We recognise that clients demand specialist knowledge from barristers who are technically astute, excellent in court and aware of wider commercial issues and personable.
The St Philips Chambers Criminal Group is one of the leading criminal barrister teams in the country. We boast a team of 9 King’s Counsel and 46 juniors allowing us to provide both strength and depth of representation and, of course, the highest levels of advocacy.
Our members appear in all types of criminal Courts in the Country from the Magistrates’ Court to the Supreme Court (formerly the House of Lords). The cases in which members of the group are instructed regularly feature in the law reports and in the press. Members of the team are also regularly listed in the Legal 500 and Chambers Directories as being “leaders in their field.”
We are both criminal defence barristers and prosecution barristers. Our caseload includes cases of murder, manslaughter (including corporate manslaughter), terrorism, serious sexual offences, fraud, business crime and large-scale drug conspiracies. Members of the group also appear in many matters of lesser criminality which nevertheless have devastating consequences for those facing such charges. Our sub-group headings give more detail about the cases we deal with and the services we offer.
Many members of the Group are listed as preferred counsel by key national defence firms as well as the Attorney General, the Crown Prosecution Service and the Serious Fraud Office.
The team is well represented in the judiciary with a significant number of members sitting part-time as either Recorders in the Crown Court or Deputy District Judges in the Magistrates’ Court.
We are committed to the profession and the development of necessary skills. Individual members of the group have roles on the Bar Council and within the Criminal Bar Association. The group also has a substantial number of advocacy trainers for the Midland Circuit and the Inns of Court.
We deal with publicly funded and privately funded cases. Many of our group are Public Access and Direct Access trained. This allows for direct instruction by members of the public in appropriate cases without the need for the instruction of a solicitor as well, or direct instruction from another professional.
“St Philips chambers have a comprehensive set of criminal defence barristers able to cover all aspects of defence work.” Legal 500 2024
“St Philips Chambers are excellent. It will go above and beyond to assist clients with covering work.” Legal 500 2024
‘The strongest spread of counsel at all levels in criminal work, including the best selection of silks in the Midlands.’ Legal 500 2023
“The premier set for crime in Birmingham. Many of its members go to the bench or take silk. It is a breeding ground for high-quality advocates.” Legal 500 2023
“The clerking is brilliant. They are absolutely on top of their game.” Chambers & Partners 2022
“St. Philips Chambers is a large set of chambers, offering enormous depth in the criminal department. Their training programmes are well presented, informative and hugely popular.” Legal 500 2022
“Strength in depth in all areas of practice. Strongest criminal team in the Midlands.” Legal 500 2022
Andrew Rourke, Dan Shriane, Su Turner Gilbert, Dan Zouch, Hannah Rae and Freya Snipe.
Ben Douglas-Jones KC, leading Charlene Sumnall of 5 Paper Buildings, is prosecuting a former doctor for carrying out non-therapeutic male circumcisions for religious reasons in an unduly cruel, unsafe and...
Ben Douglas-Jones KC, leading James Marsland of 5 Paper Buildings, prosecuted Roger Bryant, the procurement officer for the National Trust in North Devon and Arlington Estate, and his two sons,...
Matthew Barnes successfully prosecuted a rape trial in Warwick earlier in 2024, an appeal against the conviction was heard on 19th September with Matthew again representing the prosecution. The Court...
Charles Blatchford, led by Mohammed Nawaz KC of Lincoln House Chambers, acted for one of three defendants in a seven-week murder trial at Leeds Crown Court. The three defendants, accused...
James Dunstan, leading Amrisha Parathalingam, secured the conviction of Khaled Usman concerning the supply of crack cocaine and heroin. This conviction was the seventh out of seven as part of...
Tom Walkling leading Kiran Pourawal secured convictions for attempted murder, wounding with intent, and violent disorder, prosecuting 7 defendants following a brutal knife attack in Coventry City Centre. After attending...
Following an eight-day trial at Derby Crown Court defendant Regan Martin, represented by Lee Marklew KC, was acquitted of murder. The prosecution had argued that the defendant had stabbed her...
Darron Whitehead, led by Gordon Aspden KC, has secured murder convictions for two teenagers after the death of a 24 year old man at a skate park in Nottingham. The...
Following the trial of an organised crime gang at Bolton Crown Court seven defendants have been convicted and now sentenced. The defendants included Stephanie Heaps who was convicted of two...
Ben Williams represented Antonio Counihan, a former Team GB boxer, who was one of four defendants in a “brutally effective” Conspiracy to Steal telecommunications hardware from BT Openzone vans in...
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