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by Bankside Chambers Peter Watts KC

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News

7/7/2026

Bankside members Hon Christopher Finlayson KC and Stephen Rankin involved in successful judicial review outcome in significant Samoan election case

Bankside barrister Hon Christopher Finlayson KC and employed barrister Stephen Rankin have been involved in proceedings before Samoa's Court of Appeal, which recently dismissed an application for judicial review by former Deputy Prime Minister Toelupe Poumulinuku Onesemo, upholding the Supreme Court's decision to void his election as the Member of Parliament for Falealili 1, an electoral district in Samoa.

Singapore

3/7/2026

Inaugural Bankside Singapore and SAL Cross-Examination Competition showcases emerging advocacy talent

Bankside Singapore and Singapore Academy of Law (SAL) have held the first Cross-Examination Competition judged by Bankside arbitrators Dr Anna Kirk and Hon Sir Mark Cooper KC, Justice Debbie Ong, and Deputy Attorney-General Goh Yihan, on 24 June 2026. Bankside Singapore members Robert Heath KC, Polly Pope, Rina See and Karen Chow, and Bankside Singapore Coordinator David Grief also attended the inaugural competition which showcased Singapore’s emerging advocacy talent.

Opinion

25/6/2026

Lady Deborah Chambers KC: The difficult balance between judicial review and political decisions

In this opinion piece, Lady Deborah Chambers KC examines the landmark judgment in Bell v Tavistock and the difficult balance between judicial review and political decision-making.

Publications

P Watts "Debut Homes in the Supreme Court—a Product of the Vicarage?” [2020] Company and Securities Law Bulletin 107.