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General News
16/10/2025

St Philips Recognised Once Again as Top-Ranked in Chambers UK Bar Guide

Following the release of the Chambers UK Bar Guide 2025 we are delighted to confirm that St Philips has once again been “Top Ranked”. With 80 rankings achieved across 21 practice areas, the guide once again offers independent recognition of the...

British Legal Awards 2025
General News
07/10/2025

Chambers of the Year Nomination at the British Legal Awards 2025

We are delighted to announce that St Philips has been shortlisted in the “Chambers of the Year” category at the British Legal Awards 2025 – standing as the only chambers outside London to be recognised this year. Joe Wilson, CEO &...

General News
03/10/2025

Sir Stephen Brown- In Memoriam

St Philips Chambers is deeply saddened to mark the passing of Sir Stephen Brown on 30 September 2025, shortly before his 101st birthday. Sir Stephen practised for many years from 2 Fountain Court, Birmingham, which later merged with 7 Fountain Court...

General News
01/10/2025

Five New Pupil Barristers Join St Philips

Today, as we mark the milestone of last year’s pupils commencing tenancy, we are equally delighted to introduce our newest cohort of pupils to Chambers. Each of our five new pupils have excelled in a highly competitive recruitment process,...

General News
01/10/2025

Top Tier Set – Legal 500 Bar Rankings 2026

“St Philips Chambers is the premier set in the circuit.” – Legal 500 Bar Rankings 2026 We are pleased to share that following the release of the Legal 500 2026 Bar rankings, Chambers’ expertise has once again been independently...

2024 pupils
General News
01/10/2025

Five Pupils Become Tenants

We are delighted to share that all five pupils who commenced their pupillage with Chambers in October 2024 have been offered and accepted tenancy at St Philips. Congratulations from all at Chambers go to: ▶️ Lillian Garnier – Family▶️...

Mini Pupillage
General News
24/09/2025

Mini-Pupillage Application Window Opens

Our mini-pupillage application process is now open, offering aspiring barristers the opportunity to gain a real understanding of the roles and responsibilities of a barrister and life at the Bar. We offer 3-day mini-pupillages in Birmingham to...

Report on Pupillage Process 2025
General News
15/09/2025

2025 Pupillage Process Report Released

𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠...