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Our society, its justice system and the legal professionals who deliver it have no choice but to change for ever. COVID-19 has shaped our future. Trinity Chambers will lead the way in adapting and evolving to deliver justice in this time of crisis and beyond.
We are unwaveringly committed to providing a full, expert and dedicated service to all our clients. We have the breadth and depth of expertise, experience and knowledge to guide you through this trying time. We will provide a critical safety net to all.
To this aim, here you will find our COVID-19 Update service. It will keep you informed and up to date with COVID-19 developments as they affect the legal system. A COVID-19 day seems about equivalent to a month in old money. These are fast moving, unprecedented and often alarming times. However, we must not forget the incredible ability of humans to adapt.
We can and will get through this.
We are well familiar with the online world, having used collaborative remote working software to deliver a seamless service over our four physical sites. We have now completed a migration of our entire remaining business systems online. It has been a Herculean effort. In the days ahead we will achieve much more.
We are here to help you, our clients, old and new, at any time of the day or night, however we can. No virus will prevent these Chambers, its members and its staff from continuing the decades of public service of which we are all rightly so proud.
In line with Government instructions, we are temporarily closing our premises in Ridley Place (Newcastle), Leeds and Middlesbrough with immediate effect. We are maintaining a skeleton team at The Custom House who can deal with a small quantity of mail. For your matter to be dealt with promptly please send securely as an e-bundle in the cloud. Please send any mail items to The Custom House. All of our clerking and fees teams continue to be available as normal.
02/04/2020 Suspension of "Wrongful Trading" Provisions Examined by Trinity Business & Property Barrister
02/04/2020 Housing Barrister Summary of COVID-19 Guidance for Landlords, Tenants & Local Authorities
01/04/2020 Civil Listing Priorities & Housing Cases During the COVID-19 Crisis
31/03/2020 Business & Property Barrister's COVID-19 Business Interruption Insurance Update
31/03/2020 COVID-19 Position Summary & Guides for Urgent Applications from Mr Justice Snowden
31/03/2020 Custody Time Limits & COVID-19 - Are They Gone or Just Self-Excluded?
31/03/2020 Making Remote Working Work - Trinity Family Barrister Talks Through His COVID-19 Week
30/03/2020 Covid-19 Response: Message from Toby Hedworth Q.C.
27/03/2020 Trinity Business & Property Barristers Support Business Continuity Initiative
27/03/2020 Guidance on the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
27/03/2020 Residential Possession proceedings – the Story so far
27/03/2020 Employment Barrister Discusses Less Obvious Pitfalls for Employers to avoid in COVID-19 Crisis
27/03/2020 Coronavirus & Business Interruption Insurance
26/03/2020 Business Closure and the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020
26/03/2020 The (first) New Practice Direction: A Pilot Scheme for All
25/03/2020 Furloughing Employees & Other Employment Issues Following COVID19
24/03/2020 Residential Lettings & the Coronavirus Bill
24/03/2020 Business Tenancies & Non-Payment of Rent during Coronavirus
24/03/2020 COVID19: Virtual Local Authority Meetings
24/03/2020 COVID19: Can/Should you go to Work? Trinity Barrister’s View
22/03/2020 Housing Barrister Explores Residential Lettings in Light of COVID19
22/03/2020 Licensing Barrister Examines COVID19 Regulations Closing Restaurants, Cafes & Bars
19/03/2020 Coronavirus Update from Trinity Chambers' Director
16/03/2020 Trinity Mini-Pupillages Suspended In Response to COVID -19
The Remote Access Family Court - Mr Justice MacDonald - Version 2
The Remote Access Family Court - Mr Justice MacDonald - Version 3
Letter from HHJ Kramer, The Business and Property Court in Newcastle upon Tyne dated 24 March 2020
31/03/2020 COVID-19 Position Summary & Guides for Urgent Applications from Mr Justice Snowden
HM Courts & Tribunals Service County Court Listing Priorities
We continue to operate at full capacity, delivering our exceptionally high quality service to all clients. Our barristers, clerks and staff are working remotely, delivering our experienced, expert services in a flexible way. You can download our FAQ's here.
Each barrister and clerk is fully connected to remote communication software. You can e-mail any query safely to their secure Trinity Chambers email address or telephone Chambers. You can also contact us via video conferencing software, principally Skype, Microsoft Teams and Zoom. You will, as always, receive a timely response.
We continue to monitor HMCTS guidance on attending hearings. The Courts are limiting their attended hearings. Our counsel will continue to attend hearings where instructed to do so. Chambers has for a long time had the capacity to dial into any criminal court or prison from our videoconferencing suite at our Quayside Chambers. Counsel will further have the capacity to connect to hearings remotely where necessary.
As the courts continue to limit their in-person operations, all counsel will have the ability to contact via Skype for Business, Microsoft Teams and other court-used software. We will ensure so far as possible that no disruption is caused to any hearings.
Our counsel will connect via Microsoft Teams or by conference call. We have the capacity to connect via your software of choice, such as Zoom or PowWowNow. Our clerks will be in touch to ensure we are operating on your preferred platform.
Chambers would encourage you to contact clerks via e-mail (either a specific clerk or info@trinitychambers.co.uk). If the material can be delivered electronically, that is preferred. If not, we will ensure any papers delivered (via courier, post or DX) to Chambers reaches counsel in good time.
We are happy to conduct telephone conferences. Our clerks will be happy to discuss alternatives.
Chambers is dedicated to ensuring we are there to guide you and clients through this trying time. We will be updating our social media regularly and providing dedicated expert analysis on our website.
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