St Philips Chambers

St Philips Chambers is an award-winning multi-disciplinary set of barristers, widely recognised as one of the most forward-looking chambers in the UK.

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Our Employment Group has had a busy run, and we are recruiting. Established practitioners with a broad tribunal and civil practice can find out more here: https://t.co/Tldg4WkJXB

#EmploymentLaw #UKEmpLaw

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South West Water has been fined a record £1.8m for drinking water offences, after the cryptosporidium outbreak that left hundreds of people in Brixham unwell last year.

Joseph Millington, instructed by the Drinking Water Inspectorate, appeared for the prosecution.
#Regulatory

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Sarah Buxton and Beth Armitage appeared in A County Council v PS & Anor [2026] EWFC 68, a four-day care final hearing on placement, contested allegations against a maternal grandmother, and participation directions for a vulnerable parent.

Full article: https://t.co/BCChRmSVex

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New article from Lauren Starmer. Drawing on Re S-W [2015] and Re H [2025], she weighs efficiency against procedural fairness for parents.

Read Lauren's article in full here: https://t.co/GOage6Ng4m

#FamilyLaw

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Join us for our Annual Care Conference – Public Law Proceedings in the Age of Tech & AI.

🗓️ 12 June
🏢 Library of Birmingham
💳 £25 + VAT

Keynote speaker: The Honourable Ms Justice Harris

Find out more: https://t.co/NR8HoeyaNM

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Today, two members of our Crime and Regulatory Groups, Ben Williams and Ben Close, were sworn in as King's Counsel at a ceremony held in Westminster Hall before the Lord Chancellor.

All members and staff at Chambers extend their congratulations to Ben and Ben on taking Silk.

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@Right2Equality Please immediately delete the link to the profile of St Philips Chambers' barrister Ben Williams.

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Rebecca Wade KC represented Mohammed Rayhan who was found not guilty of murder and possession of an offensive weapon in Operation Ensham, following a trial lasting just under five weeks at Manchester Crown Court.

Rebecca Wade KC was instructed by 1 Law Solicitors.

#Barristers

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On Monday 9th March 2026, Glyn Samuel will be sworn-in as the new Deputy Chancellor of the Diocese of Birmingham, replacing HHJ John Edwards.

Congratulations from all in Chambers to Glyn on his appointment.

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Dr Dan Jacklin, prosecuted an illegal dog breeding case for North Northamptonshire Council, resulting in a £53,000 fine and a five-year disqualification from dealing with dogs.

You can read more here: https://t.co/qPjmuqYCTZ

#regulatory #barristers

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Raghav Trivedi has had an article published by LexisNexis. Titled “The Property (Digital Assets etc) Act 2025 - The future is here to stay".

Subscribers to LexisNexis can read Raghav’s article in full via the link below:
https://t.co/XoV3gs918O

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Jonathan Barker led Lucinda Wilmott-Lascelles in the prosecution of Luke Hazell and Miles Blakeney, who were convicted of conspiracy to kidnap.

You can read more here: https://t.co/r1bBKurDHx

News coverage
Birmingham Mail: https://t.co/nwARlHQMES

#criminallaw #barristers

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𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥

St Philips Chambers is pleased to announce that Ben Williams and Ben Close have been appointed King’s Counsel.

https://t.co/AZIFvU3rJd

#KingsCounsel #KC #TakingSilk #Barrister

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If you are deep in the #pupillage application process, please watch the video below to hear from Chair of our Pupillage Committee Ali Tabari, alongside Raghav Trivedi, Meredith Rawsthorne & Tamsin Sandiford about the culture at St Philips.

https://t.co/jcaf27Ji2N

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Given the predicted heavy snowfall on Thursday, we have decided to move our #Pupillage Information Evening to an online-only event.

Everyone who has registered to attend the event has been sent details of how to log in to the virtual event.

https://t.co/jcaf27Ji2N

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We are pleased to confirm that our application process for #pupillages commencing in Oct '27 is now live.

If you are an enthusiastic, exceptional and well-rounded individual with good intellectual ability we would welcome your application.

https://t.co/jcaf27IKdf

#pupillage

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Denise Breen-Lawton KC prosecuted a 37 year old woman for a child cruelty against her 5-month-old baby who subsequently died.

You can read more about the case here: https://t.co/ZTAO89RxSz

BBC News: https://t.co/mSxvXXSOEH

#criminallaw #barrister

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We are delighted to announce that two of our members have been shortlisted at the Birmingham Law Society 2026 Legal Awards:

Michelle Caney – Barrister of the Year (Over 10 Years’ Call)
Jonathan Barker – Barrister of the Year (Over 10 Years’ Call)

#2026LegalAwards

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Great to see Juliet Allen and Jonathan Nosworthy speaking at Birmingham Law Society / Resolution West Midlands event, The Changing Face of Family Law.

Delivering a brilliant talk on financial remedy matters, titled “Selling the Goose – Orders for Sale of the Family Company”

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We're absolutely delighted to announce that we won in the 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒀𝒆𝒂𝒓 category at last night's #BritishLegalAwards.

The only regional set shortlisted to win against stellar competition from leading London sets is a truly fantastic achievement.