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St. Philips Chambers
General News
12/09/2025

Join us for our Black History Month Event

We are pleased to confirm that, alongside Midland Circuit, we are hosting an event in October to celebrate Black History Month. We have pulled together a fantastic lineup of speakers who will be delivering short talks on the theme of “Standing...

Dr Dan Jacklin & Connor Wright
Events
12/09/2025

On Demand Webinar- Dental negligence claims – an area on the move

On September 10th Dr Dan Jacklin & Connor Wright delivered their Personal Injury Juniors Webinar- Case law update: Dental negligence claims – an area on the move. This session can now be watched on demand below: Whilst every effort has been...

Felix Levay, Steven Gittins & Kyran Kanda
Events
12/09/2025

On Demand Webinar- Stress at work claims in the Civil Courts

On September 3rd Felix Levay, Steve Gittins & Kyran Kanda delivered their Personal Injury Juniors Webinar- Stress at Work Claims in the Civil Court. This session can now be watched on demand below: Whilst every effort has been taken to ensure...

Kirsty White
Business & Property
12/09/2025

Kirsty White Represents Respondents Facing Urgent Injunction Application

Kirsty White recently represented Respondents facing an urgent injunction application linked to alleged breaches of restrictive covenants in a director’s service agreement. The Claimant sought wide-ranging remedies, including search and imaging...

Business & Property
11/09/2025

“Jurisdictional Issues in Bankruptcy – Points of Law, Practice & Procedure” webinar for MBL

Raghav Trivedi is delivering a pre-recorded webinar titled “Jurisdictional Issues in Bankruptcy – Points of Law, Practice & Procedure” which will be streamed via MBL Seminars from Wednesday 18th February 2026. This webinar is tailored...

Costs
10/09/2025

Baker Botts and The Pitfalls Of Litigation To Recover Solicitors’ Fees

In this article, Connor Wright discusses the recent High Court decision in Baker Botts (UK) LLP v Carbon Holdings Limited & Anor [2025] EWHC 2225 (COMM) and its wider implications for solicitors seeking to recover unpaid fees. Introduction The...

Dan Jacklin
Regulatory
09/09/2025

Environmental enforcement powers: Walker v Chelmsford City Council [2020] EWHC 635 revisited

Following Walker v Chelmsford City Council [2020] EWHC 635 (Admin), the present position is that the s.108(4)(j) power under the Environment Act 1995 does not entitle an authorised person to require a person to answer written questions and provide...

Ben Douglas-Jones KC
Crime
08/09/2025

Ben Douglas-Jones KC secures key victory in Patel v R Court of Appeal case

The Court of Appeal delivered a significant judgment in Patel v R, on Friday 5th September, with the successful respondent represented by Ben Douglas-Jones KC and Robin Shellard (5 Paper Buildings). The ruling dismisses an appeal against conviction...