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Jack Redmond
Family
07/09/2021

Judicial appointment for family barrister Jack Redmond

Under section 46 of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, the President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, has appointed St Philips family barrister Jack Redmond to be a nominated judge of the Court of Protection in an expansion of his fee-paid...

David Maxwell
Employment
06/09/2021

Appointment of a Salaried Employment Judge of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales): David Maxwell

St Philips Employment is delighted to share the news that the Ministry of Justice has just announced the appointment of David Maxwell as a Salaried Employment Judge....

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Regulatory
06/09/2021

A helpful overview of the new sentencing guidelines for trade mark offences

On August 5th 2021, the Sentencing Council published two new sentencing guidelines to be used when both individuals and organisations fall to be sentenced for offences contrary to Section 92 of the Trade Marks Act 1994. They formally become effective...

Anthony Johnston
Employment
26/08/2021

Anthony Johnston has successfully represented a Porsche salesman, in an unfair dismissal claim

Anthony Johnston has successfully represented a Porsche salesman, who was sacked after joining in with a culture of racist and sexist banter amongst the sales team at the dealership where he worked, in an unfair dismissal claim heard at the...

St. Philips Chambers
Employment
20/08/2021

St Philips shortlisted for ‘Chambers of the Year’ at Yorkshire Legal Awards

St Philips Chambers is proud to announce that we have been shortlisted for “Chambers of the Year” at this year’s Yorkshire Legal Awards. This reflects the continuing success of our Employment Team, with stronger relationships that have been...

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Employment
11/08/2021

Paul Wilson and Julie Duane speak at the Employment Lawyers Association (UK) Pre-hearing Tips and Tactics in Employment Tribunal Claims Webinar

Paul Wilson and Julie Duane speak at the Employment Lawyers Association (UK) Pre-hearing Tips and Tactics in Employment Tribunal Claims Webinar Thursday 30th September 16:00-17:30 Taking the tribulation out of tribunals… Now more than ever,...

Colin Baran
Personal Injury
23/07/2021

Remote Access Trials – The Witness Perspective

I attended a small claims track road traffic accident hearing a couple of months ago.  The hearing took place remotely via MS Teams. I found however that I was surprisingly nervous when waiting to connect.  The reason was that I was a third...

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Business & Property
23/07/2021

deBriefed News from the Business and Property Group

So far, 2021 has proved a busy year for barristers in the Business and Property Group, with remote and in-person hearings in full swing as the country re-opens. The Group has also continued to develop its YouTube channel with a further 10 seminars...