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Henry Hawkesworth

Position

Henry joined Pump Court after a period of tenancy in a leading set of chambers in the North East of England.

He is a civil practitioner with a practice chiefly encompassing:

  • personal injury, including clinical negligence;
  • trusts of land disputes, (mainly under TLATA 1996) and proprietary estoppel;
  • residential and commercial landlord and tenant;
  • real property; and
  • general commercial litigation.

Henry also maintains a parallel practice in family law, focussing on:

  • private disputes relating to children under the Children Act 1989; and
  • applications for non-molestation and occupation orders under the Family Law Act 1996.

Henry is highly regarded by his solicitors and clients for his thorough preparation, clear advice, and straightforward manner.

Before coming to the bar, Henry read Music at King’s College, Cambridge, where he sang as a choral scholar. He won the Bertram Faulkner Prize twice consecutively, and the Harmer Prize in his final year.

Career

Called 2018, Gray's Inn.

Before coming to the bar, Henry read Music at King’s College, Cambridge, winning the Bertram Faulkner Prize twice consecutively, and the Harmer Prize in his final year. He then worked as a teacher before being called to the Bar by Gray’s Inn.

Memberships

The Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn

Education

City, University of London: BPTC – Outstanding  Oxford Brookes School of Law: GDL – Distinction  King’s College, Cambridge: MA (Music) – 2:1  Ampleforth College