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Lord Justice William Davis and Joe Wilson
General News
10/06/2025

St Philips Chambers Mourns the Passing of Lord Justice Wiliam Davis

St Philips Chambers is deeply saddened to mark the passing of The Right Honourable Lord Justice William Davis, who died on 7 June 2025. Before embarking on a distinguished judicial career, Bill, as he was known was a much-valued member of Chambers...
Christopher Buckingham
General News
16/05/2025

Christopher Buckingham appointed an Honorary Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Nottingham

Congratulations to Business & Property Barrister Christopher Buckingham, who has recently been appointed as an Honorary Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Nottingham.
Ben Close & Matthew Cullen
Crime
12/05/2025

60+ Years’ Jail Time Imposed on Organised Crime Group after Successful Prosecution by Ben Close & Matthew Cullen

Ben Close and Matthew Cullen successfully prosecuted five defendants who were part of a crime group distributing hundreds of kilos of cocaine across the UK.  Amongst drugs seized police also recovered a loaded firearm, hundreds of thousands of...
Elizabeth Hodgetts
Employment
25/04/2025

Elizabeth Hodgetts represents MoD in its successful defence of race discrimination and victimisation claims

Elizabeth Hodgetts, instructed by the Government Legal Department, represented the Ministry of Defence in its successful defence of race discrimination and victimisation claims arising out of a sequence of events over 18 months. The claimant was...
New staff joiners April 2025
General News
25/04/2025

Expanding Our Staff Team: Welcome Paul, Laura & Megan

A warm welcome to the newest members joining our staff team. We’re delighted to introduce Laura Ward and Paul Matthews, who have joined our busy Finance Team as Fee Clerks. Paul is well known to Chambers, having previously acted as a Clerk...
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Business & Property
24/04/2025

deBriefed – April 2025

Welcome to the first deBriefed of 2025. In March, the Group bade farewell to John Randall KC who retired following 44 years at the bar, in a remarkable career. During the month we were delighted to announce that Robert Mundy...
John Aldis
Business & Property
22/04/2025

Boundary Agreements are Here to Stay

The Court of Appeal in White v Alder [2025] confirmed that informal boundary agreements can bind future owners.In this article, John Aldis explains the difference between boundary creation and demarcation agreements and their role in dispute...
Happy Easter
General News
17/04/2025

Easter opening hours 2025

With Easter Sunday on April 20th, we can confirm that Chambers will be closed on both the Good Friday and Easter Monday bank holidays, opening again as normal on Tuesday, April 22nd.
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