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debrifed newsletter
Business & Property
18/12/2023

deBriefed – December 2023

As the seasons change, so too does the landscape of our endeavours. So, we wanted to share some of the highlights we’ve experienced over the last few months, which we hope will be of interest. We wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a...

ADR blocks
Business & Property
14/12/2023

Seminar: Mandatory ADR – Choosing the Right Process for the Right Case, 17 Jan ’24

We are pleased to extend an invitation to join us at our next breakfast seminar “Mandatory ADR – choosing the right process for the right case.” In light of the recent Court of Appeal decision in Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil CBC, for the...

Christmas Opening Hours
General News
08/12/2023

Christmas Opening Hours

All at St Philips Chambers wish you a Happy Christmas and a Peaceful New Year. Below you will find Chambers’ opening hours over the festive period. Monday 25 to Thursday 28 December– ClosedFriday 29 December– 0930-1600Monday 1...

Family
01/12/2023

St Philips is delighted to announce the appointment of Heledd Williams as a District Judge

The King has appointed Heledd Llwyd Najib to be a District Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Alex Chalk KC MP and the former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. ...

Chris Millington KC
Crime
29/11/2023

Christopher Millington KC’s client acquitted of murder

Chris Millington KC, leading Ben Gow of KCH Garden Square Chambers secures an acquittal for his client following a 5-week murder trial at Leicester Crown Court. Instructed by Tuckers Solicitors their client was jointly charged with the Kidnap and...

Michelle Caney
Business & Property
29/11/2023

Michelle Caney’s Landmark Victory in Supreme Court Appeal Sets Precedent for Future Cases 

The Newcomer Injunction: A New Type of Injunction In a groundbreaking decision handed down on 29 November 2023, the Supreme Court has ruled that the court has jurisdiction to grant a wholly new type of injunction: Wolverhampton City Council and...

Crime
28/11/2023

Ben Close and Kiran Pourawal prosecute the first case concerning disguised political donations

Ben Close and Kiran Pourawal led by William Boyce KC, with Tom Phillips of QEB Hillis Whiteman as disclosure junior, prosecute the first case concerning disguised political donations, pursuant to the Political Parties, Election and Referendums Act...

Julie Duane
Employment
28/11/2023

Costs Consequences – Tribunal Orders a detailed costs assessment

In November 2023 Julie Duane represented the Respondent, a Local Authority, in its application for costs of almost £200,000 against a Claimant.  Following a separate complex and multi-faceted final hearing where all of C’s claims failed, the...