Fenners Chambers | 3 Madingley Road | Cambridge | Cambridgeshire CB3 0EE | United Kingdom

01223 368761
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Fenners Chambers | 3 Madingley Road | Cambridge | Cambridgeshire CB3 0EE | United Kingdom.

Fenners Chambers | 3 Madingley Road | Cambridge | Cambridgeshire CB3 0EE | United Kingdom.

01223 368761
clerks@fennerschambers.com

Highlighting recent successes for Samantha Marsh

Highlighting recent successes for Samantha Marsh

by | Chambers, Criminal Law

We are pleased to highlight recent work from Samantha Marsh.

Samantha recently completed a 7-day trial at Cambridge Crown Court, defending a client facing four counts of sexual assault. Following trial, the defendant was acquitted of three of the four charges, with a conviction recorded only in respect of the least serious allegation.

She is currently instructed in a substantial Crown Court matter, having stepped in at short notice to represent a defendant in custody facing an 8-count indictment including allegations of GBH (s.18), kidnap, false imprisonment, robbery and threats with a bladed article. The case involves complex issues, including non-defendant bad character and working with a client for whom English is not a first language, and required Samantha to get rapidly up to speed in challenging circumstances.

Read more about Samantha’s practice profile here.

The New 2026 Financial Remedies Guide

The New 2026 Financial Remedies Guide

by | Family Law

The latest 2026 Financial Remedies Guide is now available.

The Guide updates and consolidates the documents underpinning the Financial Remedies Court, aligning with the revised PD27A (effective 2nd March 2026) and incorporating procedural updates and efficiency statements for all levels of the family courts. Key sections cover non-court dispute resolution, the duty to negotiate, case allocation, injunction practice, financial remedies procedures, witness statements, bundle preparation, position statements, and drafting orders.

Click here to read it.

Webinar: Legal Services Payment Orders and Financial Remedies Update

Webinar: Legal Services Payment Orders and Financial Remedies Update

by | Events, Family Law

We are pleased to share to our most recent joint webinar on Legal Services Payment Orders and Financial Remedies Update, hosted by the Local Family Justice Board and Fenners Chambers.

📆 When: Thursday 19th March | 🌐 Where: Online via Zoom

This is a past event.

This webinar provides an update on Legal Services Payment Orders and key developments in financial remedies practice.

The session is led by Jeffrey Deegan and Richard Balchin, Barristers at Fenners Chambers, alongside His Honour Judge Spinks, Lead Financial Remedies Judge for Norfolk, Essex, Suffolk, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire, who shares the judicial perspective.

This webinar will be of interest to family practitioners, judges and professionals involved in financial remedy work.

Notes for the webinar can be accessed below:

Financial Remedies Update 2026

Andrew Gore secures successful outcome for Waterbeach Internal Drainage Board

Andrew Gore secures successful outcome for Waterbeach Internal Drainage Board

by | Property Law

Andrew Gore secures successful outcome for Waterbeach Internal Drainage Board

Andrew Gore, instructed by Ward Gethin Archer of Ely, acted for the Waterbeach Internal Drainage Board, responding successfully to the first drainage rates appeal to the Valuation Tribunal since 2019. Tim Jones of Carter Jonas acted as the IDB’s expert witness. The appeal related to the revaluation of agricultural land  following the erection of a glasshouses complex on formerly bare farmland.  Valuation for drainage rates purposes is based on the complex and arcane provisions of  the Land Drainage Act 1991. The revaluation increased the land’s value under the Act from £4,353 to £451,912 (sic).

Andrew said “Having been the fee-paid East of England Regional Judge of the Agricultural Land and Land Drainage Division of the First Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) until 2021, and retiring from practice as a barrister  later this year, it seemed appropriate that one of my last appearances would be in the first drainage rates appeal for many years, and good to be on the winning side.”

Fenners will be at the ARU Law Careers Fair!

Fenners will be at the ARU Law Careers Fair!

by | Chambers, Events

Fenners Chambers will be attending the Anglia Ruskin University Law Careers Fair on Thursday 26 February.

If you’re interested in a career at the Bar, pupillage, or simply want to learn more about life at Fenners, do come and say hello. Our barristers, Jodie Drummond and Quintin Langley-Coleman, will be there to chat about their experiences and answer any questions.

We look forward to meeting students from Anglia Ruskin University and discussing the many pathways into practice at the Bar.