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Happy Easter
General News
17/04/2025

Easter opening hours 2025

With Easter Sunday on April 20th, we can confirm that Chambers will be closed on both the Good Friday and Easter Monday bank holidays, opening again as normal on Tuesday, April 22nd.

Sophie Garner
Employment
16/04/2025

Supreme Court Provides Certainty on Definition of ‘man’ and ‘woman’ in Equality Act 2010

The Supreme Court’s ruling in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16 provides certainty at last in relation to the issue of whether the definition of ‘woman’ and ‘man’ in the Equality Act 2010 (‘EqA’)...

William Horwood
Family
14/04/2025

William Horwood Shortlisted for Prestigious John Collins Pro Bono Excellence Award

We are delighted to announce that William Horwood has been shortlisted for the John Collins Pro Bono Excellence Award at the 2025 Bar Pro Bono Awards. This award is named in honour of the late John Collins, a true pro bono champion. It celebrates...

Employment Law Webinar
Employment
14/04/2025

Webinar 11th June- Non-Employment Discrimination Claims

We are pleased to invite you to “Non-Employment Discrimination Claims – Law and Practice”, a free webinar on Wednesday 11th June 2025. Join Tamsin Sandiford, Patrick Keith and Colin Baran of St Philips Chambers Employment team as they...

Signing will
Business & Property
10/04/2025

Probate & Trusts Q1 2025 Update

Welcome to the first quarterly case update from the Probate and Trusts team at St Philips.  We hope that you find it helpful and informative. This update has been written by Christopher Buckingham TEP (cbuckingham@st-philips.com). General enquiries...

Kyran Kanda
Employment
09/04/2025

“What’s in a Name?” A Guide to Anonymity Orders in the Employment Tribunal

What can you do if an employment claim would be jeopardised unless a person was granted anonymity? The answer may be to apply for an anonymity order under Rule 49 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024. Those applications, however, face...

Pro Bono Recognition List
General News
08/04/2025

Six Members Recognised in 2025 Pro Bono List of England & Wales

The Pro Bono List of England & Wales, which is published annually, recognises lawyers who undertook 25 or more hours of legal pro bono work over the past year. We are delighted to see six of our members recognised in the recently published 2025...

Kevin Hegarty KC
Crime
07/04/2025

Kevin Hegarty KC Successfully Prosecutes Teenager for Murder of 13-year-old

Kevin Hegarty KC has successfully prosecuted a teenager for the murder of 13-year-old Jahziah Coke. Jahziah was found fatally stabbed in a house in Oldbury, near Birmingham, in August 2024. The defendant, who denied the murder, fled the scene but was...