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Kate Gibson
Crime
01/05/2018

Kate Gibson acts for Radovan Karadžic before the United Nations Mechanism for the International Criminal Tribunals

Kate Gibson, member of St Philips Chambers, appeared for Radovan Karadžic in his appeal before the United Nations Mechanism for the International Criminal Tribunals (UN-MICT) this week, in The Hague. Dr. Karadžic, former President of the Republika...

Rosa Dickinson
General News
05/04/2018

Rosa Dickinson appointed as a District Judge

St Philips is pleased to announce that Rosa Dickinson has been appointed as a District Judge, sitting in Birmingham Civil Justice Centre. Rosa was called to the Bar in 2006 and until her appointment she was a member of the Personal Injury and...

St Philips Chambers reception
General News
23/03/2018

St Philips Chambers has 3 Recorders appointed

St Philips Chambers are extremely proud to announce that Marc Brown, Mark Jones and Chris Watson have all been appointed to sit as Recorders across the country. Marc Brown will be assigned to the Midland Circuit (Crime). Mark Jones will be...

William Baker
General News
20/03/2018

Damning Family Court Judgement and review of the use of Section 20 accommodation

In this reported case Mr Justice Keehan gave a damning Judgement in respect of Herefordshire County Council’s use of Section 20 accommodation in two separate cases involving 2 children, one who had been accommodated for 9 years and another for 8...

St. Philips Chambers
General News
19/03/2018

Louise McCabe appointed as a District Judge

St Philips Chambers is delighted to announce that Louise McCabe has been appointed to sit as a District Judge. The Queen, on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable David Gauke MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the...

Heidi Kubik
General News
12/03/2018

Heidi Kubik QC appointed as a Circuit Judge

St Philips Chambers are delighted to announce that The Queen has appointed Heidi Kubik QC to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable David Gauke MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right...

Sean o'Brien
General News
02/02/2018

Sean O’Brien appointed as a Tribunal Judge

St Philips is proud announce than Sean O’Brien has been appointed as a Tribunal Judge. He will be sitting in the First-tier Immigration and Asylum Chamber – as well as sitting for part of the year in the Employment Tribunal – based in London....

Richard Atkins QC
General News
12/01/2018

Richard Atkins QC appointed Vice Chair of the Bar Council for 2018

St Philips is extremely proud to announce that Richard Atkins QC has been appointed as Vice Chair of the Bar Council for 2018. Richard was called to the Bar in 1989 and took silk in 2011. He practises predominantly in crime and regulatory law (Health...