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Adele Akers
General News
24/10/2024

Black History Month: Adele Aker’s Journey

When I am asked if I always wanted to be a Barrister, people are always taken aback when I tell them with no prevarication, no! ย  I commonly hear Barristers recount how they chose this career from a young age, confident of the direction in which...

Michelle Christie
General News
22/10/2024

Black History Month: Michelle Christie’s Journey

Reclaiming Narratives is the theme for this yearโ€™s Black History Month which marks a significant shift to recognising and correcting the narratives of Black history and culture.   In a testament to that theme, I will endeavour to tell my...

Chambers UK Bar - Top Ranked
General News
17/10/2024

St Philips “Top Ranked” again in the latest Chambers UK Bar Guide

With today’s release of the Chambers UK Bar Guide 2025 we are pleased to confirm that St Philips has again been โ€œTop Rankedโ€. With 84 rankings achieved across 20 different practice areas, the guide once more provides independent...

pupillage information evening
General News
16/10/2024

Pupillage Process Review 2024

St Philips Chambers has now completed its pupillage recruitment process for 2024, and has recruited 4 pupils to begin in 2025. For the second time, St Philips’ pupillage committee has produced a report which explains its process, gives feedback...

St Philips Chambers Atrium
Events
15/10/2024

Pupillage Information Evening, 9 Jan ’25

WHEN: 18:00-20:00, Thursday 9th January 2025WHERE: St Philips Chambers, 55 Temple Row, Birmingham B2 5LS We are delighted to confirm the return of the St Philips Pupillage Information Evening from 18:00-20:00 on Thursday, 9th January 2025 at...

Top Tier Set 2025
General News
02/10/2024

Top Tier Set – Legal 500 Bar Rankings 2025

“๐’๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ” – Legal 500 Bar Rankings 2025 Following today’s release of Legal 500 2025 Bar rankings, we...

2024 pupils
General News
01/10/2024

Five new pupil barristers join Chambers

Today, as we celebrate last year’s pupils commencing tenancy, we are equally proud to welcome our newest cohort of pupils to Chambers. Each of our five new pupils has successfully navigated a highly competitive selection process, standing out...

Pupil Barristers 2023
General News
30/09/2024

Eight pupils become tenants

We are pleased to announce that all eight pupils who commenced their pupillage with Chambers in October 2023 have been offered and accepted tenancy at St Philips. Congratulations from all at Chambers go to: โ–ถ๏ธ Alexander Bradford, Business &...