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Five Paper Pupillage Open Evenings ⚖️

20th October 2026

We’re delighted to be hosting our upcoming Pupillage Open Evenings, offering an opportunity to learn more about pupillage at Five Paper and gain insight into life at the Bar. •  Tuesday 1 December 2026 – In person •  Tuesday 5 January 2027 – Virtual Whether you’re exploring a career at the Bar or preparing to…

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Five Paper Legal 500 2027 Guide

13th October 2026

We’re delighted to be recognised again this year in the Legal 500 2027 Guide! 🎉 We’re especially pleased to retain our Tier 1 ranking for Social Housing, alongside recognition across Employment, Health & Safety, Immigration, Insolvency, and Property Litigation. A special congratulations to Joe McBrien and Taylor Blair, who have also been ranked this year….

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Five Paper – Private Client

12th October 2026

A new term has started and Five Paper Private Client team is proud to announce the beginning of its knowledge series. Regular posts discussing common applications, current issues and recent cases in the field of Private Client practice. Along with Tristan Salter, Freyja Mcloughlin and David Mold, Sam Phillips head of the Private Client team…

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Join Five Paper’s Clerking Team

28th August 2026

We are recruiting a Practice Manager, on a temporary contract basis for maternity leave cover (up to 12 months), which will ensure the client service at Five Paper remains to a high standard. The candidate will be a forward-thinking individual, who can work well under pressure, have a desire to learn and develop their career…

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The Girls’​ Network’s Women in Law Day! 🎉

26th August 2026

We’re proud to be sponsoring The Girls’​ Network‘s Women in Law Day! 🎉 At Five Paper, we believe in opening doors for the next generation of talent and this event does exactly that, connecting young women with role models and opportunities in the legal profession. Excited to be part of it again this year. #WomenInLaw…

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Pupillage Gateway Timetable Announced for 2026/27

25th August 2026

The application timetable for the Pupillage Gateway has now been announced: • 7 September 2026 – Applicant accounts open • 23 November 2026 – Pupillage vacancies published • 4 January 2027 – Applications open • 28 January 2027 – Applications close Meet Five Paper at the Bar Council Pupillage Fair on Saturday 17th October 2026 at…

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Jennifer Moate successful in the Court of Appeal

27th July 2026

Baqir Al-Chaalan & Another v Abri Group Limited [2026] EWCA Civ 946 Jennifer Moate, appearing on behalf of Abri Group Limited, was successful in resisting the appeal brought by Mr Al-Chaalan against the dismissal of his application to set aside a possession order. The appeal raised important issues concerning service of possession proceedings under the Civil…

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Four members of Five Paper are successful in the Supreme Court.

22nd July 2026

R (oao Bano) v LB Waltham Forest AND (1) Shelter (intervener 1); (2) SHLA (intervener 2) and (3) 13 London Local Housing Authorities Nick Grundy KC, leading Michael Mullin and Joseph Mahon on behalf of the Respondent London Borough of Waltham Forest (LBWF) and Millie Polimac on behalf of the 2nd and 3rd Interveners (SHLA…

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Ololade Saromi called to the Nigerian Bar

13th July 2026

We are delighted to announce that Ololade Saromi has been called to the Nigerian Bar, effective 7 July 2026. Congratulations, Ololade, on this well-deserved accomplishment! We wish you every success as you continue to build what is already an impressive, and now multi-jurisdictional, practice. #CalledToTheBar #NigerianBar #LegalProfession #Congratulations #FivePaper

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R3 Association of Business Recovery Professionals

9th July 2026

We had the pleasure of hosting fabulous ladies from the insolvency industry at the R3 Association of Business Recovery Professionals London & South East Ladies Summer Lunch 2026. And earlier this week, we were delighted to host some of our wonderful clients from the property division at The Inns of Court Alliance for Women (ICAW)…

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Taylor Blair for ASB Week – Is Hoarding ASB?

2nd July 2026

Hoarding can present a number of risks to tenants and neighbouring residents, including: pests, mould, and chief amongst them fire safety risks. Many landlords will be familiar with the risks associated with hoarding and may have seen clutter scale and fire safety reports come across their desk. Equally, in the last few years Hoarding Disorder…

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Five Paper shortlisted for Legal 500 Bar Awards 2026

12th June 2026

Five Paper is delighted to have been nominated for the follow categories in the Legal 500 Bar Awards 2026: • Property & Housing Set of the Year • Junior Clerk of the Year – Emmy Millins We would like to congratulate all of those nominated and thank all of our clients and referees for their…

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Ololade Saromi contributes to Issue 217 of the Encyclopaedia of Banking Law

8th June 2026

Ololade Saromi joins the editorial team of LexisNexis‘s authoritative practitioner reference on English banking law as a contributing author. Ololade has updated three chapters in the latest issue of the Encyclopaedia of Banking Law (LexisNexis), the leading looseleaf reference work on modern English banking law for practitioners advising on both domestic and international matters. Issue…

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