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Leisha Bond
Events
31/03/2020

Leisha Bond Presents: Is Covid-19 a Barder Event?

St Philips Family Team are hosting our first live Webinar, presented by Leisha Bond and using our Zoom video conferencing facilities. Leisha will be hosting up to 100 professionals to present and discuss her recent blog post “Is Covid-19 a...

Carolyn Jones
Family
30/03/2020

St Philips Family Team – Remote Working Solution

By Carolyn Jones, Head of Family Law Group St Philips Family Team have been working hard to overcome the challenges in these unique times. We have now established a system that allows us to conduct video conferences and remote court and private...

Leisha Bond
Family
25/03/2020

Is Covid-19 a Barder Event?

By Leisha Bond, Specialist Family Barrister Most involved in the legal world will know of the tragic 1988 Barder v Barder case. Now, in an uncertain world since the coronavirus, we ask if this infamous case is applicable to the new climate and is the...

Family
18/03/2020

Private FDR’s, Early Neutral Evaluation & Covid 19 Update

At this challenging time, we have several highly experienced financial remedy specialist barristers available to conduct fixed-fee private FDR hearings, which can take place remotely, at your request. We also have a considerable number of experienced...

Family
05/03/2020

Chris Watson and Yolanda Pemberton both instructed in High Court case in which guidance was given to local authorities

Chris Watson and Yolanda Pemberton were both instructed in this very helpful case recently decided by Mrs Justice Knowles. In her judgment, she gave guidance as to the proper approach for local authorities who become involved in complex private law...

Juliet Allen
Family
25/02/2020

Juliet Allen Nominated for Barrister of the Year at WLS Awards

St Philips Family Group is delighted to announce that Juliet Allen has been nominated and shortlisted for the Worcestershire Law Society Award for Barrister of the Year 2020. Joint Head of the Financial Remedy Team, Jonathan Nosworthy, commented:...

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Family
16/09/2019

Karl Rowley QC shortlisted for ‘Family Law QC of the Year’

St Philips are proud to announce that Karl Rowley QC, door tenant of the Family Group, has been shortlisted for ‘Family Law QC of the Year’ at the 2019 Family Law Awards. The winners will be announced at an award ceremony at The Ballroom South...

Andrew Bainham
Family
15/06/2019

Andrew Bainham cited by the Law Commission

Andrew Bainham’s published work on legal parentage has been significantly cited by the Law Commission in its recent consultation paper on reforming the law governing surrogacy arrangements. See ‘Building families through surrogacy: A new law’...