News archive
- Kirsten Mercer begins pupillage with Park Court (20th September 2009)
- Ellie Fry successfully completes pupillage (3rd September 2009)
- Robert Smith QC secures acquittal of Emmerdale Star (25 August 2009)
- Paul Greaney shortlisted for Junior of the Year (Crime) for the Chambers Bar Awards 2009 (7 August 2009)
- Simon Phillips appointed to the Serious Fraud Office’s A List (3 August 2009)
- Three more juniors join the Attorney General’s Unified List of Specialist Prosecuting Advocates (30 July 2009)
- Andrew Wastall joins Chambers (16 June 2009)
- Park Court tenant represents appellants in SIAC (13 May 2009)
- Shaken Baby Syndrome case collapses (16 Feb 2009)
- Ian Brook, former Ag. High Court Judge, Trinidad & Tobago, joins Chambers from 1st October 2008 (13 Feb 2009)
- Alex Offer - Future Star of the Bar (Times On-Line) (20 Nov 2008)
- Timothy Hartley nets approx £11,000,000 for lay clients in approval hearings this week in four clinical negligence cases
- John Lodge - appointed to the Circuit Bench
- James Normington presents to local business leaders at the Leeds Chamber of Commerce
- Applications for Third Six Pupillage
- Susanna Kitzing successfully completes pupillage.
- Chambers undertakes major review of school admissions policy for the DCSF
- Doherty & Others v Birmingham City Council [2008] UKHL57
- American Internship at Park Court Chambers
- James Normington meets Hilary Benn MP
- R v Powell and English Revised - New Guidelines from the House of Lords
- Chris Aspinall (former solicitor advocate) joins Chambers
- Decision of Basildon DC to evict the Dale Farm residents quashed
- Four new members join Park Court Chambers - Paul Reid, Nicholas Lumley, Paul Williams and Glenn Parsons
- Priest represented by John Lodge in the first Clergy Disciplinary Tribunal
- Employment Newsflash - one of the first decisions on Age Discrimination -by Ceri Widdett
- Mock Trial for Leeds City Council
- Chambers & Partners 2008: Recommended for Crime and Health & Safety
- Legal 500 2007-8: Park Court Chambers recommended for crime, employment, chancery/commercial, housing, personal injury and family work
- Times On-Line - article by Simon Myerson QC - "The Courts are not keeping pace with Science"
- Nicholas Mason and Gul Nawaz Hussain join Chambers
- 'Exclusive' article in NY Litigator by James Normington entitled "Reaping the Rewards".
- Race for Life - in aid of Cancer Research
- Article published by James Normington on "Chancel Repair Liability"
- Recent publication of "Cohabitation and Trusts of Land", co-written by Elizabeth Darlington
- Life at the Junior Bar
- Laurence Saffer and James Normington join Park Court Chambers
- Adam Birkby - pupillage
- Park Court members in training for the Great North Run
- Wayne Stevens appointed Senior Criminal Clerk and Karen Richardson as Criminal Clerk
Latest News
- CPS Panels (20th January 2012)
- First Direct Access Criminal Case (19th January 2012)
- Paul Greaney QC acts on behalf of the Football Association in the Luis Suarez case (3rd January 2012)
- Park Court tenant secures dismissal of murder allegation (11th November 2011)
- West Yorkshire Panel for Legal Services (3rd August 2011)
- Summer Party (3rd August 2011)
- Leeds Credit Union (3rd August 2011)
- General Medical Council (3rd August 2011)
- New Chief Executive (3rd August 2011)
- Adam Birkby secures acquittal of Newcastle United Captain (15th April 2011)
- 6 members of chambers appointed to the Equality & Human Rights Commission panel for counsel (11th January 2011)
- Chambers & Partners UK 2011 - Park Court Chambers rankings (9th November 2010)
- Sam Green, Catherine Knowles and James Normington appointed to Regional Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown (8th November 2010)
- Afshan Nadeem joins Park Court from Palmyra Chambers (1st November 2010)
- Park Court Chambers wins the McCormicks Quiz for the second year (11th October 2010)
- Election of Head and Deputy Head of Chambers (5th October 2010)
- Kirsten Mercer wins the Louise Godfrey Memorial Moot 2010 (15th September 2010)
- Jo Pickersgill takes part in the Great Yorkshire Run in aid of the Yorkshire Young Achievers Foundation (10th September 2010)
- Legal 500 2010 - Recommendations (8th September 2010)
- Kirsten Mercer successfully completes pupillage (1st September 2010)
- Park Court Chambers nominated for Chambers Bar Awards - Regional Set (24th August 2010)
- Discrimination Law Review by Ceri Widdett (14th May 2010)
- Article in Archbold by Simon Jackson QC: "Defining the terms "Employer/Employee in the Context of the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 (14th May 2010)
- Steven White represents Leeds Solicitor in successful sex discrimination challenge to redundancy termination (14th May 2010)
- Laurence Saffer appointed Judge of the First-tier Tribunal on the Health Education and Social Care Chamber(26th April 2010)
- Simon Phillips QC joins Simon Bourne-Arton and Tom Bayliss on the SFO Queen's Counsel List (9th April 2010)
- Simon Phillips and Paul Greaney appointed Queens Counsel (23rd March 2010)
- Simon Anderson joins Park Court Chambers from 15th February 2010 (28th January 2010)
- Simon Bourne-Arton and Tom Bayliss appointed to the SFO Queen's Counsel List (13th January 2010)
- Tart-athon held at Park Court Chambers - £615 raised for charity (24th November 2009)
- Paul Greaney named as junior crime barrister of the year at the Chambers Bar Awards 2009. Click here to see him accept his award from Robert Smith QC (Head of Chambers) and Jo Pickersgill (Senior Clerk)(16th November 2009)
- Park Court Chambers takes the prize in the McCormicks Halloween Quiz (2nd November 2009)
- David Young and Dapinder Singh joins Park Court Chambers as Associate Tenants (9th October 2009)
- Stephen Uttley secures acquittal of professional rugby league player (9th October 2009)
- Paul Greaney named as Criminal Law Junior of the Year at Chambers Bar Awards 2009 (2nd October 2009)
- Park Court Chambers sponsors the Niche Law Firm Award at the Yorkshire Lawyer Awards 2009 (1st October 2009)
Events
Employment Seminar Programme 2011
Please click here to see the programme of employment seminars for 2011.
Family Seminar Programme 2011
Please click here to see the programme of family seminars for 2011. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SEMINAR DUE TO TAKE PLACE ON 18TH OCTOBER 2011 HAS BEEN CANCELLED
Should you wish to book a place on any of the above seminars please contact Karen Wade, Chambers Administrator by email at karen@parkcourtchambers.co.uk or tel 0113 203 5506.
