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Louise McCabe
General News
19/03/2018

Louise McCabe appointed as a District Judge

St Philips Chambers is delighted to announce that Louise McCabe has been appointed to sit as a District Judge. The Queen, on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable David Gauke MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the...

Heidi Kubik
General News
12/03/2018

Heidi Kubik QC appointed as a Circuit Judge

St Philips Chambers are delighted to announce that The Queen has appointed Heidi Kubik QC to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable David Gauke MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right...

St Philips Chambers reception
Business & Property
14/02/2018

St Philips Business and Property 2nd Annual Insolvency & Restructuring Conference

On the 13th February 2018, St Philips Business and Property held its 2nd Annual Insolvency & Restructuring Conference at the Institution of Engineering & Technology in Birmingham. The conference was fully booked in advance, with over 90...

Jenny Josephs
Crime
14/02/2018

Jenny Josephs secures the successful conviction of Nursery worker James Riley

Jenny Josephs of St Philips Chambers successfully prosecutes a nursery school teacher who sexually assaulted a three-year-old boy. More information can be found from BBC News.

Paul Wilson
Employment
09/02/2018

Paul Wilson talking at Industrial Law Society

St Philips Employment specialist, Paul Wilson, will be talking at the Industrial Law Society event which is on April 16th 2018. The event will be held at the offices of Gowling WLG LLP at 2 Snowhill, Birmingham B4 6WR at 6pm and should conclude at...

BLS legal awards finalist 2018
Employment
07/02/2018

St Philips Employment Group shortlisted for Business of the Year at Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards 2018

St Philips Chambers is delighted to announce that the St Philips Employment Group has been shortlisted at the 2018 Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards for Business Team of the Year. In addition, we are further delighted to announce that Gary Carney...

Sean o'Brien
General News
02/02/2018

Sean O’Brien appointed as a Tribunal Judge

St Philips is proud announce than Sean O’Brien has been appointed as a Tribunal Judge. He will be sitting in the First-tier Immigration and Asylum Chamber – as well as sitting for part of the year in the Employment Tribunal – based in London....

Petar Starcevic
Employment
18/01/2018

Time, Policy and Continuing Acts

Petar Starcevic explores time limits in discrimination cases and ongoing acts and the most recent CA decision on the issue. Under s.123 EqA claims for discrimination must generally be brought within 3 months of the discriminatory act, subject to the...