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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,…

Sam Phillips obtains £100,000 Unlawful Profit Order in AirBnB subletting case

17th July 2019

Sam Phillips, a barrister in Five Paper’s Property Team obtained a final order for the recovery of over £100,000 of profit unlawfully obtained as a result of a tenant subletting his property via AirBnB in the case of City of Westminster v Harman. At a hearing in which HHJ Luba refused the tenant’s application for…

Nick Grundy QC and Tristan Salter successful in the Court of Appeal.

11th July 2019

This case concerns the additional pre-condition of a 6 month notice before a Housing Association can use the shorthold ground to obtain possession where it has granted a tenant an Assured Shorthold Tenancy (AST) for a fixed term of not less than two years. Section 21(1A) & (1B) of the HA 88 (introduced by the…

Zachary Kell’s article on the Disclosure Pilot published in the Journal of International Banking and Finance Law

8th July 2019

Zachary Kell has written an article for the Journal of International Banking and Finance Law entitled ‘Disclosure – co-operation in an adversarial system’ ((2019) 7 JIBFL 474 – co-authored with Laura Sutton of PDT Solicitors). The article considers the Disclosure Pilot introduced by Practice Direction 51U, its scope, and the focus placed on co-operation between…

Michael Mullin successful in Judicial Review concerning the assessment of costs following a compromised Environmental Protection Act 1990 prosecution.

17th May 2019

In R. (on the application of Notting Hill Genesis) v Camberwell Green Magistrates’ Court [2019] 5 WLUK 124, Michael was instructed by Glazer Delmar for the Appellant. A s82 Environmental Protection Act 1990 prosecution for statutory nuisance had been compromised on terms, including £2,500 compensation. Notting Hill Genesis (‘NHG’) had agreed to pay the prosecutor’s…

Third Six Recruitment

16th May 2019

Five Paper is inviting applications for a third six pupillage, commencing in October 2019. We are a modern and dynamic chambers with both the set and numerous individual barristers ranked in the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners. Candidates are expected to have a strong background or desire to work in Chambers’ core areas. As…

Millie Polimac appointed to the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s Panel of Counsel

16th May 2019

Following a highly competitive process Millie has been appointed to the EHRC’s panel of counsel. The EHRC is an independent statutory body with the mandate to promote and uphold equality and human rights ideals across England, Scotland and Wales. The Commission often intervenes, in both domestic and European courts, in cases of great public importance…

Simon Mills obtains extended freezing orders and judgment without trial

24th April 2019

On 9 January 2019 Hildyard J. entered summary judgment in Watson v Applegarth Dene Ltd & Christopher Hatton on an oral application just days before a 5 day-trial concerning Claimants’ claim for deferred consideration under a share purchase agreement for the sale of an accountancy practice, Danton Partners Limited. Simon Mills was instructed in October…

Camilla ter Haar joins Five Paper

18th March 2019

Five Paper is delighted to announce that Camilla ter Haar has rejoined Chambers. Camilla was called to the Bar in 2005 and is an established practitioner specialising in international and domestic commercial disputes, construction and insolvency. Camilla has worked on disputes in a wide range of jurisdictions and is instructed as junior counsel to the Grenfell…

Millie Polimac successful in High Court appeal concerning standing to bring Environmental Protection Act 1990 prosecution

25th February 2019

Millie appeared on behalf of the appellant in this case which was the first to consider whether a proprietary interest was needed in order to have standing to bring a prosecution under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. The appellant was a former tenant still in occupation although the landlord was trying to evict her. She…

Five Paper supports The Great Legal Bake

24th February 2019

Five Paper is supporting The Great Legal Bake this week by baking and selling cakes and other goodies in support of the London Legal Support Trust. The LLST is an independent local charity which raises funds to help law centres, citizens advices bureaus and advice agencies to provide free legal services to those who might…

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