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Business & Property
10/04/2025

Probate & Trusts Q1 2025 Update

Welcome to the first quarterly case update from the Probate and Trusts team at St Philips.  We hope that you find it helpful and informative. This update has been written by Christopher Buckingham TEP (cbuckingham@st-philips.com). General enquiries...
Kyran Kanda
Employment
09/04/2025

“What’s in a Name?” A Guide to Anonymity Orders in the Employment Tribunal

What can you do if an employment claim would be jeopardised unless a person was granted anonymity? The answer may be to apply for an anonymity order under Rule 49 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024. Those applications, however, face...
Pro Bono Recognition List
General News
08/04/2025

Six Members Recognised in 2025 Pro Bono List of England & Wales

The Pro Bono List of England & Wales, which is published annually, recognises lawyers who undertook 25 or more hours of legal pro bono work over the past year. We are delighted to see six of our members recognised in the recently published 2025...
Kevin Hegarty KC
Crime
07/04/2025

Kevin Hegarty KC Successfully Prosecutes Teenager for Murder of 13-year-old

Kevin Hegarty KC has successfully prosecuted a teenager for the murder of 13-year-old Jahziah Coke. Jahziah was found fatally stabbed in a house in Oldbury, near Birmingham, in August 2024. The defendant, who denied the murder, fled the scene but was...
St. Philips Chambers
Business & Property
07/04/2025

Commercial Litigation in Focus: Strategy, Risks & Remedies – Seminar 7th May

We are pleased to invite you to “Commercial Litigation in Focus: Strategy, Risks & Remedies”, a free half-day conference hosted at St Philips Chambers, on Wednesday, 7th May 2025. This event brings together members of our team and commercial...
Jonathan Gale
Business & Property
07/04/2025

Clapham v Narga EWCA [2024] Civ 1388

Decided October 2024 The Land Registration Act 2002 was designed to give more certainty to purchasers of registered land, by abolishing certain overriding interests. But purchasers should still beware of historic rights, especially where there is any...
Ben Douglas-Jones KC
Crime
04/04/2025

How is AI changing Criminal Law?

Ben Douglas Jones KC has co-authored a timely new book AI in Criminal Law (Bloomsbury Professional). The book offers insights for legal practitioners facing the growing integration of AI into criminal justice systems. With practical perspectives on...
Rebecca Wade KC & Callum Church
Crime
03/04/2025

Rebecca Wade KC leads Callum Church in the prosecution of a 7-defendant trial

The indictment alleges that the Defendants, and an eighth who pleaded guilty before trial, were involved in supply Class A drugs in Birmingham between November 2023 and June 2024.
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