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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...
Emma Templar
Family
18/04/2023

The PLO: How can Practitioners help?

By now, anyone who works in Family Law is aware of the impact Covid 19 and the increase in applications had on the Public Law Outline (PLO).  As a result, in January 2023, the President of the Family Division relaunched the PLO with the...
Marc Brown and Mark Grant
Business & Property
17/04/2023

Breakfast Seminar: Civil Litigation Update

Please join us at our breakfast seminar where Marc Brown and Mark Grant will provide updates and insights in the Civil Litigation process, looking at recent developments and changes affecting users of the Business & Property Courts.   ...
Happy Easter
General News
06/04/2023

Easter opening hours

With Easter Sunday on April 9th we can confirm that Chambers will be closed on both the Good Friday and Easter Monday bank holidays, opening again as normal on Tuesday April 11th.
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