We’re delighted to have been named Barristers’ Chambers of the Year at the Manchester Law Society‘s Manchester Legal Awards 2025! The Manchester Legal Awards brings together the region’s legal community to celebrate exceptional talent, hard work and achievement across all areas of law. We are very proud to have received this award in recognition of… Read more »
Verity Quaite recently represented a defendant who was acquitted after trial in the Youth Court. The defendant, a young man with significant vulnerabilities, had been accused of multiple rapes. This case demanded a meticulous and sensitive approach from all involved. The presence of multiple parties with complex communication needs, each supported by intermediaries, meant that every… Read more »
Gemma McGungle (Gemma Goff) – 12 May 1987 to 25 June 2025. Chambers is sad to announce that Gemma McGungle passed away on 25 June 2025. Gemma joined Chambers as a pupil in 2011 and then went on to build her practice in personal injury, clinical negligence, and costs. Gemma was a force of nature… Read more »
Fiona Holloran, led by Prof Jo Delahunty KC, appeared recently in the case of A LA v X and Y and Others. A total of 5 judgments were published, attracting widespread press coverage due to the parents being a family barrister and a primary school teacher. The press were seeking to name the parents and… Read more »
Business & Property Barrister Dr Mike Wilkinson, instructed by Kerry Davies of Adcocks Solicitors acted for an estate recovering a family home and the principal asset of an estate from an adult son who claimed his parents had promised to give it to him when he was a young man. The adult son alleged that… Read more »
18 St John Street Chambers are pleased to announced the promotions of Vaughn John to Deputy Senior Clerk (Family) and Olivia Aldred to Practice Manager (Crime). We wish them all the luck in their new roles!
18 St John Street’s Rachel Shenton prosecuted drug driving man pleading guilty to causing death by dangerous driving. Rawal Rehman was subsequently sentenced to 12 years in prison following the tragic killing of a three-year-old girl. This harrowing case has drawn significant public attention. Full details can be found in recent media coverage: Drug-fuelled driver… Read more »
18 St John Street’s Elisabeth Tythcott was successful in a Court of Appeal case relating to a plot of land within the Great Jackson Street Development Framework in Manchester. Judgment was handed down today (19th May 2025) in the case of Great Jackson St Estates Limited -v- The Council of the City of Manchester. Elisabeth… Read more »
18 St John Street Chambers Costs Department have been invited to speak at “Association of Costs Lawyers Manchester Annual Costs Conference 2025” today. 18 St John Street Chambers Gemma McGungle joins an all star line up at the “Association of Costs Lawyers Manchester Annual Costs Conference 2025”. Gemma speaks alongside many of the UK’s leading… Read more »
In our latest Family Finance blog, Jon Grierson looks at Private Financial Dispute Resolution (FDR) and its role and advantages as an alternative arrangement to the court process. Information on the Private FDR Judges available at 18 St John Street Chambers can be found at the foot of the page. Using a private FDR as… Read more »
In our latest blog, Christopher Lothian-Field provides a brief examination of how to maximise costs recovery using the post-October 2023 Part 36 regime in Personal Injury cases. October 2023 saw the introduction of wide-ranging reforms to existing fixed costs rules including the implementation of a new part 36 regime. The new regime illustrates the need… Read more »