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Anthony Verduyn
Business & Property
20/01/2025

Anthony Verduyn Shifts Focus to Mediation after 30 years at the Bar

After more than 30 years as a barrister in Birmingham and tenant of Chambers, Anthony Verduyn is leaving practice to dedicate himself to mediations and judicial work.  Anthony has been a cornerstone of St Philips Chambers, our Business &...
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Business & Property
15/01/2025

Probate & Trusts Q1 2025 Update

Welcome to the fourth 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 and Gavin McLeod. General enquiries can be sent to:...
Gavin McLeod
Business & Property
08/01/2025

2024: Signposts from Right of Way Litigation

Right of way disputes are amongst the most common for a property practitioner, but they can be complex and give rise to heavy evidential burdens in preparing cases. As to this, 2024 saw a number of involved cases reaching the databases, and notably...
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Business & Property
17/12/2024

deBriefed – December 2024

We welcome you to our last newsletter of 2024. As the year draws to a close, we look at the work barristers in the group have been undertaking in the last few months. PROPERTY John Aldis obtained a declaration that a rental property purchased by two...
Ali Tabari
Business & Property
13/12/2024

Ali Tabari represents Claimant in High Court shareholding dispute involving 4 brothers

Ali Tabari acted for the Claimant in a High Court trial concerning a company whose shareholding was the subject of a dispute involving 4 brothers. The Claim had been pleaded and run for the majority of the litigation by Natalie Kearney before the...
David Nuttall
Business & Property
26/11/2024

Historic Neglect in Service Charge Disputes: Lessons from the Four Courts case

Anyone regularly acting in service charge disputes will have come across the concept of “historic neglect”.  At one end of the spectrum, service charge demands will be met with a response of “why should I pay when the access door hasn’t...
Alexander Bradford
Business & Property
13/11/2024

When to Oppose or Consent to an Application for Relief From Sanctions: The “Litigator’s Dilemma”

Practitioners may sometimes be in doubt whether to consent to or oppose an application for relief from sanctions. The Court of Appeal in Denton v TH White Ltd [2014] EWCA Civ 906 strongly discouraged satellite litigation arising out of litigants...
Will
Business & Property
21/10/2024

Trips, Traps & Triumphs: Practical Thinking for Contested Wills & Estates, 3 Dec ’24

You are warmly invited to our upcoming legal conference, “Trips, Traps, and Triumphs: Practical Thinking for Contested Wills and Estates.” This free event will feature engaging presentations from our expert team, providing valuable...
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