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Royal Court of Justice
Business & Property
08/10/2020

St Philips Barristers Involved in Multimillion Dollar Aerospace ‘goodwill’ Appeal Case

James Morgan QC and Kirsty White recently appeared in the Court of Appeal in Primus International Holdings Co & Others v Triumph Controls UK Ltd & Another [2020] EWCA Civ 1228, in which the court considered the legal meaning of...

St Philips Chambers reception
General News
08/10/2020

Four new judicial appointments for St Philips

We are delighted to announce that four members of Chambers have been appointed Recorders. Andrew Charman, Tom Walkling, Ben Williams and Jack Redmond have all been appointed by The Queen, on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, The Right Honourable...

St. Philips Chambers
Crime
07/10/2020

Overarching principles: Sentencing offenders with mental disorders, developmental disorders, or neurological impairments

The Sentencing Council’s guideline for sentencing offenders with mental disorders, developmental disorders, or neurological impairments came into force on 1 October 2020. The guideline applies only to offenders aged 18 and older, who are sentenced...

Jack Redmond
Family
07/10/2020

Judicial appointment confirmed for St Philips Family Barrister

The St Philips Family Law Practice Group are delighted to announce that Jack Redmond has been appointed Recorder. Her Majesty the Queen, on the advice and recommendation of the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, has...

Lisa Hancox
Crime
30/09/2020

Causation in Gross Negligence Manslaughter – Keeping the Criminal Standard Alive

R -v- Broughton [2020] EWCA Crim 1093 The expert evidence of a 90% chance of survival did not exclude the realistic possibility that, even with treatment, the deceased would have died in any event. “Put another way, if an operation carried a...

Juliet Allen
Family
28/09/2020

St Philips member wins Worcestershire Barrister of the Year award

We are honoured to announce that Juliet Allen, one of our family team, has been given the accolade of The Worcestershire Law Society Barrister of the Year for 2020. Despite the current restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic, the event took...

St. Philips Chambers
Business & Property
27/09/2020

The Resumption of Part 55 CPR Possession Cases An Outline of Practice and Procedure

Introduction Amidst the latest news of supposed doom and gloom by the government, there has been a significant (and if you are a landlord, a somewhat positive) development: by way of a statement from the Master of the Rolls, Sir Terence Etherton, on...

St. Philips Chambers
Regulatory
04/09/2020

Regulatory Group Autumn Newsletter

Introduction by Jonathan Barker, Editor Welcome to the St Philips Regulatory Group’s Autumn newsletter. We hope that you have managed to make the best of the Summer. Since our last newsletter in April, members of the group have been busy advising...