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Andrew Smith QC
Crime
23/08/2022

Andrew Smith QC appointed to the Circuit Bench

We are delighted to announce that our former Head of Chambers, Andrew Smith QC, has been appointed to the Circuit Bench and will be sitting in Birmingham Crown Court as His Honour Judge Andrew Smith QC as of the 5th September 2022. In reaction to...

John Randall QC & Ali Tabari
Business and Property
23/08/2022

John Randall QC and Ali Tabari advise Kensington...

St Philips Barristers John Randall QC and Ali Tabari have advised the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea in a major victory against social housing tenancy fraud. Under an order given by Mr Justice Zacaroli, due to GDPR requirements, the...

Lucie French
Family
22/08/2022

Judicial Appointment

We are delighted to announce that Lucie French has been appointed as a Judge of the First-tier Tribunal by the Senior President of Tribunals, the Right Honourable Sir Keith Lindblom. Lucie has been assigned to the Social Entitlement Chamber in...

Jack Redmond
Family
02/08/2022

His Honour Judge Jack Redmond

We are delighted to announce that Jack Redmond has been appointed a Circuit Judge. He will be based at Leicester County Court as of the 15th of August. It is a tremendous achievement given that he was called in 2009 and only appointed a Recorder in...

William Horwood
Family
25/07/2022

William Horwood completes 25 for 25: The Pro Bono...

To celebrate its 25th anniversary year, Advocate has been encouraging its volunteers to take part in 25 for 25: The Pro Bono Challenge.  From June 2021 through to June 2022, volunteers were encouraged to keep a record of their Pro Bono hours. We are...

Sarah Harty
Employment
22/07/2022

Sarah Harty joins Chambers’ Employment Group

We are delighted to welcome Sarah Harty to Chambers as a tenant within our employment group. Sarah came to the Bar after a successful first career in the public sector, culminating in Assistant Director posts in three London boroughs. She has also...

Jim Puzey
Regulatory
18/07/2022

James Puzey successfully resists appeal by...

James Puzey, Head of St Philips Regulatory Team, lead the HMRC counsel team that was successful in resisting this appeal by the subsidiary of the American Investment Bank, Cantor Fitzgerald. The Taxpayer was represented by Nicola Shaw QC and Michael...

Gavin Mcleod
Business and Property
14/07/2022

Will Construction Claims And Availability of...

Lessons from Beasant v. Royal Commonwealth Society for the blind [2022] EWHC 1319 (Ch.) an article by Gavin McLeod. Many wills give rise to what are thought to be ambiguities. A number of these instances of lack of clarity are compounded by the...