18 St John Street’s Arron Thomas writes on the process of fact-finding hearings and their wide-ranging impact on family law cases. This article analyses the recent decision of Lincolnshire CC v CB and ors [2021] EWHC 2813 (Fam) which deals with the question of whether to list a separate fact-finding hearing. Such hearings can be… Read more »
The barristers at 18 St John Street are delighted to announce that Ebuwa Uwubamwen has accepted an invitation to join chambers, following the successful completion of her pupillage. Ebuwa Uwubamwen will practise in Costs Law. Ebuwa studied Law at the University of Cambridge, Sidney Sussed College and was called to the bar in July, 2008… Read more »
Richard Chapman QC and Victoria Roberts, were delighted to be invited to speak alongside HHJ Mark Cawson QC at Pembroke College, Oxford University to students about a career in Chancery and Commercial work at the Northern Bar and the new Business and Property Court Forum.
Three teenage boys were sentenced on Friday 12th November in relation to the murder of 33 year old Scott Anderton in a case successfully prosecuted by 18 St John Street’s Michael Brady QC and Daniel Calder. In the early hours of 25th March 2021, Liam Bailey then 17 years of age, now 18, Liam O’Brien… Read more »
Lucy Coulson was instructed to act for the Teacher Regulation Agency as Presenting Officer in teaching misconduct proceedings. The case involved three school leaders alleged to have engaged in census maladministration (known as ‘off-rolling’) and exam malpractice. The practice of ‘off-rolling’ is one where students are temporarily removed from the register prior to census. As… Read more »
18 St John Street’s Dr Christopher McNall is speaking at the Agricultural Law Association’s (ALA) Autumn Conference today (Tuesday, 9 November 2021). This year’s Autumn Conference being held in person at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole hotel. It is being chaired by ALA Chair, Alex Carson Taylor, and is to include a case law update from Christopher McNall… Read more »
We understand how difficult it has been since the outset of the pandemic for those considering a career at the Bar to gain work experience and mini pupillages. Chambers will be offering up to 20 mini pupillages. We look forward to welcoming the successful applicants to Chambers between December 2021 and March 2022. The mini… Read more »
18 St John Street’s Colin Buckle successfully prosecutes NHS nurse Adam Soothill, who was found guilty of sexually assaulting ten women at Royal Preston Hospital between 2017 and 2019. The alarm was first raised after hospital bosses at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust were first alerted to his crimes by a member of staff in March… Read more »
The barristers at 18 St John Street are delighted to announce that Laura Broome, Olivia West and Daniel Boal have accepted invitations to join chambers, following the successful completion of their pupillages. Head of Chambers Richard Chapman QC commented: “All three have excelled during their pupillage in what were often difficult circumstances due to the… Read more »
Following on from his recent qualification as a PDSL accredited and International Mediation Institute mediator, Dr Mike Wilkinson has written an article to give a more in depth and knowledgeable view on this matter. Some argue that mediation should be mandatory – litigants should be required to mediate their disputes before being able to proceed… Read more »
18 St John Street Chambers are thrilled to announce Christopher McNall has joined the Board of the International Association of Tax Judges where he succeeds Judge Malcolm Gammie CBE UK in representing the United Kingdom tax judiciary. He joins judges from as far afield as South Korea, Australia, the US, and Poland in directing the work of the Association. He continues to accept… Read more »