July at 33 Bedford Row

Chambers is pleased to announce that in July 2023, Maeve Thornton, Poppy Henderson and Eorann O'Connor have accepted offers of tenancy with us, following their successful pupillages.

33 Bedford Row also hosted the Resolution Litigants in Person Committee Meeting. Barrister Sapna Shah explains, "It was my first time in attendance since joining and it was lovely to meet everyone, such a varied group from different fields within the umbrella of 'family law', all wanting to promote a greater understanding of the family process for those who are representing themselves.?Great ideas and progressive plans were put forward, just a couple of examples being the creation of guides for putting together court bundles and also, for drafting of witness statements.?All of which will assist anyone involved in advising/representing/cascading information, within the family court process.?Thank you for such a warm welcome!?Looking forward to working with you all."?

July 2023 saw great news from various members of chambers:

Susan Ahern FCIArb has been appointed to the British Horse Racing Authority Appeal Board.

Olivia Beach was successful in an urgent interim relief application and in securing permission to apply for judicial review in asylum support challenge. Read more here.

Deborah Seitler led Baldip Singh MCIArb CJ and appeared for the Child in the Court of Appeal responding to an application to re-open a fact-finding based on procedural irregularity.

Barry Leon was part of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration Caribbean Task Force which worked on recommendations on ow the ITA can assist to enhance arbitration in the Caribbean.

Barry Leon and Dr. Katherine Simpson FCIArb have been added to the Mediation and Arbitration Panels for a new international arbitration institution, the?CI-MAC.

Dr. Katherine Simpson FCIArb was also re-appointed as Chair of the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Women in Dispute Resolution (WIDR) Committee.

The Times have this month reviewed 33 Bedford Row barrister Austen Morgan's new Book Pretence: Why the UK Needs a Written Constitution