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Katie Stephens
Family
26/11/2024

Katie Stephens worked as Research Assistant for recently released “Wards of Court and the Inherent Jurisdiction” book

Following the recent publication of Harcourt Chambers barrister Rob George’s “Ward of Court and the Inherent Jurisdiction” we would like to congratulate our pupil barrister Katie Stephens for the excellent and diligent work she undertook as a...
Rebecca Wade KC & Philip Beardwell
Crime
22/11/2024

Rebecca Wade KC, leading Philip Beardwell, successfully prosecuted man for manslaughter and ABH

The accused, Benjamin Wallbanks, first attacked a man outside the Pink nightclub in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, in September 2021, delivering a single blow that rendered him unconscious. Just eight weeks later, Wallbanks repeated the same act on Benjamin...
Family
22/11/2024

St Philips’ Family Group Highly Commended at the Family Law Awards

We are pleased to share that our specialist family law group was “Highly Commended” at last night’s Family Law Awards in the “Family Law Chambers of the Year- Regional” category. To be acknowledged among the very best in...
Ben Close & Tom Walkling
Crime
15/11/2024

Ben Close and Tom Walkling appear in monkey torture case

On 13th November 2024, two defendants were sentenced for their part in sharing material depicting the torture of monkeys, and commissioning a torture video, utilising torture methods upon which they had voted with the ‘winner’ choosing the...
Employment
14/11/2024

Connor Wright completes Advocate’s Pro Bono Pupil Pledge

Many congratulations to Connor Wright who, during his pupillage, completed Advocate’s Pupil Pledge. In a world where equal access to justice continues to be a challenge, Connor generously volunteering his time and expertise to those in need of...
Alexander Bradford
Business & Property
13/11/2024

When to Oppose or Consent to an Application for Relief From Sanctions: The “Litigator’s Dilemma”

Practitioners may sometimes be in doubt whether to consent to or oppose an application for relief from sanctions. The Court of Appeal in Denton v TH White Ltd [2014] EWCA Civ 906 strongly discouraged satellite litigation arising out of litigants...
Ben Close
Crime
11/11/2024

Ben Close appointed as a Recorder

We are pleased to announce that, on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, The Right Honourable Shabana Mahmood MP, and the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable the Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, Ben Close has been...
Lillian Garnier
Family
04/11/2024

Revocation, opposing & removal, when can the local authority remove a child already placed for adoption?

“In an article written by Lillian Garnier, one of our family pupils, the unusual circumstances in which a local authority may remove a child who is placed with their prospective adopters – with a view to them being adopted – is...
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