The members of 18 St John Street Chambers are delighted to welcome two new pupils for 2025-26. Our new pupils are Scarlett Wilson – Criminal Law pupillage, under the supervision of Paul Treble and Gabriella Cutts – Business & Property Law pupillage, under the supervision of John Vickery. We wish you both a warm welcome… Read more »
The members of 18 St John Street are delighted to announce that Millicent North has accepted an invitation to join chambers, following the successful completion of her pupillage. Millicent North completed her pupillage under the supervision of Elahe Youshani. She welcomes instructions in personal injury and costs law. Prior to pupillage, Millicent completed her undergraduate education… Read more »
Jonathan Jackson has been appointed as a Deputy District Judge to sit on the North Eastern Circuit in Civil and Family cases. Jonathan is a Family Law practitioner, practising in Private and Public law cases. He will continue to practise in Chambers whilst carrying out his part-time judicial work. For further information, please contact our… Read more »
We are delighted to announce that 18 St John Street has been shortlisted by Chambers and Partners for the forthcoming Chambers UK Bar Awards 2025. 18SJS are shortlisted in the prestigious Regional Set of The Year category, with the winner to be crowned at the annual awards dinner on 13th November in London. Chambers and Partners state that: “To… Read more »
We are delighted to announce that 18 St John Street’s Family Department has been shortlisted for an award at the prestigious LexisNexis Family Law Awards 2025! We are very proud to be shortlisted for Family Law Regional Chambers of the Year in the upcoming LexisNexis Family Law Awards. The ceremony to announce this year’s winners takes place… Read more »
18 St John Street Chambers are delighted to announce that Jonathan Cosgrove has joined our Personal Injury and Costs Teams. Jonathan was called to the Bar in 2015, having completed his pupillage at an international law firm, practising as an employed barrister for several years. Jonathan is regularly instructed on employers’ liability, public liability, and… Read more »
The members of 18 St John Street are delighted to announce that Georgia Kennedy-Curnow has accepted an invitation to join chambers, following the successful completion of her pupillage. Georgia Kennedy-Curnow completed her pupillage under the supervision of Paul Treble. She welcomes instructions in criminal and employment law. Prior to pupillage, Georgia gained experience working as a… Read more »
18 St John Street’s Kane Simons has provided expert analysis on the topic of e-scooters for Lexis Nexis. His recent article briefly examines the legal framework governing e-scooter use in England and Wales. Link to Lexis Nexis article: https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/legal/news/pi-claims-involving-e-scooters-liability-insurance-the-uncertain-future-of-regulation-o-brien-v How are current UK laws addressing the distinction between private and rental e-scooter use and what… Read more »
18 St John Street Chambers are pleased to announce that Elahe Youshani has been appointed as a member of The Football Association (FA)’s Judicial Panel. The appointment is for a period of three years, starting from 1 July 2025. The FA is the governing body for football in England. In the event of a breach… Read more »
Barrister James Miller features in the latest edition of The Messenger, the Manchester Law Society‘s monthly newsletter, with a message to all aspiring lawyers. In his article, James details his journey to the Bar from his ‘could try harder’ days at school in the nineties, through to university and his initial stint as a solicitor…. Read more »
Daniele Scanio provides commentary on the Supreme Court Judgment in Standish v Standish and the question of “When does non-matrimonial property become matrimonial property in the context of financial remedy proceedings, and how should the sharing principle be applied to such property?” Standish v Standish [2025] UKSC 26: sharing and matrimonialisation It has taken almost… Read more »