Albion Chambers is delighted to announce, that the following members have been successful in their applications to the List of Regulatory Advocates in Health and Safety and Environmental Law.

List A:
David Sapiecha

List B:
Alan Fuller, Richard Shepherd, Edward Hetherington

In recent years we have been enjoying a significant increase in our employment and general civil practices.

As part of our strategy for growth and development, and to meet an ever-increasing workload, we are inviting applications from third-six pupillage and junior tenants to our civil team.

Applications will be treated in confidence and should be submitted to Paul Fletcher, Chambers Director (paul.fletcher@albionchambers.co.uk).
 

We regret to announce that the identities of some of our members have been the subject of misuse by criminal fraudsters. If you receive an unsolicited email from any of our members, probably containing some bogus financial proposal, it is a scam. Do not take any action, apart from notifying us. Please forward any such message to clerks@albionchambers.co.uk so that we have a copy on file. Please note that no member of Chambers will ever contact a member of the public with regard to any legal matter, including inheritance.

We are delighted to announce that the Lord Chief Justice has appointed Gemma Borkowski to be a Deputy District Judge on the Midland Circuit.

Chambers congratulates Gemma on her appointment.

We are delighted to announce that the Queen has appointed Kirsty Real to be a Circuit Judge with effect from 8 April 2019. Her Honour Judge Real will be based at Reading Crown Court.

We congratulate Kirsty on her appointment.

Giles Nelson successfully prosecuted Adam Leighton-Price, a serving police officer, who used an instant-messaging app to encourage a vulnerable woman to her abuse her own children. The Defendant adopted a pseudonym on an online-dating site where he met the woman.

The Defendant was also found guilty of possession of extreme pornography depicting acts of bestiality.

Click here to read more.
 

We are delighted to announce that the Queen has appointed Edward Burgess QC to be a Circuit Judge with effect from 11 March 2019. His Honour Judge Burgess QC will be based at Reading Crown Court.

We congratulate Edward on his appointment.

Kate Brunner QC successfully prosecuted Artur Waszkiewicz for the manslaughter of a 100-year-old woman, in a case involving complex CCTV evidence and issues relating to causative link between injuries sustained in the attack and the pneumonia which directly caused death. Click here to read.
 

This missive is not going to cover, in any sort of depth, the interesting recent authorities about plumbers, drivers and delivery riders: the topic has been done to death by others and by this time next year, there will be a few new cases on point.

What this bulletin is going to explore is the extent to which we need to re-examine our traditionally held views of employment status, whether the status quo of our understanding can still be justified.

One of the challenges facing those of us practising in the field of financial remedy is how to deal with a private family business operated by one of the parties to the marriage. Such businesses are often the source of much of the parties’ wealth and may well be the source of most of their future income.