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St Philips Chambers reception
Family
17/04/2020

Remote Paperless Working Guides

St Philips Family Law Practice Group have put together a series of short videos to assist you with remote paperless working, please follow the links below: A guide to Dropbox by Bethany Armitage How to get the most out of zoom by Bethany Armitage...

Bethany Armitage
Family
16/04/2020

Pupillage Diary – Bethany Armitage

  Bethany Armitage, Pupil Barrister First six pupil The phrase ‘time flies when you are having fun’ doesn’t even begin to cover the speed in which my first six has gone. As I begin my second six it seems as though it was only yesterday...

Gemma Bowes
Family
14/04/2020

Vaccination of Children in Care

T (A child)[2020] EWHC 220 (Fam) https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Fam/2020/220.html In the coming weeks and months, we are likely to be hearing more and more about a vaccine against coronavirus, and possible pressure and expectations to relax the...

St Philips Chambers reception
Family
07/04/2020

Five St Philips barristers in the Court of Appeal

Jack Redmond, Julie Sparrow, William Horwood, Karl Rowley QC and Christopher Rank. St Philips family team in Court of Appeal over disallowed application for expert evidence in tragic public law children case Five members of St Philip’s family...

St Philips Chambers reception
Events
06/04/2020

Two of the biggest Barrister’s Chambers unite in face of family law Coronavirus crisis

Two of the country’s biggest barrister’s chambers are collaborating, as some of the UK’s top legal experts offer expert advice during the coronavirus pandemic. St Philips Chambers and No 5 Chambers are teaming up to host a webinar, to explain...

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...