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Signing will
Business & Property
08/10/2024

Probate & Trusts Q3 2024 Update

Welcome to the third quarterly case update for 2024 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. General enquiries can be sent to:...

Mark Grant
Business & Property
08/10/2024

Mark Grant Secures Victory in Complex Unfair Prejudice Case

Mark Grant has successfully represented three shareholder defendants in a significant unfair prejudice petition case concerning the graphic design company, Brand Evolution Limited. The case was brought by a shareholder and former director who alleged...

Top Tier Set 2025
General News
02/10/2024

Top Tier Set – Legal 500 Bar Rankings 2025

“๐’๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ” – Legal 500 Bar Rankings 2025 Following today’s release of Legal 500 2025 Bar rankings, we...

Ben Douglas-Jones KC
Crime
02/10/2024

Ben Douglas-Jones KC prosecutes former doctor for carrying out non-therapeutic male circumcisions

Ben Douglas-Jones KC, leading Charlene Sumnall of 5 Paper Buildings, is prosecuting a former doctor for carrying out non-therapeutic male circumcisions for religious reasons in an unduly cruel, unsafe and unsanitary way and for injecting babies with...

Dan Jacklin
Personal Injury
02/10/2024

Dan Jacklin joins St Philips as a probationary tenant

We would like to offer a warm welcome Dan Jacklin who has joined Chambersโ€™ Regulatory and Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence Groups as a Probationary Tenant. Dan was called to the Bar in 2022, prior to becoming a barrister he held a number...

2024 pupils
General News
01/10/2024

Five new pupil barristers join Chambers

Today, as we celebrate last year’s pupils commencing tenancy, we are equally proud to welcome our newest cohort of pupils to Chambers. Each of our five new pupils has successfully navigated a highly competitive selection process, standing out...

Pupil Barristers 2023
General News
30/09/2024

Eight pupils become tenants

We are pleased to announce that all eight pupils who commenced their pupillage with Chambers in October 2023 have been offered and accepted tenancy at St Philips. Congratulations from all at Chambers go to: โ–ถ๏ธ Alexander Bradford, Business &...

Ben Douglas-Jones KC
Crime
30/09/2024

Ben Douglas-Jones KC prosecutes father and two sons for series of frauds against National Trust

Ben Douglas-Jones KC, leading James Marsland of 5 Paper Buildings, prosecuted Roger Bryant, the procurement officer for the National Trust in North Devon and Arlington Estate, and his two sons, who laundered the proceeds of his crime through bank...