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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 childโ€™s mother, who is named on the childโ€™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 namedย Regional Set of the Yearย 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...

Legal Style Awards
Family
10/11/2025

Lawyer’s Life Legal Style Award for Leisha Bond

Many congratulations to Leisha Bond for retaining her ๐‘€๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐‘†๐‘ก๐‘ฆ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ โ„Ž ๐น๐‘’๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘’ ๐ต๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ÿ crown at last week’s It’s a Lawyer’s Life Legal Style Awards. Amongst...

Harry Marriott
Business & Property
06/11/2025

Issues on the Edges: Potential Problems for a Section 146 Noticeย 

In this edition of Lay of the Land, Harry Marriott explores the overlooked complexities surrounding Section 146 of the Law of Property Act 1925. (A) Introduction (B) The Basics 2.1 Specifying the particular breach complained of;  2.2 If the...

Crime
05/11/2025

Henry Skudra prosecutes police corruption and money laundering case, securing lengthy prison sentences

Henry Skudra, led by Dafydd Enoch KC, secured lengthy prison sentences in a case involving police corruption and money laundering. This had followed an investigation by the Metโ€™s Anti-Corruption and Abuse Command. Following the successful...