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William Horwood
Family
20/05/2026

William Horwood successfully defends local authority in judicial review claim

William Horwood acted for the Defendant local authority in a recent judicial review claim in the Administrative Court in Birmingham before Mr Justice Kimblin. The claim arose out of the interaction between the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review...
Gary Bell KC
Crime
20/05/2026

Gary Bell KC joins Criminal Group

We are pleased to announce that Gary Bell KC has joined the Criminal Group at St Philips Chambers. For more than three decades he has been instructed by solicitors across the country in the most serious and complex criminal cases, with a particular...
Ben Mills & Dr Dan Jacklin
Regulatory
19/05/2026

Director given suspended sentence for workplace death

On 17 September 2024, Mr Gill picked up Jan Hlavaty from his home address. He took Mr Hlavaty to a yard he rented where he began dismantling a truck-mounted fork-lift so it could be sold for scrap. Mr Gill removed pins which kept the mast of the fork...
Richard Atkins KC
General News
19/05/2026

Richard Atkins KC elected Head of Chambers

We are pleased to announce that Richard Atkins KC has been appointed Head of Chambers. Having led St Philips from 2020 to 2023, it is the first time in our history that a Head of Chambers has taken on the role for a second time.  Joe Wilson, CEO...
Peter Haynes KC
Crime
18/05/2026

Peter Haynes KC appointed lead defence counsel for former President of the Philippines

St Philips Chambers is pleased to confirm that Peter Haynes KC has been appointed lead defence counsel for Rodrigo Duterte, the former President of the Philippines, in proceedings before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. Mr Duterte...
Dr Dan Jacklin
Costs
11/05/2026

Setting aside provisional assessment decisions in MH v CH [2026]

MH sought to set aside a provisional assessment decision on grounds that it was void because it failed to satisfy two requirements in paragraph 14.3 of CPR PD47: (i) a failure to include an open offer and; (ii) a failure to include full points of...
Costs
07/05/2026

Costs: Working Remotely and the Guideline Hourly Rates

In this article, Connor Wright examines how solicitors’ Guideline Hourly Rates (GHR) apply in an era of remote and flexible working. Introduction I have recently been asked to consider the factors that are relevant to the inter partes...
Kyran Kanda
Employment
06/05/2026

Kyran Kanda successfully defends 5-day disability discrimination claim

Following a 5-day trial in the Southampton Employment Tribunal, Kyran Kanda successfully defended a complex claim for reasonable adjustments spanning a 3-year period, harassment, victimisation, and discrimination arising from disability. The...
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