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Bruce Frew
Employment
01/10/2022

Bruce Frew successfully represents John Lansdown in unfair dismissal case

Specialist employment law barrister Bruce Frew, instructed by Consilia Legal, has successfully represented John Lansdown the only seafarer to reject a payoff from P&O following the mass sackings that took place in March 2022, in his unfair...

Eve Bugeja
Family
30/09/2022

Eve Bugeja appointed as a Circuit Judge

We are delighted to announce that Eve Bugeja has been appointed a Circuit Judge. She will be deployed at Reading Family Court as of the 10th October 2022. Reacting to the announcement, Head of the Family Group, Carolyn Jones said “Eve...

Emma Williamson
Family
30/09/2022

Cross examination in cases involving domestic abuse

“I have found it extremely disturbing to have been required to watch this woman cross examined about a period of her life that has been so obviously unhappy and by a man who was the direct cause of her unhappiness”. Those were the words of Hayden...

Top Tier Set Legal 500
General News
29/09/2022

A Legal 500 Top Tier Set once again

Following yesterday’s release of the Legal 500 2023 rankings, we are delighted to reveal that Chambers’ expertise has once again been externally validated through attaining Top Tier Set Rankings across 8 practice areas including our Commercial,...

Philip Beardwell
Events
28/09/2022

Training Event: Vicarious Trauma, Workplace Stress and Wellbeing

Working in the Law brings with it obvious stresses. Less obvious is the effect of dealing with people who have experienced trauma and how it can impact upon our work and home lives. Those working in the areas of family and criminal law...

Barrister of the Year Jonathan Nosworthy
Family
26/09/2022

Barrister of the Year – Jonathan Nosworthy

St Philips Family Law Practice Group is delighted to announce that Head of the Financial Remedies Team, Jonathan Nosworthy, was awarded the prestigious Barrister of the Year Award at the Worcestershire Law Society Annual Awards Dinner held at...

Annual Bar & Young Bar Conference 2022
General News
26/09/2022

Joe Wilson to speak at the Annual Bar and Young Bar Conference 2022

Following his chairmanship of the Institute of Barristers’ Clerk Conference in March, Chambers Director, Joe Wilson has been invited to be an expert speaker at November’s Annual Bar and Young Bar Conference 2022; an in-person event at the Bar...

Legal Business Awards - Chambers of the Year nomination
General News
20/09/2022

Fourth Chambers of the Year Nomination

2022 has been a truly unprecedented year of award nominations for St Philips with us gaining a place on the shortlist for no less than four Chambers of the Year accolades. After a period where the news was embargoed, we are delighted to confirm that...