We are delighted to share that One Pump Court has secured 40 rankings in The #Legal500 UK Bar 2027 directory, comprising 38 individual rankings and 2 Set rankings. This year’s rankings include: • 1 Leading Silk • 26 Leading Juniors • 8 Rising Stars

Welcoming Katherine Soroya to One Pump Court Chambers. Katherine practises in immigration, public and family law, with expertise in refugee law, asylum and human rights, and experience supporting vulnerable clients in complex cases. View Katherine’s full profile: onepumpcourt.co.uk/barrister/ka...

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📢 NEW SPEAKERS📢 We are pleased to announce that Baroness Helena Kennedy KC and Riel Karmy-Jones KC will join the 'Descent Into Authoritarianism? Undermining the Role of Defence Lawyers: The Rajiv Menon KC Case' event next Wednesday. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Kitan Ososami secured the acquittal of a client charged with grievous bodily harm with intent after trial. The court also accepted submissions that exceptional circumstances justified departing from the mandatory minimum sentence for the knife offence. Learn more: onepumpcourt.co.uk/cases/r-v-af...

On Tuesday 9 June, One Pump Court will be taking part in the London Legal Walk to raise funds for the London Legal Support Trust, helping provide free legal advice and representation to those who need it most. Please donate if you can: londonlegalsupporttrust.enthuse.com/pf/one-pump-...

Kitan Ososami secured the acquittal of a youth defendant charged with wounding with intent in a six-handed affray trial. The jury convicted on the lesser offence of unlawful wounding and affray. Learn more about the case here: onepumpcourt.co.uk/cases/r-v-lw...

Congratulations to Olivia Beach, Alex Burrett, Justine Fisher, Daniel Grütters, Alison Harvey, Dharsha Jegatheeswaran, Margo Munro Kerr, Keelin McCarthy and Priya Solanki, recognised on the 2026 Pro Bono Recognition List of England & Wales: www.probonorecognitionlist.org.uk/Recognition-...

Maria Liddiard appeared in the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom on 21 April 2026 in R v McCafferty & Others, a case arising from public nuisance charges linked to a direct-action protest following a jury trial at Worcester Crown Court. Learn more here: www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2...

Helen is a specialist family lawyer with over 30 years legal experience. Her practice covers all aspects of family law, including private child law, public law and financial remedy, as well as court of protection work. Contact us with regards to her availability: onepumpcourt.co.uk/barrister/he...

Mirren Gidda represented the family of Nickolas ‘Nick’ Fretwell, whose inquest took place between 26 January 2026 and 5 February 2026 at the Kent and Medway Coroner’s Court. Mirren was instructed by Bronte Cook and Courtney Smith of Irwin Mitchell. Continue reading here: lnkd.in/eEdtrCAC

Emma Daykin acted for the Claimant in a successful judicial review of the decision of the Secretary of State for Defence to refuse his family members relocation to the UK as Additional Family Members under the Afghan relocation and assistance policy (ARAP). Learn more here: lnkd.in/ekhhEUda

Beatrice is now accepting instructions in civil, family, housing and community care. Emma is now accepting instructions in immigration and family. And Joseph is now accepting instructions in immigration and crime. Contact us for their availability for upcoming cases: onepumpcourt.co.uk/contact/

Ciara Moran has joined our civil and public law, housing and community care, crime and immigration groups. Ciara welcomes instructions in crime, immigration, public and prison law, housing, and community care. Contact us with regards to her availability: onepumpcourt.co.uk/barrister/ci...

Following his recent success in the Court of Appeal on an IPP case, Stephen Knight has since been approached by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals directly to take on more appeals against IPP sentences. Contact us for his availability: onepumpcourt.co.uk/barrister/st...

Today, Maria Liddiard appears in the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, led by Benjamin Newton KC and alongside co-counsel Laura Stockdale. They are instructed by Raj Chada of Hodge Jones & Allen Solicitors.

Gordana Balać joins our family team as a probationary tenant following specialist pupillage in family and immigration law. Qualified Sept 2024, she previously practised at the Employed Bar and accepts Direct Access instructions. Contact us for availability: onepumpcourt.co.uk/barrister/go...

Mary Hughes represented the father throughout proceedings before HHJ Mary Robertson at the Central Family Court, instructed by Forida Hakim of Duncan Lewis Solicitors Ltd. Read more about the case: onepumpcourt.co.uk/cases/london...

Meghan Curran represented the family of SP at the inquest into his death. SP, who was in his 70s, died at HMP Hewell following a short period of food refusal. He had been charged with the murder of his wife.

Frank Bowmaker succeeded in an Article 8 private life appeal for a Bangladeshi national (“C”). C’s previous solicitors ceased to act mid-appeal, so Frank was instructed on an urgent basis to help ready the case for the final hearing.

Margo Munro Kerr represented client (YK) who was acquitted following trial of two charges of kidnapping by unanimous verdict. YK had been driving a car carrying the co-defendant and two complainants.

Congratulations to Daisy Bestley on her recent promotion to Assistant Practice Manager 🌟

Meghan represented a man charged with 2 counts of sexual assault, arising from incidents in 2024. The Defendant has a complex form of epilepsy. The defence raised non-insane automatism, lack of intent and...

One Pump Court pupil Joseph Maggs explores a recent citizenship deprivation appeal in the Special Immigration Appeals Commission. One Pump Court’s Alex Burrett appeared on behalf of the Appellant, instructed by Sunita Joshi of JD Spicer Zeb, and led by Hugh Southey KC of Matrix Chambers.

In the case of R (Richards) v Parole Board of England and Wales [2026] EWHC 394 (Admin), Mirren succeeded in challenging a no-release decision by the Parole Board and its subsequent reconsideration decision, which found against the Claimant.

The Home Office refused to grant refugee status to a Jordanian woman who is transgender, claiming it is safe for a transgender woman to live as a woman and openly as transgender in Jordan, a claim with little or no truth according to sources.

Mirren knocked it out of the park for my client on this case. We believe it is the first judgment to consider the Parole Board's use (and in this case misuse!) of the slip rule. onepumpcourt.co.uk/cases/high-c... www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH... @onepumpcourt.co.uk

Sarah-Jane Ewart successfully represented a protestor in an appeal against a conviction for wilfully obstructing a highway, arising out of a slow march protest for Just Stop Oil. SJ made proportionality arguments & submissions on the public interest. In the end the prosecution conceded the appeal.

Sarah-Jane Ewart, Margo Munro Kerr and Megan Curran successfully overturn convictions of student pro-Palestine protestors who protested at the University of Leicester.

Thanks to Nicholas Nichol of @onepumpcourt.co.uk for this note of an ASB possession claim that ended with a possession order refused, damages to the tenant for breach of Public Sector Equality Duty, and for disrepair. nearlylegal.co.uk/2026/03/not-an…

First-tier Tribunal finds that time spent on ‘CV Assurance LTR’ does not break continuity of residence. Allan Briddock was instructed on a direct access basis.