Roger Griffiths and Leighton Hughes have both joined 9 Park Place from Temple Chambers, Cardiff to join our expanding Criminal Team

Christopher Felstead has been appointed to sit as a Recorder in family cases (Public and Private Law) in Wales.

April 2012 saw a number of important changes made to employment legislation, some of which will be more widely known than others. 

In tough financial times employers can ill afford to have employees on their payroll who are incompetent, underachieving or just lazy. 

On 25^th April 2012, the Supreme Court gave judgment in two separate cases, heard together in January 2012, concerning direct age discrimination and indirect age discrimination respectively. 

On the 3^rd of April 2012 the Employment Appeal Tribunal considered the case of Horwood v Lincolnshire County Council UKEAT/0462/11, which concerned the jurisdiction of the Employment Tribunal to hear a constructive dismissal case where the complaint had been submitted one day out of time.

Six high profile barristers have joined 9 Park Place Chambers.

Two new recruits join 9 Park Place Chambers.

Court of Appeal considers the role of the biological father who volunteered to father a child for his two lesbian friends.

Experts from overseas represent a potential valuable resource for parties in care proceedings. However, there are potential advantages and disadvantages to their use.