Victoria Roberts recently presented a seminar for potential applicants to the Attorney General’s panel. The talk was delivered to the Chancery Bar Association – with members of the Government Legal Department, HMRC Lawyers and Bona Vacantia Lawyers present. Victoria gave delegates an insight as to what work on the panel in the field of chancery… Read more »
The Court of Appeal have now handed down the long-awaited decision in Swift v Carpenter. Rather than go into the judgment in great detail, which has already been done at great lengths elsewhere, Gemma McGungle uses this update to provide an overview, alongside a worked example to assist in what, at first glance, doesn’t necessarily… Read more »
In a recent ancillary relief case, Victoria Roberts successfully argued that a pension which was largely accrued by her client pre-marriage should be disregarded for pension sharing / offsetting purposes against her client’s capital assets, notwithstanding the recent PAG guidelines. Victoria acted for a husband who had acquired most of his pension pre-marriage. The wife… Read more »
Fergal Allen and Janice Wills, members of 18 St John Street’s Family Department, appeared in the High Court recently in a case which concerned the principles to be applied when determining an application to dispense with service on a parent in family proceedings. Fergal Allen appeared for the applicant and Janice Wills for the child in the High Court before… Read more »
18 St John Street is delighted to announce that several members of chambers have been ranked as leading barristers in the 2021 edition of the prestigious Chambers and Partners directory. The 2021 rankings were published on Thursday. This latest edition sees several members of chambers retain their rankings from previous years, along with new additions to the… Read more »
18 St John Street Chambers are delighted to announce that Olivia Edwards has joined the Family Department. Olivia’s current practice involves representation of Local Authorities, parents and Guardians in public and private law family cases. She also has expertise in (FGM) female genital mutilation proceedings, forced marriage applications, secure Orders, DOLS and Inherent Jurisdiction matters…. Read more »
The Wellbeing Team at 18 St John Street recently contacted both staff and members of chambers alike to remind them that they remain committed to providing support and practical assistance where needed. As today (10th October) is World Mental Health Day 2020, we also wanted to remind followers and contacts of the channels available for… Read more »
Neil Ronan, as junior counsel, secured an acquittal at Bradford Crown Court this week for a 20 year old charged with Murder and Conspiracy to Rob. Led by Jo Sidhu QC, the four week trial involved five defendants – the first such multi-handed case to be heard since the Covid-19 lockdown. Neil was instructed and… Read more »
Christopher McNall appeared for the successful petitioner in Williams -v- Williams, a case about the transfer of farms in the context of a long-standing family farming business. A copy of the judgment can be read here: Williams -v- Williams. Christopher McNall is the only barrister in the North of England recommended for work in Agricultural Law… Read more »
18 St John Street Chambers are actively inviting applications from established practitioners due to our extremely busy and increasing workload. We are keen to attract established practitioners across all our departments. Applications will be treated in strictest confidence and should be addressed to the Chambers Manager. Enquiries can be made in confidence to the Head of Recruitment… Read more »
After a four week trial at Manchester Crown Court, Miss Rachel Shenton and Rossano Scamardella QC secured the acquittal of RK, accused of Murder. RK, who was accused of involvement in a two-handed knife attack in the early hours of the morning on a residential street in Oldham, was cleared of both murder and manslaughter…. Read more »