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Elizabeth Hodgetts
Employment
22/05/2023

Elizabeth Hodgetts acted on behalf of the successful respondent in Spencer v Unison Leicestershire Healthcare Branch

“Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised or a little mistaken” (Jane Austen). “If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything”...
Kevin Hegarty KC & Ben Williams
Crime
18/05/2023

Successful murder conviction in trial prosecuted by Kevin Hegarty KC & Ben Williams

The Defendant had driven his car into a crowd of young adults on the pavement outside a takeaway in Oswestry. The Crown’s case was that he had done so deliberately in an effort to seriously injure someone in the group. He hit and killed a young...
Wellbeing at the Bar Certification
General News
18/05/2023

Wellbeing at the Bar Certification Re-awarded

We are delighted to confirm that our Wellbeing at the Bar Certificate of Recognition has been re-awarded by the Bar Council. After a rigorous review process which not only focussed on the policies and strategies that Chambers has in place to ensure...
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...
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