admin) Deputy High Court Judge Graham Wood QC 11 May, 2022 The Claimant brought a successful application

We would like to congratulate Naveen Agnihotri who is being sworn in today as a Recorder at the Manchester Civil Justice Centre by the Honourable Mr

We are delighted to welcome Rowena Wisniewska Sethi as a new tenant. Rowena has particular expertise in financial services regulation. If you would like to instruct Rowena, please

Church Fenton Parish Council Election Petition Judgment 27 April 2022. Timothy Straker QC instructed by Emyr Thomas of Sharpe Pritchard (on behalf of the Returning Officer)   Election Petition brought

We are excited to welcome Ramya Nagesh who joins 4-5 Gray's Inn Square today! Ramya specialises in inquest, professional discipline, inquiry, business crime and general public law.

UKSC decides Croydon v Kalonga. Possession claim dismissed. To obtain possession of a fixed-term secure tenancy you must have and use a forfeiture or break clause.

Vivienne and Katharine presented to local authority delegates about the pre-election period, the effect of s.2 Local Government Act 1986 on local authority publicity and the particular challenges posed

Paul Cohen and Elisabeth Mason have prevailed in a massive dispute against the state of Malaysia. Cohen and Mason appeared in the arbitration alongside

Sultan of Sulu: the story of Spain's largest arbitration 4-5 Gray's Inn Square Members Paul Cohen and Elisabeth Mason can now reveal their involvement in one

We are pleased to announce that Barrister and Mediator, Naveen Agnihotri, has been appointed by The Queen as a Recorder of the Northern Circuit.

A message received from an applicant highlights how much the support and expertise means to people:  “I do not think I could have got through the

Arran Dowling-Hussey recently acted for East Sussex County Council successfully defending an appeal in the First-tier Tribunal Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Decision Appeal No: EH925/19/00026. In

The Environment Act 2021 has been described as historic and world-leading. It also led to sewerage footage going viral. But what should we watch out for now? Click here

We are delighted to announce that Charlotte Crocombe joins Chambers as a full tenant after successfully completing her pupillage. Charlotte is developing a broad practice in public law,

The Thomas Cronwell Group Click here to read more: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6851500734798733312  

Satinder Hunjan QC has successfully secured around £11.5 million in a clinical negligence claim for the Claimant following the failure of a tertiary level children’s hospital

We are delighted to announce that 14 members have been included in Legal 500 2022 in 6 practice areas. We have been ranked as Tier 1 for our Social Housing law team,

We are delighted to announce that the Lord Chief Justice has appointed Clara Zang to sit as a Deputy District Judge on the London/South Eastern Circuit. This

Simon Randle and Elizabeth Nicholls ** Released yesterday**, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government have published the long awaited revised National Planning Policy Framework. This sets out

Chambers welcomes Nikesh Pandit’s appointment to the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales’ (ICAEW) Financial Services Faculty Board. Nikesh will serve as a

The Danish tax authority’s attempt to pursue more than 100 financial institutions for £1.5bn in tax payments through London’s High Court has collapsed, after

Woking Football Club Tim Straker QC commences 2 week Planning Inquiry regarding Woking Football Club and a Property Development Appeal. *LIVE* Click here to watch: https://www

Tower block re-cladding – service charge liability Three 4-5 barristers appear in key Court of Appeal case on service charge liability for re-cladding a tower block. Corporation of

Siân McGibbon, led by Anand Beharrylal QC, represented the successful appellant in this appeal against the Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago for wrongful arrest and

Gordon Exall, joins Satinder Hunjan QC A huge welcome to Gordon Exall who joins 4-5 as an Associate Tenant. He brings first class expertise to our boutique, specialist

Satinder Hunjan QC instructed by Barrington Atkins of Stewarts Solicitors has successfully secured a settlement on behalf of ex-professional football player Matthew Fryatt against his former football club

Jonathan Rose featured in the top five in The Lawyer’s Top 20 cases list last week acting in the case of Skatteforvaltningen (the Danish Customs

Anneli Robins of 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square was led by Justin Bates of Landmark Chambers, instructed by Denise Phillips of GT Stewart Solicitors, and appeared on

Nikesh Pandit, regulatory barrister at 4-5 Gray's Inn Square, co-authors article with Jones Day's Aidan Lawes and Emirali Mustafa in

We are delighted to welcome a new tenant to 4-5, Elizabeth Nicholls. Elizabeth advises and represents clients in chambers core areas of commercial and chancery work, including contract,

Congratulations to both Raoul Colvile and Selena Jones for being appointed to the Serious Fraud Office's Prosecution C Panel. Additional congratulations to Selena for also being appointed

European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg Charles Foster instructed in urgent out-of-hours medical treatment Court of Protection case, now on appeal to the European Court of Human Rights

CHRISTOPHER BAKER defends the interpretation and operation of a local authority’s housing allocation scheme in the Court of Appeal, in relation to an applicant in statutorily

New Member – James Doyle The members of 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square Chambers are delighted to announce that James Doyle has joined Chambers. James has an

Congratulations to James Bridgeman SC who has been appointed to the ICDR panel of Arbitrators. The International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) is the international division of the

Ms Kaltun Bullale v City of Westminster Council [2020] EWCA Civ 1587 Court of Appeal 25 November 2020 Before Bean, King & Lewis LJJ   Ian Peacock and Anneli Robins of 4-5

The Court of Appeal has held that an injunction obtained by Birmingham City Council to restrain street-cruising was lawful and that the authority had not been obliged to

Clarke, R (On the Application Of) v Birmingham City Council [2020] EWCA Civ 1466 The Court of Appeal has ruled that Birmingham City Council acted lawfully in its decision to

4-5 Gray’s Inn Square is delighted to announce that Annabel Heath joins Chambers as a tenant after successfully completing her pupillage. Annabel’s specialisms

The High Court today granted permission for a judicial review of Brighton and Hove City Council's refusal to accomodate a street homeless former asylum seeker during the

The Social Housing Team at 4-5 is delighted to maintain their position as a band 1 set in Chambers and Partners 2021. Described as a set who is 'home to

In Prempeh v. Lakhany [2020] EWCA Civ 1422, the Court of Appeal held that a notice seeking possession under section 8 of the Housing Act 1988 does not have to give the

Christopher Baker and Rea Murray of 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square have been successful in a landmark victory in the UK Supreme Court for an Orthodox Jewish,

We are delighted that 14 members of chambers have been included in Legal 500 2021 in 6 practice areas. Additionally, we have been ranked as Tier 1 for our Social Housing law

4-5 Gray's Inn Square is pleased to announce that Ian Peacock has been appointed by The Queen as a Recorder on the South Eastern Family Circuit. Ian

Paul Cohen has co-authored a White Paper for the new initiative for Silicon Valley tech disputes resolution. The Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center has established a Task

4-5 Gray’s Inn Square is delighted to announce that Iulia Saran joins Chambers as a tenant after successfully completing her pupillage. Iulia is developing a broad

We are pleased to share that Naveen Agnihotri has obtained Certified Islamic Arbitrator & Expert status through IICRA.   Naveen has been instructed by banks and law firms

Justice Edwin Cameron - Hailed by Nelson Mandela as "one of South Africa's heroes", former judge on the Constitutional Court of South Africa and HIV

New Tenant – Nikesh Pandit We are delighted to announce that Nikesh Pandit, formerly an associate solicitor in the regulatory team at the international law firm Jones Day,

Raoul Colvile – SFO v. G4S C&J – Deferred Prosecution Agreement Raoul Colvile was instructed as junior Counsel by the Serious Fraud Office who on

Max Shephard is successful on appeal in the case of Goodfellow v Rugby Football Union before the National Anti-Doping Panel. Mr Goodfellow tested positive for methasterone which

We are delighted to welcome to Charles Foster who joins 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square today from Serjeants’ Inn.  Another excellent addition to our expanding

£20M: Satinder Hunjan QC successfully concludes very high value cerebral palsy claim arising out of uterine rupture during a trial of labour following a VBAC. ABB (a

Toby Vanhegan successful on behalf of the Claimant in R(Mitchell) v. Islington LBC [2020] EWHC 1478 (Admin)   In R(Mitchell) v. Islington LBC [2020] EWHC the High Court held

Croydon LBC v Kalonga [2020] EWHC 1353 (QB)Tipples J   A flexible tenancy is a species of secure tenancy which is granted for a fixed term of at least

CLINICAL NEGLIGENCE SUCCESS: LIABIITY FOR DOWN’S SYNDROME ARISING OUT OF SYSTEM FAILURE FOR ORGANISING URGENT APPOINMENTS FOR A COMBINED TEST AND INDEMNITY COSTS FOR FAILING TO

Forethoughts @ 4-5 International Arbitration podcast – can you hold a full arbitration hearing by video? Click here to watch: The podcast    

The junior barristers at 4-5 Gray's Inn Square have compiled a list of practical guidance concerning the operation of Courts and Tribunals. We hope that readers find

Stephen Barker, leading CMC Registered Commercial Mediator and barrister at 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square reviews an important development in mediation costs law – Mr Justice Griffiths

In Hertfordshire County Council v. Davies [2020] EWHC 838 (QB), the Court held that although the authority had not given proper notice of their application for permission for a writ

In Hertsmere Borough Council v. Kiefer, Watford Borough Council v. McMahon [2020] EWCA Civ the Court of Appeal held that, contrary to the decisions of the county court judges

In James v. Hertsmere Borough Council [2020] EWCA Civ 489, the Court of Appeal decided that there was jurisdiction within a homelessness appeal to decide the lawfulness of contracting out,

On an application for an interim injunction against a trespasser to land, His Honour Judge Gerald cited, at the conclusion of the one day hearing on 17 March 2020, the

Our Mediators can undertake mediations online using Zoom, or by telephone.

Laura Stockin and Iulia Şaran start their second six at 4-5 on Wednesday 1st April.  They will be available for remote hearings from 1st April for

The Court of Appeal has held that where the Appellant landlord had breached the public sector equality duty (“PSED”), the Circuit Judge had been wrong to

The Court of Appeal (LJJ Patten, Moylan, Newey) heard the appeal in the case Luton Community Housing Partnership v Durdana. The Equality and Human Rights Commission intervened.

Colin Manning (Joint Head of Medition Group), Iain Christie and Patrick Taylor feature in February 2020 Counsel Magazine 'Mediation: untangling knotty problems' following on from CMC Annual Conference 2019.

Phase 2 of the Inquiry into the fire at Grenfell Tower is under way and the Inquiry will seek to investigate the series of events which caused the fire

SKAT [the Danish tax authority], have brought a claim in the Commercial Court against 80+ defendants with at least 23 legal teams alleging fraudulent and/or the wrongful reclaim of

Regrettably, due to Covid-19 we have cancelled this conference. It will be rescheduled in due course.   Liaise, learn and network with the field’s legends, leaders,

4-5 would like to congratulate Nikki Carr on her appointment as a Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, Property Chamber by the Senior President of Tribunals, the Right Honourable

  I am delighted to announce that Emily Martin has taken over as Senior Clerk. Emily brings an absolute breath of fresh air to Chambers with her strong

Amrit Kaur Dhanoa and Rosalee Dorfman Mohajer will consider the various stages of preparing witness evidence in a civil case, from issuing a claim up

Permission to appeal has been granted by the the Supreme Court in R (Z and others) v (1) Hackney LBC  and (2) Agudas Israel Housing Association [2019] EWCA Civ 1099; [2019] HLR 44.

Jonathan Manning is ‘Lawyer of the Week’ in The Times for his work representing Birmingham City Council over LGBT equality protests. This important case considered

Last month, Alexandra Sidossis successfully argued a Service Provision Change (SPC) TUPE transfer in a 7-day preliminary hearing. Here are the key points to take away:   SPC

In preparation for 12th December General Election, Timothy Straker QC and Vivienne Sedgley discuss political publicity, access to information, the Code of Practice, guiding principles and statutory restrictions.

Judgment is out in the case of Birmingham City Council v Afsar & Ors [2019] EWHC 3217 (QB). Jonathan Manning and Clara Zang have successfully obtained

Satinder Hunjan QC has successfully represented a Claimant who suffered mal-nutrition following otherwise successful weight loss surgery resulting in catastrophic consequences involving substantial disability and blindness. Following the