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John Aldis
Business & Property
18/05/2023

Banks & the MCA: a significant reconciliation?

In Baker v Hewston [2023] EWHC 1145 (Ch), HHJ Tindal makes some potentially significant comments on the relationship between Banks v Goodfellow and the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (“MCA”). Real doubts were raised about the testator’s...

Insolvency Conference
Business & Property
17/05/2023

Insolvency and Restructuring Conference

We would like to invite you to our upcoming Annual Insolvency & Restructuring all day conference, which promises to be an informative and engaging event for professionals in this field. The conference will feature a range of speakers from our...

Ali Tabari
Business & Property
15/05/2023

Ali Tabari acts for successful defendant in High Court trial

Ali Tabari acted for the successful defendant in London Business House Ltd v Pitman Training Ltd [2023] EWHC 1077 (Comm) after a 4-day trial before HHJ Worster sitting as a High Court Judge.  The claimants had claimed for rescission of a franchise...

Clare Rennie
Crime
10/05/2023

Clare Rennie accepts tenancy

We are delighted to confirm that Clare Rennie has joined St Philips Chambers as a tenant following the successful completion of her pupillage. Clare joins our Criminal and Regulatory Groups, having demonstrated impressive skills, tenacity, and...

Ben Williams
Regulatory
09/05/2023

Ben Williams defends UK’s 2nd largest housebuilder in environmental case

The company appeared before Cwmbran Magistrates’ Court on 3 May 2023, entered a Guilty plea to a single charge of causing an illegal water discharge and was sentenced. Despite extensive management systems, it had failed to prevent emission of silty...

Kevin Hegarty KC & Ben Williams
Crime
24/04/2023

Kevin Hegarty KC and Ben Williams prosecute a high profile murder trial at Stafford Crown Court

Kevin Hegarty KC and Ben Williams prosecute a high profile murder trial at Stafford Crown Court. The Defendant drove a car into a crowd of young adults gathered on the pavement outside a takeaway, in the small hours of a Sunday morning last October,...

Ben Williams
Regulatory
21/04/2023

Ben Williams prosecutes two companies in Health & Safety case at Newcastle Crown

Ben Williams has prosecuted two companies in a Health & Safety case at Newcastle Crown. The sentencing judge determined that the first defendant, Tolent Construction Limited’s breach of construction safety regulations merited a fine of £1m,...

Chambers Conference
Employment
20/04/2023

Junior Employment Group Launch – 11 May 2023

“…[S]ome areas of employment law can, however regrettably, involve real complication, both procedural and substantial; and even the most wary can on occasion stumble into a legal bear-trap.” – Lord Justice Underhill From clients to...