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Rebecca Wade KC & Laura Coton
Crime
03/08/2026

Rebecca Wade KC, leading Laura Coton, defends in complex murder trial 

Rebecca Wade KC, leading Laura Coton, defended Melanie James for the murder of a vulnerable adult who lived in the care of her and her partner. The deceased was taken to hospital on the 27th November 2022 with nearly 50 rib fractures and multi-organ...
Jennifer Josephs
Crime
31/07/2026

Jennifer Josephs KC Prosecutes Murder of Vulnerable Man 

Jennifer Josephs KC, leading Robert Forrest of 2KBW, prosecuted a couple accused of murdering a highly vulnerable man with learning disabilities, who lived with them. The deceased was taken to hospital in multi-organ failure and a state of...
Paul Wilson
Employment
31/07/2026

Employment Appeal Tribunal Success – Cherrington v University of Derby

Paul Wilson successfully defended the appeal of Cherrington v University of Derby in the Employment Appeal Tribunal. The case has attracted mainstream press attention because of the freedom of speech issues raised. Mr Cherrington was a lecturer at...
Business & Property
29/07/2026

Saxon Woods Investments Ltd v Costa [2026] UKSC 21: Directors’ Duties, Good Faith, and the Limits of Boardroom Dissent

Summary The Supreme Court’s decision in Saxon Woods v Costa is now the leading authority on the scope of the good‑faith obligation under section 172 of the Companies Act 2006 (‘CA 2006’). The Court unanimously held that a director’s genuine...
Business & Property
23/07/2026

Spot the Bot: Responding to AI Generated Documents in Proceedings, 19 August ’26

Our Business & Property Juniors are pleased to invite fellow junior lawyers to their forthcoming seminar: “Spot the Bot: Responding to AI Generated Documents in Proceedings”. Join Raghav Trivedi and Eloise Marriott who will...
Darron Whitehead and Clare Rennie.
Crime
16/07/2026

Darron Whitehead, leading Clare Rennie, defend only acquittal in Multi-handed Kidnap and Honour Torture

Darron Whitehead and Clare Rennie were instructed by Jonas Roy Bloom to defend SR at trial for the offence of kidnap.  On 29 December 2025, four masked men carried out surveillance of the victim, whom they perceived had brought dishonour upon their...
Julie Duane
Costs
15/07/2026

Julie Duane secures £20,000 costs award

This case is a stark reminder of how parties who pursue litigation which has no prospects of success and/or behave in either an unreasonable, scandalous or vexatious manner are not immune to significant financial consequences.  The Claimant...
David Walters
Family
14/07/2026

David Walters joins St Philips Chambers as Senior Family Clerk

St Philips Chambers is delighted to announce that David Walters has joined Chambers as Senior Clerk to our Family Group. David’s arrival marks an important new chapter for one of Chambers’ largest and busiest practice groups, following the recent...
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