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Chris Buckingham
Business & Property
10/01/2022

Christopher Buckingham joins Business & Property Group

St Philips is delighted to announce that Christopher Buckingham (formerly of Enterprise Chambers) has joined Chambers with immediate effect. Recognised in this year’s Legal 500 as “fabulously bright: a careful strategist who is more than a match...

Sharon Hughes
Personal Injury
06/01/2022

Has the establishment of the Cervical Check Tribunal in Ireland restored loss of trust?

Barrister Sharon Hughes discusses news from Ireland relating to the Cervical Check Tribunal whose Supreme Court analysed leading English case law on negligence. Has the establishment of the Cervical Check Tribunal in Ireland restored the loss of...

Pupillage applications
General News
05/01/2022

Applications for pupillage are now open

A pupillage at St Philips is a remarkable opportunity and we are delighted to confirm that we have opened the application process for prospective future pupils. We are seeking enthusiastic, exceptional and well-rounded individuals with good...

St Philips reception
General News
23/12/2021

Chambers Christmas Opening Hours

ADR webinar
Business & Property
14/12/2021

Video on Demand: Taking the “A” out of “ADR”, should mediation be mandatory?

On Thursday 9th December, Tony Verduyn chaired a discussion between fellow mediators Naomi Candlin and Jonathan Gale, to consider the implications of the recent paper by the Civil Justice Council on Compulsory ADR. They looked at a range of practical...

Bethany Armitage
Family
02/12/2021

2 for the price of 1, the court deals with ‘needs cases’

Family Barrister Bethany Armitage writes: The bread and butter for most practitioners will be the oh so familiar “small money” cases, they require little introduction, a reflection of the average client who requires legal assistance. The vast...

ADR blocks
Business & Property
25/11/2021

Free Breakfast Webinar: Taking the ‘A’ out of ‘ADR’, should mediation be mandatory?

You are invited to join Tony Verduyn for this free 40 minute webinar, as he chairs a discussion between fellow mediators Naomi Candlin and Jonathan Gale, to consider the implications of the recent paper by the Civil Justice Council on Compulsory ADR....

Stephen Linehan
Crime
23/11/2021

Stephen Linehan QC successfully defends man charged with attempted murder

Stephen Linehan QC of St Philips Chambers, instructed as leading Counsel on behalf of the defendant, successfully defended TP, who was charged with the attempted murder of his mother, alternatively wounding with intent and unlawful wounding.  TP...