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Compulsory ADR is here – James Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council [2023] EWCA Civ 1416

29th November 2023

Elizabeth England appeared on behalf of the Social Housing Law Association who were an Intervener in this landmark case on whether the court can order parties to compulsory non-court based alternative dispute resolution. The Court of Appeal has today (29 November 2023) handed down its decision in Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council [2023]…

Elizabeth England appears in Court of Appeal in landmark case on compulsory ADR

10th November 2023

Elizabeth England represented the Social Housing Law Association in the Court of Appeal in Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council CA-2022-001778. The appeal was heard over three days before the Lord Chief Justice, the Master of the Rolls and Lord Justice Birss. The Social Housing Law Association (“SHLA”) were given permission to intervene in…

Nicholas Grundy KC and Michael Mullin presenting at Devonshires’ Building Safety Act 2022 Conference

9th October 2023

Nicholas Grundy KC and Michael Mullin will be presenting at Building Safety Act 2022: Devonshires’ Flagship Conference. The conference takes place at The View at The Royal College of Surgeons, on Monday 30 October 2023. Click here for the full conference information and to register your place.

Five Paper is delighted to welcome Felix Gibson and Serena Lee

2nd October 2023

We are delighted to announce that Serena Lee and Felix Gibson have accepted offers of tenancy. Felix joins us following successful completion of pupillage, and Serena was a probational tenant after transferring to the bar. Both Serena and Felix are available to accept instructions. Should you wish to instruct either Serena or Felix, or for…

New pupils at Five Paper

2nd October 2023

We are pleased to welcome Taylor Blair and Freyja McLoughlin as our new pupils. Five Paper pupils will have 5 different supervisors during their pupillage, with an emphasis on training and feedback to ensure the pupils meet the standard for tenancy. During their second sixth, our pupils accept work across chambers practice areas, regularly attending…

Established Practitioner Recruitment

29th September 2023

Five Paper is a modern, specialist set of barristers’ chambers based in the Temple. Our barristers specialise in the fields of commercial and property law. Owing to continued growth of work opportunities and an increased client base, both domestically and internationally, our Commercial Division is seeking to recruit established practitioners into the Banking & Finance; Civil Fraud; Insolvency & Company practice…

Tina Conlan will be presenting a webinar for MBL on housing allocations

18th September 2023

The session will give an overview of the relevant law and provide practical, up-to-date guidance on key areas of challenge to local housing authority allocation policies. Tina will provide analysis of topical challenges including the statutory requirements in the Housing Act 1996, discrimination under the Equality Act 2010 and human rights. The course will also…

Homelessness webinar series – new date

13th September 2023

Date: Starts Tuesday, 3rd October 2023 Time: 1 PM – 2 PM Location: Online Fee: Free CPD points: 4 CPD Hr(s) The Five Paper Public Law group has added a new date – 14 November – to it’s mini-series on key homelessness decisions from the last year. This is to accommodate the recent decision in…

Webb-Harnden v LB Waltham Forest [2023] EWCA Civ 992

22nd August 2023

Michael Mullin and Scarlet Taylor-Waller succeed in the Court of Appeal Today the Court of Appeal have handed down judgment and found in favour of the Council that it had due regard to s.149 of the Equality Act 2010 (“the 2010 Act”) in its offer of accommodation under s.193 and s.196 of the Housing Act…

R(Ahamed) v LB Haringey [2023] EWCA Civ 975

22nd August 2023

Stephen Evans successfully defended the Local Authority’s decision to discharge duty under s.189B of the Housing Act 1996 and make a finding of not homeless, when it facilitated accommodation in a hostel under licence for an applicant whose NASS accommodation had ended. The Court of Appeal held that a person might be “homeless” and so…

Navigating the Electronic Communications – Breakfast Briefing

14th August 2023

Nicholas Grundy KC and Tristan Salter will be presenting at Sharpe Pritchard’s ‘Navigating the Electronic Communications – Breakfast Briefing’ seminar on Thursday 5th October 2023. The seminar will examine the legal, commercial and technical challenges posed by the Electronic Communications Code to landowners and occupiers. Please click here for further information and to register on…

Homelessness webinar series

2nd August 2023

Date: Starts Tuesday, 3rd October 2023 Time: 1 PM – 2 PM Location: Online Fee: Free CPD points: 3 CPD Hr(s) The Five Paper Public Law group presents a three part mini-series on key homelessness decisions from the last year. The presenters provide an expert view on cases they have been involved in at an appeals…

Property Conference 2023

2nd August 2023

Date: Wednesday, 18th October 2023 Time: 09:00 AM – 4:30 PM Location: Ashworth Centre, The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, London WC2A 3TL Fee: £95.00 CPD points: 5 CPD Hr(s) Five Paper’s Property Division barristers present a one-day conference for lawyers with a real property or landlord and tenant practice. The conference will address a number of…

Michael Mullin wins Upper Tribunal Appeal

1st August 2023

Michael successfully represented a landlord in the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber). The appeal concerned the limits on the FTT’s jurisdiction to attach conditions to the grant of dispensation from consultation requirements. The FTT at first instance had granted dispensation but imposed two conditions: The first being that the landlord would not seek to recover the…

Podcast on Obtaining The Consent Of Unsecured Creditors To Administration Extensions

24th July 2023

Ololade Saromi joins Rachael Markham of Squire Patton Boggs on their Restructuring Round-up Podcast series to discuss a case in which Ololade was recently instructed which raised issues about obtaining the consent of unsecured creditors and the deemed consent procedure. Click here to listen to the podcast on the Squire Patton Boggs website.

Five Paper is pleased to take part in the 10,000 Black Interns programme

26th June 2023

This summer Five Paper is hosting 2 interns who will be getting an insight into Chambers’ work. We hope that the experience gained will help them at the start of their legal careers! Click below if you are interested in finding out more about this initiative. 10,000 Black Interns (barcouncil.org.uk)

Obtaining The Consent Of Unsecured Creditors To Administration Extensions

20th June 2023

Two commentaries in the leading practitioners’ textbook on the insolvency legislation, Sealy and Milman: Annotated Guide to the Insolvency Legislation 2023 Volume 1, are mistaken on the issue of whether the consent of a company’s unsecured creditors to an extension of administration can be obtained by using the deemed consent procedure in s.246ZF of the…

Global Law and Business Organisation Annual Congress – Athens, 16th June 2023

16th June 2023

Satinder Gill is attending the Global Law and Business Organisation (GLAWBUS) Annual congress, taking place in Athens, on the 15th and 16th June, which covers the fundamentals of international legal business practice, economic crisis and new challenges. Satinder will be speaking on “The advantages of international commercial arbitration for dispute resolution”.

Recruitment: Junior Clerk

16th June 2023

Salary: £competitive, plus benefits Five Paper is recruiting a Junior Clerk, to assist the clerking team. Previous experience of working in a Chambers is not a requirement. We are a modern, specialist set of Barristers’ Chambers based in Temple. Our core practice areas are split between two divisions, Commercial and Property. The Commercial division includes,…

Peter John featured in Counsel Magazine

13th June 2023

Peter John recently sat down with the editors of Counsel magazine to talk about his experience as Leader of Southwark Council and his practice as a member of Five Paper. Here’s the article published this week.

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