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Business & Property
05/06/2026

Game, Set and Match: Ownership, Contributions and Accounting in Trusts Disputes- 8th July

Property ownership disputes rarely remain static. Relationships evolve, contributions are made, and the original understanding of who owns what can become increasingly difficult to unravel. For contentious trusts and probate practitioners, disputes...
Regulatory
03/06/2026

South West Water, prosecuted by Joseph Millington, receive record fine

South West Water has been fined a record £1.8m for drinking water offences, after the cryptosporidium outbreak that left hundreds of people in Brixham unwell last year. The water company, who pleaded guilty to supplying water unfit for human...
Denise Breen-Lawton KC
Crime
01/06/2026

Denise Breen-Lawton KC’s client acquitted of rape and sexual assault

Denise Breen-Lawton KC defended a successful business man in his thirties at Sheffield Crown Court last week, against allegations of rape and sexual assault dating back almost 10 years. The complainant, a former employee, reported him to the police...
Ben Williams
Regulatory
28/05/2026

Major housebuilding firm, defended by Ben Williams KC, cleared of environmental charge

The Defendant, one of the UK’s largest housebuilders and a FTSE250 company, faced an allegation that sewage effluent had been deliberately pumped from foundation trenches into a natural watercourse, following a sewer blockage at a housing...
Tamsin Sandiford
Employment
28/05/2026

Tamsin Sandiford appears for Claimant in Wicked Vision v Rice at Supreme Court

Tamsin Sandiford was delighted to appear in the Supreme Court on 21st May 2026 in the highly anticipated whistleblowing appeal in Wicked Vision v Rice. Led by Adam Solomon KC of Littleton Chambers, Tamsin appeared alongside Chris Milsom of...
Pro Bono Bronze Patron
General News
28/05/2026

St Philips Chambers named Bronze Pro Bono Patron of Advocate

We are pleased to announce that we have become a Bronze Pro Bono Patron of Advocate, the Bar’s national pro bono charity. Advocate matches members of the public who cannot afford legal representation or access legal aid with barristers willing...
Jonathan Gale
Costs
26/05/2026

Jonathan Gale obtains non-party costs order against company director

I was successful in obtaining a non-party costs order against a company director in the case of Providence Web Services Ltd v R&K Giveaways Ltd and Elliott at Merthyr Tydfil County Court on 13 May. Such orders are considered “exceptional”,...
Insolvency Conference
Business & Property
26/05/2026

Insolvency Conference, 1 July ’26

We are delighted to confirm that our Annual Insolvency Conference will be returning on Wednesday, 1st July 2026.  This full-day conference will bring together members of our insolvency team alongside leading industry experts for what...
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