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Emma Kelly
General News
18/03/2015

Emma Kelly to be Appointed a District Judge

St Philips Chambers is delighted to announce that The Queen has appointed Emma Kelly to be a District Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Chris Grayling MP. Property specialist Emma has enjoyed a highly successful career...

Stephen Eyre
General News
09/03/2015

Stephen Eyre QC Appointed to the Circuit Bench

St Philips Chambers is delighted to announce Stephen Eyre QC’s appointment to the Circuit Bench. Commercial & Chancery specialist Stephen has enjoyed a distinguished career at the Birmingham Bar and will be missed by Chambers and clients alike....

Stephen Eyre
General News
14/01/2015

Stephen Eyre appointed to the rank of Queen’s Counsel

St Philips is delighted to announce Stephen Eyre’s appointment to the rank of Queen’s Counsel in the 2015 list published today. Commercial & Chancery specialist Stephen has long been acknowledged as a leading advocate in his field, as well as...

St Philips Chambers reception
General News
14/10/2014

Andrew Lockhart QC & Kristina Montgomery QC appointed to the Circuit Bench

St Philips Chambers are delighted to announce that Andrew Lockhart QC and Kristina Montgomery QC have both been appointed to the Circuit Bench. Andrew was called to the Bar in 1991, appointed a Recorder in 2005 and took Silk in 2010. During his time...

Regional set of the year
General News
10/10/2014

St Philips Named ‘Regional Set of the Year’ at the 2014 Chambers Bar Awards

St Philips is delighted to announce that we have won the coveted title of ‘Regional Set of the Year’ at the 2014 Chambers Bar Awards. The award was collected by Head of Chambers, Avtar Khangure QC, in front of 600 distinguished guests at a...

Richard Atkins QC
Crime
07/10/2014

Richard Atkins QC elected as the leader of the Midland Circuit

St Philips Chambers is delighted to announce that Richard Atkins QC has been elected as the Leader of the Midland Circuit. His term of office runs from the 1st of October 2014 until the 30th of  September 2017. He continues to practise from Chambers...

Aston University Law students
General News
05/10/2014

“How to get to the Bar” with Aston University and the Bar Council

On Saturday 27th September 2014, St Philips Chambers, together with the Bar Council and Aston University, held their annual “How to get to the Bar” career event aimed at sixth form students who are considering a career in law. Over 70 people...

Legal 500
General News
03/10/2014

Legal 500 rankings and nominations

St Philips Chambers is pleased to announce that it has surpassed previous years rankings within the Legal 500, this year gaining a total of 51 rankings across 9 practice areas and over 2 circuits. This is an increase of 16 rankings compared to last...