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British Legal Awards - Chambers of the Year
General News
27/11/2025

St Philips named Chambers of the Year

We’re absolutely delighted to announce that St Philips Chambers won in the Chambers of the Year category at last night’s British Legal Awards. To be the only regional set shortlisted, then to win against stellar competition from leading...

Jenny Josephs
Crime
25/11/2025

Jennifer Josephs KC appears in the Court of Appeal for the CPS in an Appeal of a Crown Court Terminatory Ruling

Jennifer Josephs KC, leading Holly Sims of St Ives Chambers, appeared in the Court of Appeal on behalf of the Crown Prosecution Service, appealing a terminatory ruling from a Crown Court. The appeal, which was allowed, involved consideration of the...

Denise Breen-Lawton KC
Crime
24/11/2025

Denise Breen-Lawton KC prosecutes Two-Handed Manslaughter & Attempted Robbery Case

Denise Breen-Lawton KC, leading Graham Russell of Citadel Chambers, prosecuted a manslaughter case involving an 83-year-old man who died from injuries inflicted during an attempted robbery. The case addressed complex issues of causation, which were...

William Horwood & Lauren Starmer
Family
21/11/2025

William Horwood and Lauren Starmer to appear in landmark appeal

The Court of Appeal will next week hear three conjoined appeals dealing with legal parentage. The court will consider the impact of a declaration of non-parentage in the case of a man not married to a child’s mother, who is named on the child’s...

Sara Lewis KC & Carolyn Jones
Family
17/11/2025

Sara Lewis KC & Carolyn Jones Appeared for 1st Respondent in Re N (A Child) (Death of Sibling) [2025] EWFC 325

Sara Lewis KC and Carolyn Jones appeared for the first respondent in Re N (A Child) (Death of Sibling) [2025] EWFC 325. The case concerned care proceedings brought by a Local Authority in respect of a 3-year-old child following the unexplained death...

Tamsin Sandiford
Employment
14/11/2025

Tamsin Sandiford Appears for Successful Appellant in Court of Appeal

The Court of Appeal has today handed down judgment in the conjoined appeals of Rice v Wicked Vision Limited and Barton Turns Developments Limited v Treadwell, in which Tamsin Sandiford was led by Adam Solomon KC (Littleton Chambers) and Chris Milsom...

Regional Set of the Year - C&P Bar Awards 2025
General News
14/11/2025

St Philips Chambers named Regional Set of the Year

We are proud to have been named Regional Set of the Year at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2025. The award recognises the collective excellence of our barristers, clerks and staff, whose dedication and client focus lie at the heart of everything we do....

Pupillage Information Evening
Events
13/11/2025

Pupillage Information Evening, 8 Jan ’26

WHEN: 18:00-20:00, Thursday 8th January 2026WHERE: St Philips Chambers, 55 Temple Row, Birmingham B2 5LS We are delighted to confirm the return of the St Philips Pupillage Information Evening from 18:00-20:00 on Thursday, 8th January 2026 at...