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Darren Howe KC
Family
28/03/2024

St Philips welcome Darren Howe KC MCIArb

St Philips Family Group is delighted to welcome Darren Howe KC MCIArb as a Door Tenant with effect from Tuesday 2nd April 2024. Darren was called to the Bar in 1992 and took silk in 2015. He became a Recorder in 2012 and in 2016 was appointed as...

Happy Easter
General News
27/03/2024

Easter opening hours 2024

With Easter Sunday on March 31st 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 2nd.

Annabel Hale & Sarah Turner
Crime
27/03/2024

Annabel Hale & Sarah Turner to accept Crime & Regulatory Instructions

We are pleased to confirm that our Crime and Regulatory pupils Annabel Hale and Sarah Turner will enter their second six on Tuesday 2nd April and be accepting instructions for both criminal and regulatory work. Annabel has spent her first six under...

Felix Levay & Connor Wright
Employment
26/03/2024

The Use and Abuse of Subject Access Requests in Civil Litigation

An article by pupil barristers Felix Levay and Connor Wright. The UK GDPR may have been intended to safeguard people’s privacy, but it has proved a useful tool for claimants seeking early disclosure by other means. In both Employment and Personal...

Alexander Bradford
Business & Property
26/03/2024

Business & Property Pupil on his feet from 2 April

Our Business & Property Group is thrilled to announce that Alexander Bradford, our current pupil, will be on his feet and able to accept instructions from Tuesday 2nd April. Following 6 months of learning from and working alongside his...

Molly Roberts
Family
25/03/2024

Exceptional circumstances under section 9(6) – when and to what age?

An article by pupil barrister Molly Roberts. Under section 9(6) and 9(6B) of the Children Act 1989, apart from section 8 orders with a ‘live with’ provision, ‘no court shall make a section 8 order which is to have effect for such a period which...

Keiron McCabe
Family
25/03/2024

Not as simple as 50/50: Unmatched Contributions and An Unequal Sharing of the Matrimonial Home

An article by pupil barrister Keiron McCabe. The matrimonial home is an important environment in which spouses share their lives, and so unsurprisingly it has a special status in financial remedy proceedings. When the combined wealth of parties...

Conor Flaherty
Family
25/03/2024

Scott Schedules: a hindrance, or an aid?

An article by pupil barrister Conor Flaherty. This article will discuss the family court’s current approach to pleading allegations of controlling and coercive behaviour in private Children Act proceedings. The Scott Schedule was a previously well...