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Bar Pro Bono Awards
Family
12/04/2024

Bar Pro Bono Award Shortlisting for William Horwood

Many congratulations to William Horwood, a member of our Family Group, who has just been announced on the shortlist for the “Junior Pro Bono Barrister of the Year” category at the 2024 Bar Pro Bono Awards. William’s shortlisting is a hugely...

Ed Peperall QC
Business & Property
09/04/2024

Appointment of former Member to the Civil Procedure Rule Committee

Congratulations to former St Philips Business & Property Group Head, Mr Justice Pepperall, on his appointment as a High Court Judge member of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC). The CPRC is a non-departmental public body. It was...

Ben Close & Robert Ward
Crime
09/04/2024

Ben Close and Robert Ward successfully prosecute film producers in 5 month trial

Ben Close and Robert Ward have successfully prosecuted two brothers, who were each sentenced to 7 years’ imprisonment after being found guilty of conspiring to make fraudulent claims for Film Tax Relief and VAT.  The defendants represented...

Ben Douglas-Jones KC
Crime
08/04/2024

“Prosecuting & Defending Victims of Modern Slavery” webinar for MBL

Ben Douglas-Jones KC is delivering a pre-recorded webinar titled “Prosecuting & Defending Victims of Modern Slavery” which will be streamed via MBL Seminars Ltd at 12:30pm on Thursday 27th June 2024. The webinar is designed to alert...

Signing will
Business & Property
08/04/2024

Probate & Trusts Q1 2024 Update

Welcome to the inaugural quarterly case update from the Probate and Trusts team at St Philips. We hope that you find this update helpful and informative. This update has been written by Christopher Buckingham. High Court Bench Leonard v Leonard...

deBriefed news header
Business & Property
03/04/2024

deBriefed – April 2024

Welcome to our first newsletter in 2024! The first quarter has flown by. We hope everyone got their tax returns in on time.  St Philips Chambers was thrilled to have 7 of its members shortlisted for the Birmingham Law Society’s 2024 Legal...

No Trespassing
Business & Property
02/04/2024

Real Estate Spring Seminar, 17 April ’24

We are delighted to announce the full programme for our upcoming Real Estate Spring Seminar on Wednesday 17 April.  Whose Land Is It Anyway? Safeguarding Landowner’s Rights, Addressing Trespasser’s Wrongs and Securing Relief for...

April Beech
Crime
02/04/2024

April Beech commences pupillage

We are pleased to welcome April Beech to Chambers today as she commences her pupillage with us. April will be undertaking a Crime and Regulatory pupillage under the supervision of Ben Close.