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Will
Business & Property
28/10/2025

The Modern Trustee: Challenges, Changes, and Case Law – 11th Dec

Wills & Trusts Annual Conference 2025 Join us for expert insights on trusts, wills, and probate, featuring practical guidance and analysis from leading practitioners. CONFERENCE PROGRAMME OVERVIEW Eloise Marriott: Undoing Mistakes: Rescinding...

Business & Property
24/10/2025

Raghav Trivedi Appears in High Court Judgment on Section 303 Insolvency Act 1986

A recent High Court judgment in Birmingham has clarified key points relating to Section 303 of the Insolvency Act 1986. The case involved a Trustee in Bankruptcy and addressed serious allegations of bad faith, unreasonableness, or perversity against...

Alexander Bradford
Business & Property
17/10/2025

Alexander Bradford secures wasted costs order against solicitor’s firm for use of AI-generated fake cases

Earlier this week, Alexander Bradford, instructed by JG Poole & Co LLP on behalf of Birmingham City University, successfully secured a wasted costs order in a long-running case between the university and a former student. The former student...

Business & Property
15/10/2025

Harvesting Insight: Autumn Commercial Litigation Conference – 13 Nov

We are delighted to invite you to our upcoming Commercial Litigation Conference. This free half-day event brings together members of our Commercial team and experienced litigators to explore key developments and practical challenges in dispute...

St Philips Chambers Atrium
Business & Property
09/10/2025

The Cloak of Without Prejudice Privilege- A Seminar for Junior Solicitors, 21st October ’25

What does Without Prejudice Privilege really mean in practice? When does correspondence or a document fall under its protection, and when can that protection be lost? In this interactive session, Raghav Trivedi, Amanprit Kaur, Alex Bradford, and...

Signing will
Business & Property
06/10/2025

Probate & Trusts Q3 2025 Update

Welcome to the third 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. General enquiries can be sent to:...

Eloise Marriott
Business & Property
22/09/2025

Lease or Licence? Why Certainty of Term Matters

(A) INTRODUCTION To constitute a tenancy the occupier must be granted exclusive possession for a fixed or periodic term certain in consideration of a premium or periodical payments.  (B) CERTAINTY OF TERM: THE RELEVANT LAW Summary of the Applicable...

Kirsty White
Business & Property
12/09/2025

Kirsty White Represents Respondents Facing Urgent Injunction Application

Kirsty White recently represented Respondents facing an urgent injunction application linked to alleged breaches of restrictive covenants in a director’s service agreement. The Claimant sought wide-ranging remedies, including search and imaging...