St Philips Chambers News
20 May
Tim Green Successful in Private Prosecution for Severn Trent Water Limited
On Wednesday 15th May at Nottingham Crown Court Tim Green was instructed by Severn Trent Water Limited ("STW") in a successful private prosecution of a company called Jigsaw Foods Limited ("Jigsaw") in respect of offences committed by Jigsaw under the Water Industry Act 1991. STW instructed Tim to advise and present its case against Jig...
23 Apr
Kevin Hegarty QC appointed to the specialist Serious Fraud Office (SFO) PoCA and Prosecutions List
We are delighted to announce that Head of Chambers, Kevin Hegarty QC, has been appointed to the specialist Serious Fraud Office (SFO) PoCA and Prosecutions List. Chief Clerk, Joe Wilson, said: "We are all very pleased for Kevin. The specialist SFO list of approved Queen's Counsel reads like a who's who of the Criminal and Regulatory Ba...
19 Apr
Yet Another Accolade for St Philips Family Team
Chambers are delighted to announce that Christopher Adams has been appointed to sit as a Deputy High Court Judge in the Family Division, after being appointed a Recorder in 2004. Called in 1986, Christopher is a specialist in Public Law Children cases. He acts on behalf of local authorities, parents and children. He was the former head of the St...
17 Apr
Rachel Rowley and Stephen Abberley Join St Philips Specialist Family Team
St Philips Chambers are delighted to announce that Rachel Rowley and Stephen Abberley will be joining us from No.5 Chambers as full tenants from Wednesday 17th April 2013. Rachel and Stephen will join the Family Law Practice Group (FLPG) where their combined excellence and experience will add further strength to the advocacy and advisory service...
5 Apr
21st Century Silk: Ed Pepperall tells The Lawyer his take on this years round
"The biggest mistake you can make is to think you can do it quickly," says St Philips Chambers' Ed Pepperall of the silk application process. When the QC appointments committee announced that just 84 would take silk in the 2012/13 round there was some disquiet at the Inns of Court. It is the smallest round since the appointments process w...
3 Apr
St Philips are Delighted to Announce the appointment of Phil Jones as the Senior Criminal Clerk
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Phil Jones as our Senior Criminal Clerk. Phil, who many of you will already know, has been a stalwart of the St Philips Criminal Clerking Team since joining from No.1 Fountain Court in 2001. Phil beat off stiff external competition and his appointment is richly deserved. Phil's primary function wil...
26 Mar
Iqbal Mohammed appointed by the University of Law as a visiting lecturer
Iqbal Mohammed has been appointed by the University of Law (formerly the College of Law) as a visiting lecturer on its Bar Professional Training Course, at its Birmingham campus. In his new role Iqbal will teach students who are at the beginning of their legal careers and training to take the Bar Exam. Iqbal hopes to provide students with a new i...
26 Mar
St Philips Chambers are delighted with the appointment of Bruce Frew
We are delighted to announce that Bruce Frew has accepted an offer to join St Philips Chambers, moving from Dere St Chambers in York, with immediate effect. Employment specialist Bruce, enjoys a national practice that sees him appearing in tribunals and courts across the country, but will continue to be based in Yorkshire where he lives wi...
18 Mar
Tariq Sadiq Named "Barrister of the Year"
St Philips are delighted to announce that Tariq Sadiq has been named "Barrister of the Year" at this years Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards. Having been a finalist in the same category last year, Tariq went one better this and walked off with the trophy. This crowned an impressive year for employment law specialist Tariq which has seen him ap...
28 Feb
A Trio of Silks for St Philips Chambers
St Philips Chambers is delighted to announce that 3 of its members, Ed Pepperall, Kristina Montgomery and Jonas Hankin have been appointed to the rank of Queen's Counsel. As 3 of only 84 successful applicants this year, their achievement is all the greater and is a reflection of the high regard in which they are held within their respective fields ...
