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Regulatory
02/09/2020

Success for St Philips Barristers in £1m confiscation proceedings test case

In a Court of Appeal case (London Borough of Islington v Bajaj [2020] EWCA Crim 1111), St Philips Richard Atkins QC leading colleague Ben Close, have defeated the London Borough of Islington’s “test-case” confiscation proceedings for almost...
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General News
01/09/2020

55 Temple Row Reopens

We are delighted to announce that our offices at 55 Temple Row are once again open. Ensuring the safety of our clients, barristers and staff remain our number one priority. Following a recently conducted risk assessment of our premises, all areas of...
Jess Philips
General News
26/08/2020

St Philip’s chosen to play a central role in Art4Charity project

St Philips Chambers is honoured to be welcoming many prominent figures of Birmingham in the upcoming weeks as we play our part in promoting a very worthy cause. We are honoured that the Art4Charity project has chosen St Philips Chambers HQ in the...
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Business & Property
17/08/2020

English Football League –v- Sheffield Wednesday Football Club

John Randall QC and Mark Grant (along with Nick De Marco QC),instructed by Squire Patton Boggs (UK) LLP, acted for Sheffield Wednesday in arbitral and disciplinary proceedings between the EFL and the Club relating to its sale of the Hillsborough...
Zaheer Afzal
Crime
05/08/2020

Court of Appeal Considers the Principle of Disclosure Relating to Electronic Records Held by Prosecution Witnesses

Court of Appeal Considers the Principle of Disclosure Relating to Electronic Records Held by Prosecution Witnesses – CB and Sultan Mohammed v The Queen [2020] EWCA Crim 790 Review by Zaheer Afzal, Barrister at Law The Crime Group at St Philips...
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Personal Injury
29/07/2020

The Irish High Court awards €87,238 for psychiatric injury to a witness of a fatal road traffic accident

Mr Justice David Keane on 3rd April 2020 found that despite the fact that the deceased driver was the tortfeasor of a road traffic collision, he owed a stranger to the scene a duty of care not to cause her a reasonably foreseeable injury in the form...
Matt Cullen
Crime
28/07/2020

Two New Important Judgments

Despite the Covid19 pandemic causing criminal courts in England and Wales to grind to a near halt, decisions have continued to flow from our higher courts. Two recent Judgments are of particular interest and potential importance. Sutherland v Her...
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Crime
23/07/2020

St Philips barristers warn convicted landlords over possible confiscation

Delighted to see St Philips Barristers, Kevin Hegarty and Ben Close featured in LocalGov talking about how the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) can be used by local authorities in the current climate. Learn more: https://bit.ly/2D0NKfI
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