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St. Philips Chambers
General News
12/09/2025

Join us for our Black History Month Event

We are pleased to confirm that, alongside Midland Circuit, we are hosting an event in October to celebrate Black History Month. We have pulled together a fantastic lineup of speakers who will be delivering short talks on the theme of “Standing...
Chambers UK Bar Awards 2025
General News
03/09/2025

Regional Set of the Year Shortlisting at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2025

We are delighted to announce that St Philips Chambers has been shortlisted for Regional Set of the Year at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2025. This shortlisting reflects the outstanding work and commitment of our members and...
Crime
12/08/2025

Tom Walkling KC & Ben Close Prosecute in Failed Birmingham Assassination Plot

Tom Walkling KC and Ben Close successfully prosecuted Aimee Betro, an American woman who carried out a failed assassination in Birmingham. In 2019, Betro flew to the UK, disguising herself in a niqab to approach the intended victim at point-blank...
Tom Walkling KC & Matthew Cullen
Crime
24/07/2025

Tom Walkling KC & Matthew Cullen Prosecute in Multi-Handed £14.4m Cocaine Importation Case

Tom Walkling KC and Matthew Cullen successfully prosecuted a family who imported 180kg of cocaine into the UK. Farzana Kauser, from Bradford, worked with an overseas contact to coordinate the importation of high-purity cocaine from Mexico. The...
St. Philips Chambers
General News
11/07/2025

Two Students Welcomed to Chambers as Part of the Bar Place Scheme

The Bar Placement Scheme, which gives students in years 12 and 13 and first-year undergraduates a real-life insight into the life of a barrister, has been running this week. As part of the scheme, we were delighted to welcome to Chambers Shakila...
Francis Mortin Gold ELIPS Volunteer award
Employment
26/06/2025

Francis Mortin receives Gold ELIPS Volunteer Award

Congratulations to Employment Barrister Francis Mortin, for receiving the Gold volunteer award from the Employment Tribunal Litigants In Person Support Scheme (ELIPS) for 36 hours of contributions. The ELIPS scheme is led by the Employment Lawyers...
Business & Property
25/06/2025

Raghav Trivedi accredited as a Civil and Commercial Mediator

Congratulations to Raghav Trivedi for his recent accreditation as a Civil and Commercial Mediator. For commercial disputes, mediation can offer an alternative to litigation with the potential to reduce costs, avoid delays, and protect business...
Colin Baran & Lawrence Parry
General News
20/06/2025

Lawrence Parry completes Internship in Chambers

We were pleased to welcome Lawrence Parry to Chambers this week as part of the the 10,000 Interns Foundation‘s 10,000 Black Interns programme. Lawrence spent the week shadowing barristers Colin Baran, Amarjit Rai, Connor Wright and second-six...
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