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  • 14/02/2022

    Chief Master Shuman

    Karen Shuman was called to the Bar by Lincoln’s Inn in 1991. She practised at the Chancery Bar with a focus on solicitor professional negligence claims in chancery  related work. Karen has been actively involved in education at Lincoln’s Inn, course directing the Practice Management course for pupils and being a lead in Ethics training […]

  • 14/02/2022

    Master Clark

    Julia Clark was called the Bar by Gray’s Inn in 1984. In 2008 she was appointed a Deputy Chancery Master. In 2015 she was appointed a Master of the High Court (Chancery Division). She is a contributor to Williams, Mortimer & Sunnucks, Executors, Administrators and Probate (20th edn).

  • 14/02/2022

    Master Kaye

    Francesca Ruth Kaye was admitted as a Solicitor in 1991. She was appointed as a Deputy District Judge in 2003 and as a Deputy Master of the Chancery Division in 2016.

  • 14/02/2022

    Master Pester

    Iain Pester was called to the Bar (L) in 1999. He was made Chancery Master in January 2021.

  • 14/02/2022

    Queen’s Bench Masters Listing and Action Department – information for court users

    A new updated version of the Queen’s Bench Masters Listing and Action Department – Information for Court Users has been issued. It includes information on submitting claim forms and applications, hearings before Masters at the Royal Courts of Justice, remote hearings, hearing bundles, and clerk and contact details. These practical measures will remain in place […]

  • 12/02/2022

    Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (appellant) v Atholl House Productions Ltd (respondent)

    Wednesday 9 – Thursday 10 February 2022 This is a second appeal. The appellant, HMRC, appeals with the permission of Upper Tribunal Judges Mr Justice Marcus Smith and Judge Jonathan Richards, their decision of 18 February 2021, whereby they dismissed HMRC’s appeal. The respondent company is the personal service company (`the Company’) of Kaye Adams, […]

  • 12/02/2022

    Asertis Ltd -v- Clarkson & ors

    Wednesday 9 February 2022 Appeal 1 – The Claimant/Part 20 Defendant, Asertis Ltd, appeals the order of HHJ Hodge, sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge, dated 10 February 2021, whereby he granted their summary judgment/strike out application in certain respects, but otherwise dismissed it, and reserved the costs of their application to the trial […]

  • 12/02/2022

    Alberti (applicant/respondent) -v- Cadogan Holdings Ltd (respondent/appellant)

    Tuesday 8 February 2022 The Appellant Cadogan Holdings Limited  appeal the order of Deputy Chamber President Martin Roger QC dated 9 April 2021 by which he determined by way of preliminary issue that section 9(1A)(d) of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 does require the Tribunal to assume that it would have been unlawful as a […]

  • 12/02/2022

    Philipp (claimant/appellant) -v- Barclays Bank UK PLC (defendant/respondent)

    Tuesday 8 – Wednesday 9 February 2022 The Appellant, who was the Claimant in the court below, appeals the order HHJ Russen QC, sitting as a High Court Judge, dated 22 February 2021, pursuant to which a summary judgement was granted in favour of the Respondent/Defendant, the claim was dismissed and Order on costs was […]

  • 12/02/2022

    Re: EOG -v- The Secretary of State for the Home Department

    Tuesday 8 – Thursday 10 February 2022 Re: EOG -v- The Secretary of State for the Home Department Re: KTT -v- The Secretary of State for the Home Department EOG – The Secretary of State appeals an Order of Mostyn J. of 03 December 2020 by which he allowed EOG’s judicial review claim and granted […]