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Julie Duane
Employment
14/01/2020

St Philips Chambers are delighted to announce that Julie Duane has joined our specialist Employment Law Team

Julie has joined St Philips from an award-winning Lancashire law firm. She is a specialist in employment law who works across the full spectrum of employment issues for both Claimants and Respondents. She has a wide array of experience in complex...
Jenny Josephs
Crime
06/01/2020

Jennifer Josephs secures only acquittal in historic child sex abuse case

In a recent trial at Birmingham Crown Court, five men faced allegations of child rape dating back to the early 2000s in Telford. Jennifer Josephs represented the only Defendant to be acquitted of all charges. To read more about the case, please...
Richard Atkins QC
General News
19/12/2019

Richard Atkins QC speaks on behalf of the Bar of England and Wales at Lady Hale’s valedictory

Chairman of the Bar, Richard Atkins QC, had the honour of speaking at Lady Hale’s valedictory on Wednesday 18th December. All remarks can be watched on the Supreme Court YouTube channel here.
Ali Tabari
Business & Property
02/12/2019

Ali Tabari successful in application to validate out-of-hours administration appointment

In a High Court decision before HHJ Cooke (Re All Star Leisure (Group) Limited [2019] EWHC 3231 (Ch)), Ali Tabari represented the applicant successfully seeking to confirm the validity of an administration appointment in the wake of recent...
Metal Detectorists Prosecution
Crime
29/11/2019

Kevin Hegarty QC and Simon Phillips secure successful prosecution in multi-million pound Viking hoard case

In the USA it is called “Time Crime” and it is an accurate way to describe the case that Kevin Hegarty QC and Simon Phillips concluded last Friday at Worcester Crown Court. Powell and Davies in 2015 stumbled across a Viking hoard in farmland near...
Chloe Mason
Crime
28/11/2019

WWI plot to murder Prime Minister: Andrew Smith QC and Ben Williams involved pro bono with application to CCRC

Andrew Smith QC, and Ben Williams have been working and advising for a number of years on an application to the Criminal Cases Review Commission, regarding the 1917 prosecution of Derby resident Alice Wheeldon and her family. The application has now...
Chinese High Court Commercial Judges
General News
12/11/2019

Chinese High Court Commercial Judges visit St Philips

On 6 November, a group of Chinese High Court Commercial Judges from the Province of Hainan visited St Philips, including Madame Zhang, the Deputy Head of Civil Justice in Hainan. They met with John Randall QC and Andrew Charman.  John and Andrew...
Cat Ravenscroft
Crime
06/11/2019

Cat Ravenscroft returns from successful secondment in St Helena

Catherine Ravenscroft is a member of the St Philips Criminal and Regulatory Groups. Having completed a successful pupillage under the supervision of Jennifer Josephs, Cat accepted tenancy with Chambers in April 2019. Since then, she has gained a...
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