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Anthony Verduyn appointed Chancellor of Diocese of Lichfield
General News
05/12/2022

Anthony Verduyn appointed Chancellor of the Diocese of Lichfield

Chambers is delighted to advise that Anthony Verduyn has been appointed as the Chancellor of the Diocese of Lichfield. St Philips has a long tradition of Members of Chambers being appointed to Consistory Court posts with Anthony taking over this...

Pupillage Fair
General News
16/11/2022

University of Law National Pupillage Fair

On the evening of November 30th members of the St Philips pupillage committee will be present at The University of Law National Pupillage Fair which this year is taking place as a virtual event. During the event, our barristers will be...

trees
General News
15/11/2022

Energy day at COP27

Today is energy day at COP27 in Egypt.  At St Philips, we are fully committed to operating Chambers as an environmentally aware business with sustainability at the forefront of our thinking. Since joining the Bar Sustainability Network in 2021,...

William Horwood
Family
10/11/2022

Pro bono work for Advocate

During Pro Bono Week we would like to highlight the work that William Horwood regularly undertakes via Advocate. He completed the “25 for 25” challenge run by Advocate in 2021/22 to mark its 25th anniversary. William is currently instructed...

Pro bono week 2022
General News
07/11/2022

Pro Bono Week 2022

Pro Bono week has begun today and events are taking place across the legal community to both highlight and celebrate the excellent pro bono work which is completed each year. As part of pro bono week, we will be highlighting just a small...

Top Ranked
General News
20/10/2022

Top Ranked in Chambers UK Bar Guide 2023

With the release today of the Chambers UK Bar Guide 2023 we are pleased to confirm that St Philips has again been named a “Top Ranked” chamber. With 70 rankings achieved across twenty different practice areas, the guide once more provides...

General News
18/10/2022

Chambers Policies: Complaints, Equality & Diversity, Wellbeing & Ant-Racist

Details of chambers’ Equality and Diversity Policy, Anti-Racist Statement, Wellbeing Policy and Complaints Procedure can be found on our Regulatory Information page.

menopause workplace pledge
General News
18/10/2022

World Menopause Day

Today is World Menopause Day and at St Philips we are proud to have signed the Wellbeing of Women Menopause Workplace Pledge where we have committed to: Recognise that the menopause can be an issue in the workplace and women need support...