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Tom Walkling KC & Matthew Cullen
Crime
24/07/2025

Tom Walkling KC & Matthew Cullen Prosecute in Multi-Handed £14.4m Cocaine Importation Case

Tom Walkling KC and Matthew Cullen successfully prosecuted a family who imported 180kg of cocaine into the UK. Farzana Kauser, from Bradford, worked with an overseas contact to coordinate the importation of high-purity cocaine from Mexico. The...

Business & Property
23/07/2025

Telecoms Code Rights and Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954

Following a preliminary decision of the First Tier Tribunal (FTT) David Stockill discusses, in the article below,  a recent telecoms case, where he represented the site provider (the respondent landlord) against the telecom operators (the...

Insolvency Conference
Business & Property
22/07/2025

Real Estate Conference, 9 October ’25

We are delighted to announce the topics and speakers for our Annual Real Estate Conference. Join leading real estate counsel for a day of legal updates, panel discussions, and peer-to-peer networking. The agenda is designed to equip real estate...

Simon Phillips & Marcus Harry
Crime
16/07/2025

Simon Phillips and Marcus Harry successfully appeal against trial judge’s ruling

Simon Phillips and Marcus Harry successfully appealed against a trial judge’s ruling that there was no case to answer against 6 defendants in a trial involving protest action on private land. The Court of Appeal provided guidance on the...

Personal Injury
15/07/2025

St Philips’ Injury Update 2025- Part 3

In the third of a series of updates, Dan Jacklin, Connor Wright & Pupil Barrister Kyran Kanda have compiled an update on Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence cases which have been in the courts this year. PERSONAL INJURY (1) MH Site...

Mirza Ahmed and Felix Levay
Employment
14/07/2025

Industrial Relations Seminar, 8 October

We are pleased to invite you to our Industrial Relations Seminar. We are pleased to release details of a new Employment Group Seminar, where Dr Mirza Ahmad and Felix Levay will delve into the most significant recent cases that are shaping the...

Signing will
Business & Property
11/07/2025

Probate & Trusts Q2 2025 Update

Welcome to the second quarterly case update 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 TEP, Gavin McLeod TEP and Charles Towl. General...

St. Philips Chambers
General News
11/07/2025

Two Students Welcomed to Chambers as Part of the Bar Place Scheme

The Bar Placement Scheme, which gives students in years 12 and 13 and first-year undergraduates a real-life insight into the life of a barrister, has been running this week. As part of the scheme, we were delighted to welcome to Chambers Shakila...