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Philip Beardwell
Crime
11/01/2022

Modern Slavery and NRM decisions

Below, Philip Beardwell discusses modern slavery and NRM decisions. In common with many aspects of the criminal justice system there is a significant backlog in NRM decision making at present. For those unfamiliar with the process, it is essentially...
Stephen Linehan
Crime
23/11/2021

Stephen Linehan QC successfully defends man charged with attempted murder

Stephen Linehan QC of St Philips Chambers, instructed as leading Counsel on behalf of the defendant, successfully defended TP, who was charged with the attempted murder of his mother, alternatively wounding with intent and unlawful wounding.  TP...
Zaheer Afzal
Crime
17/11/2021

Zaheer Afzal successfully defends Coventry man charged with murder, manslaughter and armed robbery

Zaheer Afzal of St Philips Chambers, Michael Ivers QC of Garden Court Chambers and Kevin Metzger of Great James Street Chambers successfully defended CB, a Coventry man who was charged with murder, manslaughter and armed robbery. CB was delighted to...
James Dunstan
Crime
12/11/2021

Chief Constable’s Team Award for Criminal Barrister

Criminal Barrister, Jim Dunstan, recently received the West Midlands Police Chief Constable’s “Team Award” for his outstanding work bringing two offenders who were part of a sex offence case to justice. Jim was commended for his:...
Ryan Hodgins
Crime
12/10/2021

New tenant for St Philips Chambers Ryan Hodgins

St Philips Chambers is delighted to announce that Ryan Hodgins has accepted an offer of tenancy following the completion of his Criminal pupillage under the supervision of Tom Walkling. First Junior Clerk, James Withers commented, “The whole of the...
Jonathan Barker
Crime
14/07/2021

Jonathan Barker Prosecutes Pharmacists for illegal Supply of Prescription Medicines

Jonathan Barker was instructed by the CPS Specialist Fraud Division (on behalf of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency) to prosecute Pharmacists, Dean Dookhan and Narvinder Nandra. Using their pharmacies as cover, both men were...
St Philips Chambers reception
Crime
30/03/2021

St Philips Chambers Criminal Group Spring Newsletter 2021

Introduction by Ben Close, Editor. Welcome to the spring edition of the criminal group newsletter. In this edition of the criminal team’s newsletter, we have several articles from members at all levels of seniority. First, Lee Marklew QC writes...
St Philips Chambers reception
Crime
17/11/2020

Crime Group Autumn Newsletter

Introduction by Ben Close, Editor Welcome to the autumn edition of the Crime Group’s newsletter. Since our last newsletter, the world and our working lives have changed immeasurably. From a professional perspective, the criminal group is...
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