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26th June 2025 | PLP Public Law Seminar in Association with DNA Legal
Our Public Law team are thrilled to be hosting Casey Baldwin from DNA Legal to discuss ‘Challenging Expert Toxicology Evidence including the issues around racial bias in drug testing and Soberlink – our new Alcohol Monitoring device.’ Registration will be from 4:30pm with the talk starting at 5pm and finishing at 6pm.…
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Remediation Contribution Orders Under the Building Safety Act 2022 – Part One
Listen to Parklane Plowden’s latest PLP Podcast – Remediation contribution orders under the Building Safety Act 2022 – Part one Remediation contribution orders (RCOs) and their operation under section 124 of the Building Safey Act are a clear example of how first-tier tribunals are interpreting new statutory mechanisms. PLP chancery,…
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Leila Benyounes Acts for Family in Tragic Baby Death Inquest
Baby E was a five-week-old baby who tragically died from complications of a congenital heart defect which had not been detected until after she had died. Baby E’s mother is an insulin dependant type 1 diabetic which is known to increase the risk of a congenital heart defect. Her mother’s…
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15th July 2025 | PLP Employment Grandstand Seminar
Join our specialist barristers at the PLP Employment Grandstand Seminar to be held at the Hilton, Leeds City on Tuesday 15th July 2025. The price per delegate is £50.00 + VAT to include lunch, refreshments and networking drinks reception. Time: Registration is at 12:45, lunch and refreshments will be served…
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Coroners Statistics 2024: Key Trends
On the 8th May 2025 the Ministry of Justice published the Coroners Statistics 2024, providing an overview of deaths reported to coroners in England and Wales during the past year. The headline findings show that: The report also identifies several key trends: These figures suggest that coroners are managing workloads…
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Gonorrhoea and Presumed Sexual Abuse – Court of Appeal Clarifies Re A, B and C
Late last year, second-six pupil Avaia Williams wrote a summary in relation to Liverpool City Council v M and F and P [2024] EWFC 318 (B), a case concerning non-sexual transmission of gonorrhoea. The matter has since been successfully appealed and Avaia now considers what the appeal judgment in F…
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Neglect Found to Have Contributed to Death Where There Was Post-Operative Bleeding
Abigail represented the family of Maxine Spittlehouse who underwent a total abdominal hysterectomy at Kinvara Private Hospital on 16 July 2024. The Deceased was being treated as an NHS patient. Post-operatively, Mrs Spittlehouse suffered significant pain. She then deteriorated overnight with symptoms including pain, tachycardia, reduced urine output, and reduced,…
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Recertification of ISO 9001
We are pleased to announce that Plowden Facilities Ltd, the service company that supports the barristers of PLP, has successfully achieved recertification for ISO 9001, the internationally recognised standard for quality management systems. This recertification demonstrates our continued commitment to excellence, consistency, and client satisfaction in all aspects of our…
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10th June 2025 | PLP Trust and Probate Conference
Join our specialist barristers at the PLP Trust and Probate Conference to be held at the Queens Hotel on Tuesday 10th June. The price per delegate is £75.00 + VAT and includes lunch, afternoon refreshments and a post-conference drinks reception. Programme 12:00 – 13:15 – Registration & Lunch 13:15 –…
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Cases of parental death before protective measures – a reaffirmation of the Children Act’s adaptability? – [2025] Fam Law 538
We are pleased to announce that Parklane Plowden pupil, Avaia Williams, has again had an article published in the Family Law Journal (April 2025). In this article, Avaia explores two recent High Court decisions, with wholly unique backgrounds, in which members of chambers Martin Kingerley KC, Rebecca Musgrove, and Nathaniel…
