Latest news - 42BR Barristers

Latest News

Alexandra Vivona joins 42BR Barristers as our newest tenant

We are delighted to share that Alexandra Vivona has joined 42BR as our newest tenant.

8th Jun 2026

Major shift in mental capacity law as the Supreme Court overrules Cheshire West judgment regarding deprivations of liberty and valid consent

Carolina Bax discusses the case P v Cheshire West and Chester Council [2014] UKSC 19.

3rd Jun 2026

42BR welcome Philip Squire as our newest tenant

We are delighted to announce that Philip Squire has joined Chambers as our newest tenant.

28th May 2026

Rice v Wicked Vision and Barton Turns Ltd v Treadwell

Nicholas Bidnell-Edwards represented the Appellant in the Supreme Court Case Rice v Wicked Vision and Barton Turns Ltd v Treadwell.

26th May 2026

Stop in the name of (Employment law) love: unreasonable conduct in the employment tribunal - when case management becomes case disposal

Gillian Crew and Matthew Timm continue our April - June employment law webinar series.

20th May 2026

Are the Family Courts failing victims of domestic abuse?: A discussion on the DAC report and the Government’s plan to repeal the presumption if favour of parental involvement

Charlotte McDonald and Sophie George-Moore present the next webinar in our January - July family webinar series.

19th May 2026

Withholding the identity of professionals from parents in care proceedings

Katie Philips KC and Eléonore Berthelsen represented the Local Authority in A Local Authority v CD (the Mother), EF (the Father), and G (a child by her Children’s Guardian) [2026] EWHC 980 (Fam).

19th May 2026

Eljamel Inquiry - Heather Arlidge

Heather has been instructed as First Junior Counsel in the Eljamel Inquiry.

14th May 2026

The removal of the presumption of involvement – cultural correction or contrived change?

Charlotte McDonald and Sophie George-Moore have written an article which has been published by Lexis Nexis Family Law.

11th May 2026