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Henry Skudra
Regulatory
23/04/2025

Henry Skudra Joins Chambers’ Regulatory & Criminal Groups

We are thrilled to announce that Henry Skudra has joined Chambers. Henry joins our Regulatory and Crime Groups, with significant experience in complex confiscation, asset recovery, regulatory law, and financial crime. He has a proven track record in...

John Aldis
Business & Property
22/04/2025

Boundary Agreements are Here to Stay

The Court of Appeal in White v Alder [2025] confirmed that informal boundary agreements can bind future owners.In this article, John Aldis explains the difference between boundary creation and demarcation agreements and their role in dispute...

Happy Easter
General News
17/04/2025

Easter opening hours 2025

With Easter Sunday on April 20th, we can confirm that Chambers will be closed on both the Good Friday and Easter Monday bank holidays, opening again as normal on Tuesday, April 22nd.

Sophie Garner
Employment
16/04/2025

Supreme Court Provides Certainty on Definition of ‘man’ and ‘woman’ in Equality Act 2010

The Supreme Court’s ruling in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16 provides certainty at last in relation to the issue of whether the definition of ‘woman’ and ‘man’ in the Equality Act 2010 (‘EqA’)...

William Horwood
Family
14/04/2025

William Horwood Shortlisted for Prestigious John Collins Pro Bono Excellence Award

We are delighted to announce that William Horwood has been shortlisted for the John Collins Pro Bono Excellence Award at the 2025 Bar Pro Bono Awards. This award is named in honour of the late John Collins, a true pro bono champion. It celebrates...

Employment Law Webinar
Employment
14/04/2025

Webinar 11th June- Non-Employment Discrimination Claims

We are pleased to invite you to “Non-Employment Discrimination Claims – Law and Practice”, a free webinar on Wednesday 11th June 2025. Join Tamsin Sandiford, Patrick Keith and Colin Baran of St Philips Chambers Employment team as they...

Signing will
Business & Property
10/04/2025

Probate & Trusts Q1 2025 Update

Welcome to the first 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 (cbuckingham@st-philips.com). General enquiries...

Kyran Kanda
Employment
09/04/2025

“What’s in a Name?” A Guide to Anonymity Orders in the Employment Tribunal

What can you do if an employment claim would be jeopardised unless a person was granted anonymity? The answer may be to apply for an anonymity order under Rule 49 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024. Those applications, however, face...