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St Philips Chambers reception
Family
29/08/2016

Eve Bugeja joins St Philips Family Team

St Philips are delighted to inform you that Eve Bugeja will be joining the Family Law Practice Group here at St Philips Chambers on Tuesday 30th August 2016. Eve was called to the Bar in 1997 and practices in both Children work (Public & Private...

St Philips Chambers reception
Family
14/06/2016

Double Scoop for St Philips Family Law Group

St Philips Family Law Practice Group is delighted to announce the arrival of two new members to its team. Christopher Rank has recently joined from Cornwall Street Chambers and practices in both Financial Remedy work as well as children work in both...

Andrew Bainham
Family
31/07/2015

Andrew Bainham Shortlisted for “Family Law Junior Barrister of the Year”

Chambers is pleased to announce that Andrew Bainham has been shortlisted for the award of “Family Law Junior Barrister of the Year” in the 2015 Family Law Awards to be held in October. This follows on from Andrew’s appearance in the Supreme...

Andrew Bainham
Family
03/06/2015

Definition of Reasonable Contact in Public Law Cases

Andrew Bainham recently appeared in Coventry City Council -v- M & H, acting on behalf of the mother and instructed by Selina Sandhu of Hammons Solicitors. In her Judgement, HHJ Watson made comments in relation to the definition of reasonable...

Andrew Bainham
Family
27/03/2015

Supreme Court Again Rules On Costs In Children Cases

The Supreme Court in Re S (A Child) [2015] UKSC 20 has allowed the local authority’s appeal against a costs order made by the Court of Appeal in favour of the Respondent Father (Re S (Appeal from Care and Placement Orders) [2014] EWCA Civ 135;...

Leisha Bond
Family
13/03/2015

Vince -v- Wyatt: The Implications

The Supreme Court has delivered its judgment in Vince v Wyatt and appears to have sent the public into a frenzy (those that are on Twitter anyway)!  There appear to be 2 camps : A) The ‘it’s a result for hitherto undervalued mothers’ brigade,...

Andrew Bainham
Family
29/01/2015

Andrew Bainham Appears in the Supreme Court

Andrew Bainham yesterday appeared in the Supreme Court (Lady Hale, Lord Hughes, Lord Kerr, Lord Wilson and Lord Toulson) leading Amy Stout (3Dr Johnson Buildings) in the case of Re S (A Child). The appeal is concerned with whether the Supreme...

Andrew Bainham
Family
18/11/2014

Andrew Bainham Joins St Philips Chambers

St Philips Chambers are delighted to announce that Andrew Bainham will be joining their Family Law Team as of Monday 17th November. Andrew specialises in children cases and has a particular interest and expertise in representing parents, children...