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Julie Duane
Costs
15/07/2026

Julie Duane secures £20,000 costs award

This case is a stark reminder of how parties who pursue litigation which has no prospects of success and/or behave in either an unreasonable, scandalous or vexatious manner are not immune to significant financial consequences.  The Claimant...
David Walters
Family
14/07/2026

David Walters joins St Philips Chambers as Senior Family Clerk

St Philips Chambers is delighted to announce that David Walters has joined Chambers as Senior Clerk to our Family Group. David’s arrival marks an important new chapter for one of Chambers’ largest and busiest practice groups, following the recent...
Bar Placement Scheme 2026
General News
14/07/2026

St Philips supports the Bar Council’s Bar Placement Scheme

This week, two students join us for the Bar Placement Scheme, where they will spend four days shadowing our barristers in Chambers and in court. Nay Dyari and William Mason will also receive advocacy training from the Inns of Court College of...
Raghav Trivedi
Business & Property
14/07/2026

Inheritance tax planning – The application of section 10 IHTA 1984 (Burles v The Commissioners for HMRC)

Can the purchase of an income interest in an offshore trust escape inheritance tax under section 10 IHTA 1984? The First-tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber) has just said no. In Burles v The Commissioners for HMRC, the Tribunal dismissed the appeal against...
Paul Dhami
Crime
13/07/2026

Harinderpal Dhami prosecutes care home manager convicted of defrauding dementia patient

Harinderpal Dhami appeared as prosecution counsel in the trial of a care home manager convicted of six counts of fraud at Worcester Crown Court, following a five-day trial. The complainant, a resident at the care home, had been diagnosed with...
Jonathan Gale
Business & Property
07/07/2026

The Landlord’s Right to Demolish or Reconstruct

OPPOSITION TO GRANT OF A NEW BUSINESS TENANCY ON THE GROUND IN SECTION 30(1)(F) – Landlord’s intention to demolish, reconstruct or carry out substantial work In this month’s Lay of the Land, I have extracted guidance from some recent helpful...
Employment
03/07/2026

Annual Employment Conference, 30th September

We are delighted to confirm details of our 2026 Annual Employment Conference. 2026 has seen the introduction of significant legislative changes and case law developments which have reshaped key areas of practice. This is an ideal opportunity for...
Henry Skudra
Crime
02/07/2026

Change to the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002: the permitted period

On Monday (the 29th June 2026) The Crime and Policing Act 2026 (Commencement No.1 and Saving Provision) Regulations 2026 commencement order came into effect. Of importance, there are no applicable transitional or saving provisions in either the...
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