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Commercial Buildings
Business & Property
23/09/2024

Mastering the Commercial Arena: A Two-Part Litigation Series, 17 Oct & 13 Nov ’24

We are delighted to invite you to attend our upcoming legal conference series, “Mastering the Commercial Arena: A Two-Part Litigation Series,” where we will explore the intricacies of litigating in the commercial world. This free two-part...

William Horwood
Family
20/09/2024

William Horwood writes for Family Law on “non-marriage”

William Horwood’s article written for Family Law considers previous criticisms of the breadth of the definition of “non-marriage”, and asks whether the concept should be confined to a much narrower strand of cases. The article also discusses...

Business & Property
05/09/2024

Gavin McLeod successful in father and son constructive trust trial regarding Buckinghamshire mansion

In a judgment handed down in the High Court ([2024] EWHC 2239(Ch)), Deputy Master Linwood has upheld the claimant father’s constructive trust claim over a £2.2m property, known as ‘the House’, in the village of Bourne End,...

Family Law Awards
Family
29/08/2024

Family Law Award shortlisting

We are thrilled to announce that St Philips Chambers’ Family Group has been shortlisted in the “Family Law Chambers of the Year – Regional” category at the Family Law Awards 2024. This recognition is based on a set of rigorous,...

Shortlisted UK Bar Awards 2024
General News
28/08/2024

Regional Set of the Year shortlisting

We are delighted to announce that we have again been shortlisted at the prestigious Chambers and Partners UK Bar Awards in the 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 category. The shortlisting process is...

Keiron McCabe
Family
20/08/2024

Keiron McCabe completes Advocate’s Pro Bono Pupil Pledge

Many congratulations to Keiron McCabe, a pupil barrister within our Family Group, who through demonstrating his commitment to pro bono work during his second six, has completed Advocate’s Pupil Pledge. In a world where equal access to justice...

Birmingham Skyline
Business & Property
20/08/2024

Real Estate Annual Conference, 8 October ’24

We are delighted to release the full programme and list of speakers for our upcoming Real Estate Litigation Annual Conference on Tuesday 8 October 2024. For the first time this year, we will be hosting a full day conference externally at The...

Michelle Caney & Eloise Marriott
Business & Property
19/08/2024

Arguing Incompatibility: Lessons from the Court of Appeal

Eloise Marriott, led by Michelle Caney, both of St Philips Chambers, acted on behalf of Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council in the Court of Appeal. Michelle and Eloise were instructed by Nabila Ahmed of Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Legal...