August 2024

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Chambers Update:

We hope you all enjoyed the summer break.

4-5 is heading straight into a busy month ahead…

We'd like to start off by highlighting a selection of the notable cases we've been involved in over this August, including:

Charlotte Crocombe successfully represented Leicester City Council in obtaining an urgent injunction against persons unknown to prevent an unlawful, unlicensed street party which posed a serious threat to public safety taking place the next day.?For more information click here.

Tim Straker KC, Head of Chambers and Simon Randle have successfully represented the London Borough of Newham in a planning appeal brought by London City Airport against Newham’s decision to refuse the airport's application for planning permission. More on the decision of the case here.

Chambers is also delighted to be welcomes onto the National Framework Partnership to provide Barristers Services in the areas of building and construction law. Find out more about the framework and suppliers, including 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square, here. Our Construction and Engineering group can be viewed here.

Elsewhere our members have been busy contributing articles and preparing for upcoming events, which include:

An article on the Advantages of Mediating International Trade Disputes written by Arran Dowling-Hussey and Patrick Taylor – You can locate the full article here.

4-5 will be sponsoring the Tree Law conference 2024. Elizabeth Nicholls will be discussing mediation in the morning, alongside other expert panelists who will be covering various topics.

4-5 & BVI Arbitration Centre are in collaboration to present a webinar on: 'Risk mitigation in international arbitration driven by modern?forms of Artificial Intelligence’ with talks from Paul Cohen (4-5 Gray’s Inn Square, London) , Sarah Reynolds, FCIArb, Managing Partner at Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP, Chicago & Leonora Riesenburg (4-5 Gray’s Inn Square, London).?Moderated by Shan Greer, Chief Executive Officer at the BVI International Arbitration Centre

The webinar will take place on Friday 27th September, commencing at 2pm. There is still time to register your attendance here.

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People News:

We are delighted to welcome back Thomas Dillon who rejoins Chambers on Monday 2 September. Thomas is an experienced commercial barrister, with a practice focusing on issues relating to media, including intellectual property and defamation. He has extensive experience of domestic and international disputes and is an accredited Mediator and Arbitrator.?

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As ever, if you'd like more information on anything featured in this update, or to make a general inquiry, please contact [email protected].