St Philips Chambers News
1 Mar
Kevin Hegarty and Andrew Lockhart appointed Queen's Counsel
St Philips Criminal Group is delighted to announce that Kevin Hegarty and Andrew Lockhart have been appointed as Queen's Counsel. In a field described as being of the highest quality ever seen by the Q.C. selection panel their success is a true reflection of their heavyweight criminal practices.For further details regarding their practices ...
1 Mar
Chris Watson nominated for Barrister of the Year award
St Philips Family Law Practice Group is delighted to announce that Chris Watson has been shortlisted for the category of Barrister of the Year at the 2010 Birmingham Legal Awards Ceremony. This is a prestigious nomination and illustrates the rapid progression Chris has made in his chosen practice area of Family Law "For further details ...
26 Feb
St Philips Chambers are delighted to support the second Proceeds Of Crime Lawyers Association - Regional Conference
St Philips Chambers are delighted to support the second "Proceeds Of Crime Lawyers Association - Regional Conference" in Bristol on 19th March 2010. Lance Ashworth QC, Simon Davis, Andrew Maguire and Tim Green will be amongst the speakers at the offices of Smith and Williamson accountants. The theme of the conference surrounds how the civil ...
23 Nov
New law book "The Tort of Conversion" by Sarah Green and John Randall QC published.
For the past 21 months John Randall QC has been intermittently engaged in writing a new law book, jointly with an academic at Birmingham University, Sarah Green. This book is the first comprehensive appraisal of the tort of Conversion, and analyses it from the viewpoints of both the academic and the practical legal world. It has been ...
19 Nov
Members and staff of St Philips Chambers attended the recent Midlands Society of Asian Lawyers (MSAL) third annual dinner
Members and staff of St Philips Chambers attended the recent Midlands Society of Asian Lawyers (MSAL) third annual dinner dance held at Athena in Leicester.The Guest of Honour for the evening was the Honourable Mrs Justice Dobbs.Nirmal Shant QC, Chair MSAL, announced the newly launched mentoring scheme, which has been set up in collaboration with ...
2 Oct
St Philips Wins Regional Chambers of the Year Award 2009
We are delighted to announce that St Philips Chambers have won 'Regional Set of the Year' in the Chambers Bar Awards 2009. Chief Executive Chris Owen said that 'As a previous winner of this accolade, St Philips Chambers is delighted to be recognised again as one of the country's leading chambers.' Winners were announced at the Awards Ceremony which...
1 Oct
Employment Barrister Sophie Garner has been recognised as one of the legal profession's Pro Bono Heroes for 2009
Established St Philips Chambers Employment Barrister Sophie Garner has been recognised as one of the legal profession's Pro Bono Heroes for 2009 due to her outstanding commitment to Pro Bono work, both in her personal and professional life.Together with fifty other leading pro bono practitioners from around the UK, she will attend the 'Pro ...
1 Oct
St Philips Family Law Practice Group Deliver London Seminar
On 23rd September 2009 members of St Philips Family Law Practice Group delivered a seminar to 9 major legal practices in the heart of Legal London. The seminar was hosted by Collyer Bristow in Bedford Row and covered topics as diverse as “Bankruptcy Divorce and the Matrimonial Home” “Media Access to the Family Courts” and ...
30 Sep
Chief Clerk
We are pleased to announce that as from 1st October Joe Wilson has been promoted to the position of Chief Clerk to Chambers.His successor as the Senior Criminal clerk is James ...
29 Sep
Chambers host successful mock Financial Dispute Resolution seminar on behalf of Resolution
On Wednesday 16th September 2009 St Philips Chambers matrimonial finance team hosted and supplied a number of the ‘players’ for a mock Financial Dispute Resolution hearing on behalf of Resolution. The session provided some useful ‘do’s’ and don’t’s’ as to how to conduct a FDR hearing. District Judge Ingram ...
