Chambers News

Lincoln’s Inn Western Circuit Treasurer’s Dinner

Posted: 12th February 2024

To all Lincoln’s Inn members on the Western Circuit. Take notice that the Western Circuit Treasurer’s Dinner will be held on Friday 14th June 2024 in Bristol. Venue will be notified shortly. Please mark this date in your diary as we would love to see all Lincoln’s Inn barrister members at the dinner which promises to be a great event.

Inner Temple Event for aspiring barristers in Southampton

Posted: 12th February 2024

Inner Temple, one of the Inns of Court, runs events for those interested in learning more about becoming a barrister.

This academic year the Western Circuit event is taking place in Southampton on Thursday 7th March 2024. We’ll have a panel discussion and Q & A with practising barristers, followed by a networking session with free refreshments. We’d love for as many of you to attend as possible. The event is free to attend.

Booking is essential so make sure you secure a place via the booking link.

18:00 – 19:30 Thursday 7th March – Insight Southampton

There will also be a drinks and networking reception from 19:30-20:30

Location:Leonardo Royal Hotel Grand Harbour, SO15 1AG.

Senior Circuit Representative of Lincoln’s Inn

Posted: 12th January 2024

We are pleased to announce that our Head of Chambers, Miss Susan Brown, has been appointed by The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn as their Senior Circuit Representative for the Western Circuit for a 3 year term commencing on 1st January 2024.  Members of Lincoln’s Inn on the Western Circuit are welcome to contact her by e mail with ideas for dinners and membership events which they would like to see held on the Western Circuit for Lincoln’s Inn members.

Covid Pandemic – latest chambers news

Posted: 1st June 2021

Chambers is open for business during the Covid 19 pandemic and we are operating our normal weekday office hours of 08:30 to 18:00 Monday to Friday save for bank holidays when we are closed. Our barristers are exercising social distancing in the conduct of their work, using covid safe secure measures such as face masks where required, and our barristers are available for client conferences by video link. Court hearings are being conducted as directed by the court.

Statutory declarations and members voluntary liquidations.

Posted: 1st May 2020

Under the current temporary practice direction supporting the insolvency practice direction a statutory declaration in support of a solvent winding up may be sworn using a video link i.e. virtually and the fact that it is sworn using a video link shall not by itself be regarded as causing substantial injustice to invalidate the relevant insolvency proceedings (see paragraph 9 of the temporary practice direction which is in force until 1st October 2020).

Coronavirus Pandemic – updates

Posted: 2nd April 2020

As a result of the Covid 19 pandemic and the subsequent quarantine lock down in the United Kingdom and elsewhere there are important changes to the way that the English Courts are working. The High Court is following its contingency planning and is conducting its hearings mainly by video link on Skype for Business. You do not need special software to engage in a video link hearing as the Clerk of the Court will provide a link to enter the video hearing on Skype for Business if you contact him or her. In the County Court applications are being conducted in the main by way of telephone hearings though it is advisable to check well beforehand which method of hearing i.e. video or telephone is to be adopted for each case. Some Courts have closed temporarily whilst others are open fully or not open to the public but staffed with a Judge and court staff with suitable social distancing measures in place. The default position is that unless it is imperative to have a hearing in person the above two methods will be adopted. Guidance is changing on a daily basis and further information may be found by clicking here.

Covid 19 pandemic

Posted: 15th March 2020

Tennyson Chambers is open for business during the Covid 19 pandemic during our normal trading hours of 8.30 a.m. to 6.00 p.m Monday to Friday. Our barristers are now working from home as required by the UK Government Guidance during the Covid 19 pandemic. To facilitate social distancing and in the interest of health and safety all our client conferences are now taking place by video link. We are still able to provide legal advice and representation for court hearings in England and Wales which are still taking place either by video link or by telephone as the court directs. Please provide your papers and/or trial bundles in an electronic format and not by post or DX. If your legal matter falls within one of our practice areas on our web site then do please get in touch for our legal assistance. If your business is experiencing any insolvency problems and you need legal advice then again do contact our insolvency specialists using practicemanager@tennysonchambers.com or the contact form on our web site.

Chambers Membership of the Serious Fraud Office Review Panel of Counsel.

Posted: 6th December 2017

Tennyson is proud to announce that in August 2017 Chambers was elected to the Serious Fraud Office Review Panel of Counsel for a further period of 4 years from 2017 to 2021.

Individual membership of the Serious Fraud Office Review Panel of Counsel

Posted: 6th December 2017

Tennyson is also proud to announce that Miss Susan Brown was also elected, as an individual, to the Serious Fraud Office Review Panel of Counsel for the same period.

Recruitment

Posted: 6th December 2017

Tennyson Chambers wishes to expand in 2022 by the recruitment of suitably qualified established practitioners, and welcomes applications which meet the application criteria.

Please see our Join us page for further details as to how and where to send your application