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St. Philips Chambers
Regulatory
04/09/2020

Regulatory Group Autumn Newsletter

Introduction by Jonathan Barker, Editor Welcome to the St Philips Regulatory Group’s Autumn newsletter. We hope that you have managed to make the best of the Summer. Since our last newsletter in April, members of the group have been busy advising...

St Philips Chambers reception
Regulatory
02/09/2020

Success for St Philips Barristers in £1m confiscation proceedings test case

In a Court of Appeal case (London Borough of Islington v Bajaj [2020] EWCA Crim 1111), St Philips Richard Atkins QC leading colleague Ben Close, have defeated the London Borough of Islington’s “test-case” confiscation proceedings for almost...

GDPR padlock
Regulatory
29/05/2020

GDPR two years on – where are we now?

St Philips Regulatory Group Member Jane Sarginson has advised private and public sector organisations as to their obligations under GDPR and has first hand experience of helping businesses implement strategies to ensure compliance with data...

Ben Mills
Regulatory
07/05/2020

Don’t put it in writing! Problems in store for Local Authority Environmental Crime

Joint Deputy Head of St Philips Regulatory Team, Ben Mills gives his expert analysis of Walker v Chelmsford City Council [2020] EWHC 635 (Admin) and its consideration of s108 (4) Environment Act 1995. S108 (4) Environment Act 1995 [EA] sets out a...

Remote working setup
Regulatory
28/04/2020

Remote Working – Cybersecurity and Wellbeing

As we enter our sixth week of lockdown, Regulatory Group member and GDPR specialist Jane Sarginson provides an easily accessible and timely reminder and consideration of the cybersecurity and wellbeing issues that remote working raises.Covid 19...

St Philips Chambers reception
Regulatory
07/04/2020

Regulatory Group Spring Newsletter

Introduction by Jonathan Barker, Editor Welcome to the St Philips Regulatory Group’s Spring newsletter. We hope you are well in what are undoubtedly testing times for legal practitioners. We are all having to adapt, take on and get used to new...

Cat Ravenscroft
Crime
06/11/2019

Cat Ravenscroft returns from successful secondment in St Helena

Catherine Ravenscroft is a member of the St Philips Criminal and Regulatory Groups. Having completed a successful pupillage under the supervision of Jennifer Josephs, Cat accepted tenancy with Chambers in April 2019. Since then, she has gained a...

James Bruce
Regulatory
29/07/2019

Court of Appeal upholds £50,000 fine in relabelled poultry case

The Court of Appeal underline the importance of risks to the public for sentencing in food safety cases. The Appellant Company was a Food Business Operator (FBO) who had bought out-of-date frozen chicken that was only suitable for use in pet food....