Barristers

Andrew prosecutes and defends in cases of gravity and complexity and is regularly instructed in cases involving allegations of homicide, organised crime and serious fraud. Chambers UK Guide describes him as “an impressive top class advocate who prosecutes and defends in serious criminal cases”.

David has appeared in well over 200 murder trials. In spite of his enormous experience, he invests a huge amount of time in researching each case meticulously and is described in Chambers & Partners Guide as one of the most hard working and technical Silks in the country.

Stephen Linehan QC is a specialist criminal practitioner, instructed by both prosecution and defence in cases of homicide, fraud, drugs, robbery, blackmail and all other forms of serious crime.

John has a broad based practice in chancery and commercial law, acting in a wide range of work including contractual, property and professional negligence disputes, together with commercially related judicial review claims and a variety of sports law matters. He is also an accredited mediator.

Chris is one of the leading and most experienced criminal Silks in the Midlands. He has acted in over 100 murder cases since he took Silk in 2001 and has been involved in some of the most complex cases both regionally and nationally.

Over the course of the last 25 years Avtar has been involved in general commercial litigation within the fields of banking, company law, insolvency, professional negligence, franchising, shareholder disputes, disciplinary proceedings before regulatory bodies, tax and VAT cases before the Special Commissioners and VAT Tribunals and product liability.

Peter Haynes, QC is the current President of the International Criminal Court Bar Association (“ICCBA”). He is a British barrister with more than 30 years’ experience in both domestic and international criminal courts.

Kevin Hegarty QC is a criminal law specialist. His practice includes homicide, fraud and regulatory crime. His approach to preparation gives him a near encyclopaedic knowledge to the issues in his cases.

Richard specialises in serious criminal and regulatory offences concentrating on homicide, fraud, health and safety and consumer law and trading standards cases. He has extensive experience in murder and manslaughter cases; complex multi-defendant high value frauds and serious sexual offences.

James is an established commercial practitioner, with particular expertise in the fields of insolvency, company and commercial dispute resolution. James has a wealth of trial experience and of applications for interim relief, including freezing orders and injunctions.

The majority of Gerard’s work over the past 14 years in silk has been for clients with severe brain injuries, be they adults or children, the injuries resulting as the consequence of accidents or by way of clinical negligence.

Paul practises mainly in the field of children law. He has extensive experience in complex and high profile High Court cases involving allegations of serious non accidental injuries and homicide especially those concerning scientific or medical issues.

John is a leading barrister in the field of children’s law. Having graduated from Oxford University (where he was a Scholar), John was called to the Bar in 1995 by Gray’s Inn (where he was Lord Justice Holker Scholar).

Karl read Philosophy and Theology at Oriel College, Oxford, followed by the Diploma in Law at Staffordshire University. He was called to the Bar in 1994 having received the Winston Churchill Pupillage Award from Middle Temple. He was appointed a Recorder in 2009 and took silk in 2013.

Professor Jonathan Harris QC (Hon.) practises in all core areas of commercial and chancery litigation. He has a pre-eminent reputation in the field of private international law and specialises in cross-border disputes (particularly disputes raising issues of jurisdiction, arbitration, anti-suit injunctions, recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and choice of law- both under the European legislation and the common law rules).

Ed receives instructions from a wide range of clients, including individuals, large national and multinational companies including investment and high street banks, trade unions, national and local broadcasters, local and police authorities, housing associations, universities, schools and FE colleges, charities and nation states.

Malcolm’s practice is split between prosecution and defence work, and he has particular expertise in matters of serious crime and violence, fraud and confiscation proceedings.

Douglas Readings (MA Cantab.) was called to the bar in 1972.  He has practised in crime, family law, employment, commercial and property.  In recent years he specialized in leasehold enfranchisement, but now practises only as an arbitrator.

Guy has been a practising Barrister for 37 years, with a very wide and diverse practice. However, for the last 10 years he has concentrated exclusively on family law.

Giles deals with significant clinical negligence cases, including obstetrics, complications following operations for sterilization, failed anesthesia, missed diagnoses, failed plastic surgery, spinal surgery (including informed consent), and cancer treatment.

Simon has extensive experience of a wide range of commercial litigation. He is annually noted in Chambers and Partners as a leader in commercial litigation. Simon’s principal practice areas are in commercial, business, banking, company, partnership and property disputes.

After having completed her degree course in Manchester, Nergis-Anne completed her legal education in London. Shortly after having been called to the Bar in 1981 she became a member of Inner Temple Chambers.

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Specialising exclusively in crime since 2000, John has built his practice on experience gained not only in criminal, but also in commercial and civil cases since 1984.

Petar has long experience in personal injury cases and clinical disputes. Most of his work is multi-track claimant work. He also undertakes employment work, which overlaps well in cases of injury arising out of work.

Called to the Bar by Gray’s Inn, in 1984, and prior to joining St Philips Chambers, in November 2011, Mirza excelled in his 26 years career in  local government and is nationally recognised as a top performing lawyer. From 2000 to 2011, Mirza was the Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Director of Governance of Birmingham City Council, with leadership over 800+ staff, and he has been a Member of the General Council of the Bar for England & Wales since 1995 (save for 1998).

David has a practice broadly based, so far as the commercial world is concerned, in the Chancery Division. This includes company and business association disputes with (usually) fairly complex contractual or equitable considerations.

Christopher has practised exclusively in the field of public child law since 1995. He acts on behalf of local authorities, parents, children and other family members and is frequently instructed in cases involving serious and medically complex injuries to children.

Andrew has regularly been instructed to defend and to prosecute in all types of sexual offences, frequently involving child witnesses. He has defended and prosecuted police officers and public body officials charged with misconduct in public office.

Blondel prosecutes and defends a variety of cases from Murder and Manslaughter to offences under the Theft Act. In a recent case, she defended one of four defendants facing an indictment containing 51 counts of historical rape, buggery, indecent assault.

Sarah has practised family law for her entire career at the bar, and exclusively since 2003. She began her career at 1 Fountain Court, then joined St Philips when chambers merged in 2003. After 3 years away from the Midlands (from 2007 until 2009) she rejoined St Philips in 2010.

Conrad Rumney has substantial experience in commercial litigation, specialising in property matters. He has particular experience regarding contractual issues, and also regarding land ownership issues, rights of way, and restrictive covenants.

Paul Wilson has over 25 years of experience as a barrister gained in practice in chambers and in the Employment
Law Department of a major national law firm. He has specialised in Employment Law for approximately 20 years and
has appeared in a number of significant cases in the Employment Appeal Tribunal and the Court of Appeal.

Amarjit has wide experience in civil litigation focusing on commercial disputes, property (commercial and residential), personal injury and clinical negligence.

Simon is an experienced and seasoned advocate with over twenty years’ court room experience. Simon is highly professional and comes across as someone who is very good at what he does. He combines this with a friendly, down to earth and relaxed manner which doubtless endears him to clients and colleagues alike.

Sophie is an experienced specialist in employment and discrimination law, whose work encompasses cases in the Employment Tribunal, the EAT, professional disciplinary tribunals, and the County or High Court.  Recognised by the directories as being “very knowledgeable” and “quick to win a client’s confidence”.

James Puzey specialises in Government litigation, particularly in the fields of Tax and Health and Safety law. He has developed a busy practice of high quality work and provides an expertise in indirect tax litigation, which is almost unique in the Midlands.

Melanie was called to the Bar in October 1990, and practised as a Barrister from March 1991, specialising in Chancery and Commercial matters – corporate and personal insolvency, directors’ disqualification proceedings, partnership disputes, trusts and the administration of estates, commercial contract disputes, and judicial review applications.

Ed deals with the range of employment disputes in tribunal, including high value and complex litigation. His High Court experience extends to claims for senior executives and involving directors’ duties. He frequently is engaged to advise and represent in injunctive relief in employment disputes.

Sarah is a specialist employment practitioner with particular expertise in discrimination law. She was appointed as a fee-paid employment judge in 2011. A member of St Philips since its creation, she re-joined chambers in October 2010 following a career break living abroad in the Far East.

Jonathan has been recognised as a leading junior in the Midlands for Employment Law since 2005. He can digest large amounts of information quickly and has an excellent eye for detail.

Robin is a specialist in financial remedy proceedings and Children Act matters relating to residence and contact. Robin is highly thought of, both for the quality of his advocacy in Court, including in cross examination, and for his ability to give very practical advice at every stage of the proceedings.

Glyn is a very experienced trial advocate and also has considerable expertise in arguing points of law before the appellate Courts. He has a practice that has evolved around regulatory and licensing law (in both civil and criminal jurisdictions) and in criminal law (almost exclusively in the Crown and Appellate Courts).

Susan was called to the Bar in 1991 after deciding that she would work in law because it offers the opportunity to assist individuals across the whole spectrum of society.   She prides herself on providing a specialised and committed service to every client, in a non-judgmental fashion.

Julie is a family law specialist and has developed a practice in public and private children work including cases with an international element. She undertakes work in the Court of Protection and matrimonial finance.

Matthew is regularly instructed to prosecute or defend in cases involving serious crime and has acquired considerable specialist experience in this area.

Julie Moseley has practiced from Birmingham since her pupillage in 1992 and tenancy in 1993. She has practiced in family law throughout her career and after five years specialised solely in family law cases.

William specialises in Family Law Children Proceedings. He acts for parents, children through their guardians and Local Authorities in both public and private law cases in the High Court and County Courts.

The broad focuses of Anthony’s practice are real property litigation and landlord and tenant disputes, with professional negligence and partnership claims undertaken in that context.

Stefan is an experienced practitioner whose core areas are property and serious crime. He originally trained as a Chartered Surveyor before qualifying as a barrister.

Lee is regularly instructed to appear for both the prosecution and the defence in cases of murder, rape, sexual assault, making indecent images, conspiracy to import drugs, armed robbery, firearms offences and blackmail.

Before joining chambers in March 2017 Philip worked for 10 years within the CPS across the West Midlands and, prior to that, for 10 years as a defence practitioner for firms in Shropshire.

Ragveer specialises in criminal defence work and have built a practice in areas of law including fraud, drugs, murder, people trafficking and miscarriages of justice.

Andrew possesses substantial expertise and experience in chancery work and commercial litigation and his expertise has been recognised by the main directories for many years. He has particular expertise in company law matters, including non-contentious transactional and drafting work.

Patrick has extensive experience of both public law and private law matters. He undertakes work in the Family Proceedings Court, County Court and High Court and acts on behalf of parents, Local Authorities, the Official Solicitor and Children’s Guardians.

David is a specialist employment lawyer whose practice encompasses the full array of Tribunal, EAT, High Court and Court of Appeal litigation. David also accepts instructions in professional regulatory and disciplinary matters.

Francesca’s practice covers all aspects of matrimonial finance provision, with an emphasis on high value cases, often involving contested business valuation issues, complex trust and tax structures and third party intervention.

Carolyn is known for her no nonsense approach. She has a reputation for excellent client care, scrupulous preparation and intrepid advocacy. She gives direct advice and will speak openly and honestly about the strengths and weaknesses of a case.

James Dunstan is a highly regarded and very experienced senior junior in crime, with a serious style which has brought him an extremely successful track record of both prosecuting to conviction and defending to acquittal.

Having returned home to the Midland Circuit in 2000, Darron has established a busy practice specialising solely in criminal law. Always in demand, he has earnt a reputation for being thorough, approachable and persuasive in his approach to each new instruction.

John’s practice encompasses a very broad range of chancery and commercial work. His aim is to provide clear, reliable advice and provide a user-friendly service. He undertakes a certain amount of work on a conditional fee basis. In his spare time, John enjoys sport (especially rugby), non-fiction and shouting at the television news.

Sara has vast experience in public law at all levels – County Court, High Court and Court of Appeal – acting for parents and guardians. She  undertakes cases involving the most serious types of non-accidental injury and is regularly instructed to  represent respondent  parties in cases where non accidental head injury is alleged.

Naomi began her professional career as a solicitor at what is now a national and international law firm where she practiced in regulatory work, licensing/gaming and white collar crime. She transferred to the Bar in 1996 and has been a specialist advocate in those fields ever since.

A criminal law specialist since 1996, Simon undertook pupillage at Hollis Whiteman Chambers before moving to Birmingham in 1998. A former Royal Marine Officer, Simon has experience of acting for the defence at Courts Martial, but the vast majority of his time is spent prosecuting and defending serious allegations in the Crown Court.

Eve has been based in Birmingham throughout  her career, having completed her pupillage here after qualifying in London. She was the Deputy Head of the family law team in her last chambers and she is well-known across the circuit as a Family Law Specialist.

Huw was called to the Bar in 1997 after 12 years commissioned service in the Army. He has always specialised solely in family law and now focuses primarily on the resolution of financial claims consequent upon family breakdown. Ancillary relief matters account for the majority of his work, along with applications in cohabitation disputes, Trusts of Land Act matters, and under Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989 and Schedule 7 of the Family Law Act 1996.

Huma has extensive experience in all matters relating to children in Private and Public Law.

Charles is a Senior Junior Regulatory and Criminal Advocate and Advisory Lawyer.  Called to the Bar in 1997 initially Charles accepted the opportunity to qualify as a solicitor at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in their Corporate Department in their global London Headquarters.

Elizabeth has a busy practice, both representing and advising; she regularly undertakes high value cases and represents in multi-week hearings.

Leisha provides specialist advice and representation when relationships break down.  She acts in applications for both married and unmarried clients concerning money, property and children. Leisha has a reputation as “a fighter” where settlement is not in her client’s interest but she will advise realistically and negotiate where possible.

Heledd is a specialist family law practitioner and is experienced in conducting hearings in the High Court, County Court and Family Proceedings Court. Her practice also includes financial and property disputes in marriage and cohabitation together with proceedings under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975.

Raj has a thriving Criminal prosecution and defence practice in all areas of crime. She is a highly experienced practitioner. She regularly appears in the Crown courts and Court of Appeal. In particular she is regarded as a very persuasive and articulate advocate.

Ishfaq Ahmed has been practising since October 2000 representing and advising in a wide range of commercial, shipping, employment and personal injury matters.

Jane is an exceptional and highly experienced barrister. At 18 years Call, she has a proven track record of success in prosecution and defence advocacy, specialising in regulatory and criminal work.

Nick has been at the Bar since 2000. He is a specialist on all aspects of matrimonial finance and has a large practice with extensive experience of complex high net worth cases including those involving business, farming and pension issues representing husband’s or wives.

Kate is an Australian lawyer specialising in international criminal, humanitarian, and human rights law. She has been appearing before the international criminal courts and tribunals since 2005, in cases involving genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.

Rajinder Gill is an experienced specialist in serious crime and regulatory law who is regularly involved in high profile and complex cases attracting both national and local media coverage.

Elizabeth’s practice is matrimonial finance (including TLATA), private law children disputes and domestic violence (applications for non-molestation orders, occupation orders and orders for committal for breach).

With a specialist criminal practice, Tom has a wide range of experience and expertise in all areas of crime.  He comes recommended as an accomplished, talented and dedicated trial advocate, but is also known for the quality and intelligence of his written work and his attention to detail.

Ian came to the Bar having retired as a Senior Detective Officer. In his approach to all cases, he relies upon his investigative skills to probe existing evidence, identify other lines of inquiries and examine admissibility issues.

Jonathan has considerable expertise in dealing with very complex financial remedy claims involving large quantities of paperwork.  He is particularly adept in dealing with cases involving substantial assets, business assets, overseas assets, pensions, trusts and the intervention of third parties.

Since starting her career at St Philips in 2000, Jennifer has established a busy practice as a popular and effective leading junior. She specializes in criminal law, appearing predominantly in the most serious and often high profile cases.

Zaheer has a strong and established criminal and regulatory practice. He operates predominately on the Midlands circuit but is also regularly instructed on cases in London and on the Northern circuit.

Andrew is an experienced Clinical Negligence barrister and head of the Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury Groups.

Ben enjoys a thriving practice working predominantly in Consumer Protection, Health and Safety Law, Environmental Law, Fire Safety, Fraud other serious crime and associated complex confiscation proceedings. At the core of his practice is an acute attention to his client’s best interests and a tireless commitment to his cases.

David undertakes a wide range of commercial work. Before coming to the Bar in 2001 he initially worked in industry and commerce after which he progressed to work in the field of international arbitration and mediation.

David has a busy largely defence based practice and has a good understanding of the needs of both solicitors and their clients.

Wendy is often commended for her level of judgement, meticulous preparation and steadfast approach to her cases.

Yolanda has a particular emphasis on complex public law children. She specialises in all aspects of child law with an extensive background in all aspects of public law, private law children work, Forced Marriage (including FGM), Brussels II, Wardship and Inherent Jurisdiction.

Colin joined St Philips in 2003. After completing a pupillage dealing largely with personal injury, employment and commercial law, he has developed a busy common law practice as a tenant in those fields dealing with all aspects of High Court, County Court and Employment Tribunal litigation.

Christopher is an expert in the law relating to children and practices exclusively within that field. He is very well respected both for the quality of his advisory work and courtroom advocacy. He has an excellent reputation for meticulous preparation, sensitive client care and being appropriately robust and pragmatic.

Naomi has a broad chancery and public law practice with a particular emphasis on property, private client and judicial review.

Davinia specialises in Financial Remedies and has experience of the full range of applications and hearings in those proceedings including First Direction Appointments, Financial Dispute Resolution hearings, and final hearings in cases involving pensions, overseas assets and companies.

Victoria represents the Local Authority, parents and Guardians and appears frequently in complex cases involving children in the both the High Court and the County Court. She has represented clients through the Official Solicitor, clients with significant learning difficulties, disabilities, and those with different cultural backgrounds.

Marc undertakes work across a broad spectrum of commercial disputes, with a particular focus on insolvency matters. A confident and user-friendly advocate with an exceptional academic background, he communicates well with both solicitors and clients

Amrisha is a specialist criminal and regulatory practitioner and is a Grade 3 CPS prosecutor. Her recent criminal practice includes cases of increasing complexity and gravity ranging from homicide to fraud, sexual offences and offences of serious violence.

Jonathan is an experienced employment law specialist who advises and represents claimants and respondents in all areas of employment law.

Molly specialises in Children Law acting in both private and public law proceedings for Local Authorities, parents and Guardians.

Nick practices in the area of Care Proceedings and also has a particular interest in cases involving Forced Marriage and FGM.

Bruce has an extensive practice specialising in Employment Law. He represents both Claimants and Respondents in equal measure and is instructed from a variety of sources, including individuals, small undertakings, regional and nationwide companies, trade unions and the public sector extending to Universities, Local Authorities, and solicitors practices.

Harriet is a barrister and Jersey advocate practising in tax law and all aspects of Jersey law. She advises on all aspects of direct and indirect taxation (including matters with an offshore element), as well as on Jersey law.

Juliet is a matrimonial finance and family trusts specialist. She is experienced at dealing with financial remedy applications at all stages from interim applications (e.g. maintenance pending suit and avoidance of disposition) through to multi-day final hearings and appeals.

Alexander is an experienced litigator with a focus on commercial and employment law. He regularly appears in trials and interim applications in commercial disputes in all courts from the County Court through to the Chancery Division of the High Court and Court of Appeal.

First and foremost, Ali is a confident courtroom advocate who is diligent, proactive and approachable. He welcomes early involvement so as to help formulate a strategy in line with the client’s commercial objectives, and his advice is robust, pragmatic and realistic.

Carl is an experienced barrister, specialising in Crime. He has a busy and diverse practice both prosecuting and defending.

Patrick is a member of the employment and personal injury groups, where he has a busy court practice and dispatches prompt written advice. He has particular experience in matters concerning the public sector.

Iqbal is a specialist commercial barrister. He only undertakes commercial litigation, which includes real estate litigation and insolvency. Such claims may involve overlapping causes of action, such as negligence or restitution.

Lisa has a strong reputation on the Midlands Circuit as an extremely capable jury advocate. She both prosecutes (Grade 3) and defends in the Crown Court.

Ben’s practice is in criminal and regulatory law. He has expertise in complex cases: particularly white collar & corporate crime; organised crime; serious sexual offences; and homicide.

Jonathan is a criminal law specialist and an accomplished trial advocate. His practice covers all areas of criminal law, including regulatory crime. He is ranked by the latest edition of the Legal 500 as one of the Midlands’ leading barristers specialising in criminal law.

Christopher is a Family Law Specialist and adopts a professional but robust approach to all aspects of his work. He is popular with both professional and lay clients and is known for his meticulous preparation and excellent client care skills.

Since successfully taking tenancy, Lucia has continued to practice solely in the area of family law and the law relating to vulnerable persons and diminished capacity.

Rob specialises in commercial litigation. He appears regularly in the High Court, often against significantly more senior opponents. He is an experienced trial advocate and cross-examiner.

Carl has over 34 years’ experience as a heavyweight commercial litigator. Prior to becoming a barrister, Carl spent 17 years as a partner with international law firm Pinsent Masons in its Birmingham, Manchester and London offices.

Debbie joined St Philips Chambers in 2007. She has had a varied career having qualified initially as a solicitor in 1998. Her specialisation has always been exclusively in family law and she has worked in both private practice and for local authorities (Birmingham City Council and Dudley MBC) as a senior solicitor.

Benjmain has represented both Claimants and Defendants in small claims, fast-track trials, interim applications as well as costs and case management hearings. He has appeared in respect of  wide-ranging matters, including road traffic accidents, occupational health, employers’ and occupiers’ liability.

Andrew Bainham is one of the country’s leading commentators on the law relating to children having taught Family Law at the University of Cambridge for over 20 years. He is Emeritus Reader in Family Law and Policy at Cambridge and a former Fellow of Christ’s College.

Ben has been a specialist criminal practitioner since he started his career in 2009. He moved to St Philips at the beginning of 2015, since which time he has developed his practice to encompass regulatory fields.

Joe frequently accepts instructions in high value matters of considerable complexity, and his extremely thorough preparation and incisive analysis enables him to distil the essentials of a case from voluminous material.

Gemma specialises exclusively in public child law. She has spoken at training conferences and seminars for solicitors and magistrates, as well as provided court skills training as a component of a masters degree course in social work.

Jonathan appears regularly in the High Court and County Court on a range of commercial and property-related matters.

Sofia completed pupillage at a mixed common law set with a particular focus on Costs, Commercial and Civil litigation including Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence, Insurance, Fraud and Credit Hire.

James is an advocate who regularly impresses at court. He is particularly able at building rapport with lay clients and witnesses alike, who respond well to his no-nonsense approach.

Friendly and approachable, Jack began his professional career studying and lecturing at the Ivy League’s University of Pennsylvania. In 2007 he left academia to pursue a career at the Bar, receiving the Prince of Wales Scholarship from Grays Inn.

Gavin is a specialist in Chancery proceedings, especially real property (including as regards TOLATA, mortgages and landlord and tenant), trusts, contentious probate and related matters.

Dominic has a broad based practice in commercial law and advises on both contentious and transactional matters. He is regularly instructed by the legal departments of major corporates and by accountancy firms to advise on specific issues arising on corporate and other transactions

Since joining St Philips Kirsty has developed a broad and busy commercial and chancery practice across the Business and Property group’s areas of expertise. Kirsty appears regularly as sole counsel in the High Court and County Court on interlocutory matters and trials.

Russell was admitted as an advocate on 1st June 2012. Prior to that, he was in private practice as a solicitor for over 20 years. In the latter 10 years, he worked exclusively in the employment field as partner and head of the Scottish employment team with the global law firm DLA Piper.

Julie is a specialist employment law litigator who works across the full spectrum of employment issues for both Claimants and Respondents. She has a wide array of experience in complex discrimination, TUPE and unfair dismissal cases.

Sharon completed her pupillage at the Bar of Ireland and went on to develop a mixed civil practice at the Irish Bar, primarily in personal injury litigation and property disputes. She regularly appeared before the High Court as well as Circuit and District courts, representing county councils, insurers and private individuals.

Emma joined chambers following the successful completion of her pupillage in 2013-14. She now specialises in Children Act proceedings Having read Law with French at the University of Birmingham and the University of Orléans, Emma went on to study her LLM in European Union Law before being called to the Bar in 2013.

Kinga specialises in international criminal law, public international law and international humanitarian law. She has nine years of experience in the field of international criminal justice in The Hague.

Theodora joined chambers in October 2018 following the successful completion of her pupillage under the supervision of David Maxwell.

Natalie is a member of Chambers’ Business and Property Group, having successfully completed a specialist commercial pupillage under the supervision of Ali Tabari, Anthony Verduyn and Marc Brown. She accepts instructions in all areas within the Business and Property Group.

Lorna specialises in personal injury, clinical negligence and employment law. Further to her clinical negligence practice, Lorna is also developing a specialism in coronial inquests.

Joel’s first-hand advocacy experience is varied. Between bar school and pupillage, Joel worked for the FA Regulatory Advocates’ Department and represented the FA in discrimination, player misconduct and player registration matters. Joel has acted for litigants in the County Court and the Employment Tribunal.

Alex joined St Philips in 2016, having successfully completed his pupillage under the primary supervision of Elizabeth Hodgetts focusing on Employment Law. He further undertook minor periods of supervision in Insolvency (supervised by Matthew Weaver) and Crime (supervised by Tom Walkling).

Mark has a decade of experience advising on and acting in a wide range of commercial disputes. As well as litigating in the courts (including various divisions of the High Court and the Court of Appeal) he also has extensive experience of arbitration and mediation.

Emma came to the legal profession in 2007 following degrees in history at undergraduate and postgraduate level. She obtained a commendation in the Graduate Diploma of Legal Studies and a distinction in the Legal Practice Course. Emma commenced a training contract at Warwickshire County Council in 2009.

Since joining chambers Paul has both prosecuted and defended in trials across the circuit, including drugs supply via drones into HMP Birmingham; multi handed burglary conspiracy of commercial premises and sexual assaults on a female teenager.

John has a first class degree from the University of Cambridge. He achieved an Outstanding at Bar School and a Distinction for the GDL. He has won numerous scholarships and awards, including the Louis Gluckstein Advocacy Prize.

Having successfully completed pupillage in 2016 – 2017 under the supervision of Simon Clegg and Rosalyn Carter, William is developing a busy practice with a focus on family, employment and commercial law.

Catherine joined Chambers in April 2018, specialising in criminal and regulatory law. She has experience in a wide variety of matters including both Magistrates’ and Crown Court cases. She is listed on the CPS Advocate Panel for General Crime, level 1.

Anna commenced a specialist family pupillage in October 2018 under the supervision of Christopher Watson, Robin Lewis and Jonathan Nosworthy.

Having grown up in Sri Lanka, Sandamini completed her primary and secondary stages of education there. She came to the UK in 2014 to begin her BA in Law, at the University of Cambridge.

Before starting pupillage, Olivia studied Theology and Religion at the University of Birmingham, using some of this time to study abroad in America. Following this, she undertook a Law degree at the University of Birmingham.

Matthew is quickly developing a strong criminal and regulatory practice. He has already obtained a reputation for his attention to detail and his thorough preparation in all of his cases – irrespective of the type of hearing he is required to attend.