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Terry Gallivan and Jane Hodgson successful in High Court relief from sanction application

11th November 2019

Al-Balhaa v (1) Raphael (2) RMG Residential Management Group Ltd (3) Termhouse (Clarendon Court) Management Ltd (4) Clarendon Court (London) Freehold Ltd [2019] EWHC 1323 (QB) The Appellent lived in Sweden but was the leaseholder of a flat in London in which his sister lived. Between 2013 and 2015, the Appellant and his sister brought…

Simon Mills invited as a guest speaker by the Attorney General of Ghana

8th November 2019

Simon Mills, alongside Harold Brako of Addleshaw Goddard, were invited by the Attorney General of Ghana as guest speakers. They were invited to speak to over 100 Ghanaian lawyers discussing fraud and freezing orders in England.

Property Team Recruitment

31st October 2019

Due to a high volume of work, Five Paper’s Property Team encourage applications from established practitioners with experience of and an enthusiasm for all aspects of Social Housing, particularly from barristers of up to 10 years call. We would welcome applications from groups of barristers in this sphere to help drive Five Paper’s further development…

Nick Grundy QC and Sam Phillips successful in Court of Appeal succession case

31st October 2019

London Borough Haringey v Simawi (Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government as an interested party) In a judgment handed down today the Court of Appeal dismissed Mr Simawi’s appeal. The case concerned the rules limiting succession to secure council tenancies (governed by the Housing Act 1985) to one succession per tenancy. Mr…

Sara Beecham – Judicial Appointment Announcement

22nd October 2019

The Queen has appointed Sara Elisabeth Beecham to be a District Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Robert Buckland QC MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable the Lord Burnett of Maldon. Sara has been deployed to the South Eastern Circuit and will be…

Gavin Dingley’s article on amendments to RSTP – part 2

22nd October 2019

Amendments to the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players by FIFA – Part II By Gavin Dingley (FCIArb) This is Part II of my three-part series on the amendments to the RSTP and follows on from my post last week. The amendments which I mention below came into force on 1st October 2019. The…

Gavin Dingley’s article on amendments to RSTP – part 1

15th October 2019

Amendments to the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players by FIFA – Part I By Gavin Dingley (FCIArb) The Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, otherwise known as ‘RSTP’, is undoubtedly one of the most important of FIFA’s many regulations. It ensures contractual stability in football and contractual cohesion amongst players, clubs…

Chambers UK rankings

14th October 2019

We are delighted to see our continued and improved rankings in Chambers and Partners 2020, including an additional practice area. Five Paper are represented in Social Housing, Commercial Dispute Resolution and Health and Safety. Our client service is also well regarded: “Five Paper have a brilliant clerking team and they are willing to bend over…

New rankings in The Legal 500

1st October 2019

Five Paper is delighted that our expertise continues to be recognised with both new member rankings and a number of members moving up a tier in the latest edition of The Legal 500. We are represented in property litigation, social housing, commercial litigation, insolvency, employment, business immigration and Health & Safety in The Legal 500…

Gavin Dingley FCIARrb new appointment

18th September 2019

We are pleased to say that Gavin Dingley FCIArb has been appointed to the Dispute Appointment Service, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Business Arbitration Scheme (BAS) panel. We look forward to working with DAS going forward. For more details of Gavin’s practice and arbitration experience please click here, or contact our Senior Clerk, David Portch.

Millie Polimac’s article on the recent decision in R (Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants) v SSHD [2019] EWHC 452 published by Landlord and Tenant Review

13th September 2019

The article considers the recent decision in which the High Court found that the checks that landlords were required to make under ss.20 to 37 of the Immigration Act 2014 were incompatible with articles 8 and 14 ECHR. Subscribers to Westlaw can access the article here and non-subscribers can access it here. Millie’s practice encompasses…

Mary Glass is returning to practice following her maternity leave

10th September 2019

Five Paper is delighted to announce that Mary Glass has returned to practice following her maternity leave. Called to the bar in 2001, Mary specialises in public law, primarily immigration and human rights. She provides advice and advocacy in all aspects of immigration and asylum. She appears regularly for the Secretary of State for the…

Members of Five Paper visit Cyprus Bar Council Event

4th September 2019

Satinder Gill, joint head of Five Papers’ Business Immigration and Regulatory Team, and Zachary Kell, a member of our Commercial Team, and Senior Clerk, David Portch are travelling to Limassol, Cyprus for the Bar Council and Cyprus Bar Association’s joint English-Cypriot Law Day, 10th – 14th September 2019. Both will be speaking to the conference…

Sahana Jayakumar appears in the 3rd Issue of the Asset Recovery Magazine.

4th September 2019

Sahana Jayakumar appears in the 3rd Issue of the Asset Recovery Magazine. Sahana’s article will provide a brief profile of the Astana International Finance Centre Court (AIFC) and discusses how its judgments are enforced within Kazakhstan. The full magazine can be found here.

Gavin Dingley joins Five Paper

2nd September 2019

Five Paper is delighted to welcome Gavin Dingley to our Business Immigration and Regulatory Team, further strengthening the team with his expertise in Business Immigration, Health and Safety and Sports Law. Gavin, also a Fellow of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, increases our offering both domestically and internationally having worked in disputes in a wide range…

New Seminar: Land Registration for Litigators

12th August 2019

When:09:00 AM – 12:30 PM Monday, 23rd September 2019 Where: 58 Victoria Embankment, Temple, London EC4Y 0DS Cost: £100 + VAT During this informative and interactive morning seminar, barristers from Five Paper’s Property Team will be presenting a series of short workshops, providing an overview of Land Registration, rectification of the Register in the context…

Third Six Recruitment

6th August 2019

Five Paper is inviting applications for a third six pupillage commencing in October 2019. Candidates should have an expressed desire and experience in order to develop a specialism in Property and Social Housing. The deadline for applications is 4 pm on the 21 August 2019, please click here for more details.

Employment team member Shane Crawford’s article is published in the New Law Journal 26 July 2019 Edition

5th August 2019

The article considers the recent Court of Appeal judgement in Ali and Hextall which decides the correct comparator for a discrimination claim in a shared parental leave context.

Nick Grundy QC and Millie Polimac win a PSED case in the Court of Appeal: Aldwyck HA v Forward

31st July 2019

Decision: A failure to comply with the PSED is not fatal to a claim brought by a public body if the decision would have been the same had the PSED been complied with. The PSED requires public bodies when making decisions to have ‘due regard’ to the need to eliminate discrimination and to advance equality…

New Seminar: Internet and Social Media in the context of Employment Law

30th July 2019

When: 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM Thursday, 19th September 2019 Where: Five Paper, 5 Paper Buildings, Temple, London, EC4Y 7HB Facebook posts of the Grenfell Tower burning effigy or Danny Baker’s photo announcing a Royal birth are acts which impact significantly on the employment relationship. Internet usage in work, but more commonly away from work,…

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