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Bethany Armitage
Family
14/07/2022

Beth Armitage’s article published in the Family Law Journal

An article by Beth Armitage has been published on familylaw.co.uk and is accessible to users with an appropriate Lexis account. ‘You’re over-reacting’: how to identify and deal with gaslighting and controlling behaviour in private children...

Lawyer Awards Finalist Logo 2022
General News
12/07/2022

The Lawyer Awards – Chambers of the Year nomination

We are very much looking forward to attending The Lawyer Awards tonight, Tuesday 12th July, as a finalist in the Chambers of the Year category, the only chambers outside of London to make the shortlist. Congratulations to all our fellow nominees and...

Two Chambers Interns
General News
12/07/2022

Two interns welcomed into Chambers

Last week we were delighted to host two interns in Chambers, Maria as part of the 10000 Black Interns initiative and Hannah who joined us after securing a place on the Bar Placement Scheme. Both Maria and Hannah spent a busy week shadowing barristers...

Legal 500 Bar Awards Logo
General News
12/07/2022

Two nominations at the Legal 500 Bar Awards

We are delighted to announce that Chambers has been nominated for “Set of the Year (outside London)” at the Legal 500 Bar Awards and that Joe Wilson has been personally recognised, finding himself amongst some stellar company, as a...

Philip Beardwell
Crime
11/07/2022

Philip Beardwell prosecutes grievous bodily harm with intent case

Philip Beardwell has prosecuted a case in which the defendant, Ethan Oliver, admitted committing grievous bodily harm with intent after deliberately driving his car into Kylveer Hussain Shabbir in the early hours of the morning of October 15, 2021 on...

Jim Puzey
Regulatory
11/07/2022

James Puzey acts for the HSE in the prosecution of a developer and contractor

James Puzey, Head of St Philips’ Regulatory Group, has recently acted for the HSE in the prosecution of a developer and contractor in connection with the death of a labourer at a building site in Perry Barr, Birmingham in 2017. After a two-week...

Delicious Orie and Tom Clarke
General News
08/07/2022

Former employee Commonwealth Games bound

Everyone within Chambers would like to congratulate Delicious Orie, a former member of our finance team, on his selection to box for Team England at this summer’s Commonwealth Games. You can find out more about his journey to Commonwealth Games...

Ben Mills
Regulatory
29/06/2022

Ben Mills, led by Nigel Lawrence QC, prosecutes Carlsberg

Ben Mills, led by Nigel Lawrence QC, prosecutes Carlsberg who were fined £3 million pounds by Mr Justice Picken at Birmingham Crown Court, following a massive ammonia leak at the Carlsberg brewery in 2016 which left one man dead and others requiring...