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Simon Davis
Crime
05/05/2016

Simon Davis Successfully Prosecutes PC Charged With IS Kidnap Plot

Simon Davis has successfully prosecuted Amar Hussain, the PC that placed a hoax 999 call claiming that a radical Muslim with links to Islamic State would kidnap a police officer on December 8th 2014. West Midlands Police had to put...

ER Mason Youth Charity fundraising
General News
02/05/2016

St Philips raises £2500 for ER Mason Youth Charity

On Sunday, 1 May 2016 Zaheer Afzal, a Barrister from St Philips Chambers Runners (SPCR), handed over a large cheque to Claire Hughes, Senior Youth Worker at ER Mason Youth Centre. The cheque reflected the culmination of 2 months of fundraising &...

Jonathan Gidney
Employment
25/04/2016

Holiday Pay by Jonathan Gidney

Voluntary overtime, standby and call out payments to be included in the calculation of holiday pay for the 1st 20 days of annual leave In White & Others v Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council [2016] 1300537/2015 the Midlands West...

Paul Wilson
Employment
19/04/2016

Paul Wilson Joins St Philips Chambers

St Philips Chambers give a warm welcome to Paul Wilson, former Head of Employment at Broadway House Chambers, who joins our Employment Team based out of our Park Square office in Leeds. Legal 500 2015 – “He has a good manner with clients, who...

Lee Marklew QC
Crime
22/03/2016

Lee Marklew admitted to the International Criminal Court List of Counsel, The Hague, The Netherlands

St Philips is proud to announce that Lee Marklew has been appointed to the International Criminal Court List of Counsel in The Hague. Lee has over 20 years experience in high profile cases, including murder, organised crime, serious sexual offences...

Simon Davis
Crime
15/02/2016

Simon Davis Shortlisted for “Barrister of the Year”

Chambers is pleased to announce that Simon Davis has been shortlisted for the award of “Barrister of the Year” in the 2016 Birmingham Law Society Awards, which will be held at the International Convention Centre on April 21st. The Senior Criminal...

Glyn Samuel
General News
10/02/2016

Glyn Samuel Appointed Deputy Chancellor for West Yorkshire and The Dales

St Philips is proud to announce that Glyn Samuel has been appointed Deputy Chancellor for West Yorkshire and The Dales. The press release reads: The Bishop of Leeds is pleased to announce that the Chancellor of the Diocese, the Worshipful Mark Hill...

Sarah George
Employment
09/02/2016

Satellite Litigation Avoided for Early Conciliation by Sarah George

Two recent EAT decisions have had the “happy consequence” that arguments that the Early Conciliation Rules 2014 (EC Rules) require claimants to conciliate afresh when substituting or adding respondents are unlikely to succeed. Rule 34 of the ET...