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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...

Mirza Ahmed
Employment
16/01/2018

Employment law implications of Brexit – Dr Mirza Ahmad

This article was originally published by Corporate Live Wire. The UK is heading into a sea of uncertainty and choppy waters as it negotiates a best divorce deal from the European Union and then implement change arising from the June 2016...

St Philips Chambers reception
Crime
15/01/2018

Peter Haynes QC appears before the International Criminal Court Appeals Chamber

Peter Haynes QC and Kate Gibson are currently presenting oral arguments before the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (“ICC”)  in the case of Jean-Pierre Bemba. The case is only the second case to reach the ICC appeals chamber...

Richard Atkins QC
General News
12/01/2018

Richard Atkins QC appointed Vice Chair of the Bar Council for 2018

St Philips is extremely proud to announce that Richard Atkins QC has been appointed as Vice Chair of the Bar Council for 2018. Richard was called to the Bar in 1989 and took silk in 2011. He practises predominantly in crime and regulatory law (Health...

Ros Carter
General News
08/01/2018

Ros Carter appointed as a Circuit Judge

St Philips Chambers are delighted to announce that Ros Carter has been appointed as a Circuit Judge. The Lord Chief Justice, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon, has deployed her to the Midland Circuit based at Birmingham Civil Justice...