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St Philips Chambers reception
General News
08/09/2022

Attorney General’s Panels of Civil Counsel ‘Widening the Pool’ Event

WHEN: Tuesday 13 September 2022 at 5pm WHERE: St Philips Chambers, 55 Temple Row, Birmingham B2 5LS This is an event aimed at those who are thinking about applying in the next Regional panel competition opening on Thursday 8 September 2022 or who...

Chambers UK Bar Awards 2022
General News
05/09/2022

Regional Set of the Year nomination

We are delighted to pass on the news that Chambers’ ongoing success has again been recognised, this time through confirmation that we have been shortlisted for ‘Regional Set of the Year’ at the Chambers and Partners UK Bar Awards. This is an...

Andrew Smith QC
Crime
23/08/2022

Andrew Smith QC appointed to the Circuit Bench

We are delighted to announce that our former Head of Chambers, Andrew Smith QC, has been appointed to the Circuit Bench and will be sitting in Birmingham Crown Court as His Honour Judge Andrew Smith QC as of the 5th September 2022. In reaction to...

Lawyer Awards Finalist Logo 2022
General News
12/07/2022

The Lawyer Awards – Chambers of the Year nomination

We are very much looking forward to attending The Lawyer Awards tonight, Tuesday 12th July, as a finalist in the Chambers of the Year category, the only chambers outside of London to make the shortlist. Congratulations to all our fellow nominees and...

Two Chambers Interns
General News
12/07/2022

Two interns welcomed into Chambers

Last week we were delighted to host two interns in Chambers, Maria as part of the 10000 Black Interns initiative and Hannah who joined us after securing a place on the Bar Placement Scheme. Both Maria and Hannah spent a busy week shadowing barristers...

Legal 500 Bar Awards Logo
General News
12/07/2022

Two nominations at the Legal 500 Bar Awards

We are delighted to announce that Chambers has been nominated for “Set of the Year (outside London)” at the Legal 500 Bar Awards and that Joe Wilson has been personally recognised, finding himself amongst some stellar company, as a...

Delicious Orie and Tom Clarke
General News
08/07/2022

Former employee Commonwealth Games bound

Everyone within Chambers would like to congratulate Delicious Orie, a former member of our finance team, on his selection to box for Team England at this summer’s Commonwealth Games. You can find out more about his journey to Commonwealth Games...

Birmingham Legal Walk Walkers
General News
09/06/2022

Congratulations to the team from St Philips who completed the Birmingham Legal Walk 2022

Congratulations to the team from St Philips who completed the Birmingham Legal Walk 2022 on Monday. The event raised much needed money for Access to Justice Foundation’s local branch; the Midland Legal Support Trust. There is still time to...