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Legal 500 Top Tier Set
General News
01/10/2025

Top Tier Set – Legal 500 Bar Rankings 2026

“St Philips Chambers is the premier set in the circuit.” – Legal 500 Bar Rankings 2026 We are pleased to share that following the release of the Legal 500 2026 Bar rankings, Chambers’ expertise has once again been independently...

2024 pupils
General News
01/10/2025

Five Pupils Become Tenants

We are delighted to share that all five pupils who commenced their pupillage with Chambers in October 2024 have been offered and accepted tenancy at St Philips. Congratulations from all at Chambers go to: ▶️ Lillian Garnier – Family▶️...

Mini Pupillage
General News
24/09/2025

Mini-Pupillage Application Window Opens

Our mini-pupillage application process is now open, offering aspiring barristers the opportunity to gain a real understanding of the roles and responsibilities of a barrister and life at the Bar. We offer 3-day mini-pupillages in Birmingham to...

Report on Pupillage Process 2025
General News
15/09/2025

2025 Pupillage Process Report Released

𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠...

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...