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Ben Douglas-Jones KC
Crime
04/04/2025

How is AI changing Criminal Law?

Ben Douglas Jones KC has co-authored a timely new book AI in Criminal Law (Bloomsbury Professional). The book offers insights for legal practitioners facing the growing integration of AI into criminal justice systems. With practical perspectives on...

Rebecca Wade KC & Callum Church
Crime
03/04/2025

Rebecca Wade KC leads Callum Church in the prosecution of a 7-defendant trial

The indictment alleges that the Defendants, and an eighth who pleaded guilty before trial, were involved in supply Class A drugs in Birmingham between November 2023 and June 2024.

Ali Tabari
Business & Property
03/04/2025

Upcoming Changes to CPR 25: new rules on freezing, proprietary and search orders, effective 6 April 2025

As of 6th April 2025, there will be a wholesale change to CPR 25 and the Model Orders associated with applications for injunctive relief (freezing orders, proprietary orders and search/imaging orders). In this 20-minute talk recorded on 2nd...

April Beech & Dan Jacklin
General News
02/04/2025

Chambers welcomes April Beech & Dan Jacklin as New Tenants

We are pleased to announce that April Beech and Dan Jacklin have been offered and accepted tenancy at St Philips Chambers. April joins us following the successful completion of her Crime and Regulatory pupillage. Dan, whose practice encompasses...

John Randall KC
Business & Property
02/04/2025

John Randall KC Retires After 44 Years of Distinguished Practice

After an exceptional 44-year career at the Bar, John Randall KC has retired, marking the conclusion of a truly remarkable legal career. Widely regarded as one of the leading silks in his field, John built a formidable national reputation while...

Sticks and stones and mobile phones
Crime
01/04/2025

Sticks and stones and mobile phones – Threats in the Twenty First Century

We all may remember the childhood rhyme, and console ourselves that names will never harm us, but the law has long provided punishment for threatening words and behaviour. Threats to kill, threats to cause criminal damage, blackmail, public order...

Amanprit Kaur & Angus Thomas
Business & Property
01/04/2025

Webinar 1st May- Rising from the Ashes: A Case Study on Relief from Sanctions

Please join us for our Business & Property Juniors’ first webinar of the year with Amanprit Kaur and Angus Thomas. What to Expect: In this talk, Amanprit and Angus will illustrate how relief from sanction applications work in practice....

Pupils 2024
General News
01/04/2025

Five pupils now accepting instructions

We are pleased to confirm that our pupils are now “on their feet” and available to accept instructions in their respective specialist practice areas: Business & Property: 0121 246 7010, commercial@st-philips.comCharles Towl Crime...