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Alexander Macmillan
Employment
23/10/2017

No “personal reasons” defence in TUPE automatically unfair dismissals by Alexander MacMillan

Hare Wines Limited v (1) Mrs Satwant Kaur (2) H&W Wholesale Limited, UKEAT/0752/16/JOJ (17 October 2017) What has been decided? Where an employee had been automatically unfairly dismissed because of a business transfer, the employer appealed on...
Sara Lewis
Family
02/10/2017

Sara Lewis joins St Philips Family Team

St Philips Chambers are delighted to announce that Sara Lewis has joined their Family Team. Sara is a renowned Care practitioner with a national reputation for excellence within the field of Public Law Children cases. Sara has vast experience at all...
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General News
21/09/2017

St Philips nominated for Regional Set of the Year 2017

St Philips has been nominated for the Regional Set of the Year award at the 2017 Chambers and Partners UK Bar Awards. The awards are based on the research for the 2018 edition of Chambers UK Bar directory. They also reflect notable achievements over...
William Horwood
Family
17/08/2017

Cricket Disciplinary Appeal by William Horwood

William Horwood was recently instructed to represent a cricket club in a disciplinary appeal. A points deduction had been imposed on the club for bringing the game into disrepute. William successfully argued that the points deduction imposed was...
Lorna Badham
Employment
26/07/2017

Q & A: Today’s Supreme Court Decision on Tribunal Fees – Lorna Badham

R (on the application of UNISON) (Appellant) v Lord Chancellor (Respondent) [2017] EWCA Civ 935 What has been decided? The Employment Tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunals Fees Order 2013, the Statutory Instrument giving rise to the fees...
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Crime
05/07/2017

Kevin Hegarty QC and Raj Punia Receive Award from National Crime Agency

St Philips are delighted to announce that Kevin Hegarty and Raj Punia have received Commendations from the National Crime Agency in recognition of their work in securing an ‘excellent prosecution result’ on Operation Smarten, a multi-handed case...
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General News
03/07/2017

Blondel Thompson appointed a Bencher of the Middle Temple

St Philips is proud to announce that Blondel Thompson has been appointed as an Ordinary Bencher of the Middle Temple. Her Bench Call ceremony will take place on 17th October.
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General News
03/07/2017

Women in Sports Law

Blondel Thompson is now a member of WISLaw, an international non-profit association that unites women from more than 40 countries who specialise in sports law. The aim is to bring women in the sports law sector together through regular educational...
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