18 St John Street Chambers has further strengthened its Family Team as it welcomes John Chukwuemeka as a new member from 1st October 2019. John was called in 1994. He joins chambers from St John’s Buildings and brings with him a wealth of experience in children cases, representing local authorities, family members, intervenors and the… Read more »
18 St John Street Chambers are delighted to congratulate Rex Howling QC on his appointment as a Family Recorder, assigned to the South-Eastern Circuit. Rex takes up his part-time judicial appointment with immediate effect whilst continuing to practise as an associate member of chambers specialising in all areas of family law, undertaking work in ancillary… Read more »
Chambers are delighted to announce that Verity Quaite has accepted an invitation to join the Criminal Department following the successful completion of her pupillage.
We are delighted to welcome Hannah Phoenix back to Chambers following her recent sabbatical. Hannah joined Chambers in September 2017, having successfully completed a family law pupillage under the supervision of Rehana Begum, and swiftly built a thriving practice. In 2018, Hannah took a sabbatical from Chambers to work as a Judicial Assistant in the Court… Read more »
Christopher McNall recently acted as the judge in a series of mock civil hearings, recorded at Grays Inn, for the ICSL’s innovative new remote-learning bar course. Christopher McNall has just acted as the judge in a series of mock civil hearings, recorded at Grays Inn, for the ICSL’s innovative new remote-learning bar course. 18 SJS… Read more »
Our July 2019 edition of the ‘Inside 18’ Newsletter, has now been published. PERSONAL INJURY UPDATE – Evidential Issues Relating to Witnesses. In this article, the first of four on evidential issues relating to witnesses, Ian Huffer discusses the legal principles surrounding failure to call witnesses. “This article is prompted partly by my own recent… Read more »
Nicola Carroll secures a conviction against a care worker for the ill-treatment of a 91 year old care home resident. The Defendant, who had over 20 years’ experience in the care industry refused to accept that her handling of the victim amounted to ill-treatment but she was convicted following a three day trial. The victim,… Read more »
Colin Buckle successfully prosecuted a male following a series of violent assaults on his partners. ‘Thug jailed for attacks on partner’ The defendant, who has a history of violence in relationships, assaulted his current partner at their home by knocking her to the floor and causing her to fracture a rib as she fell into… Read more »
Michael Brady defended a woman who forced children to eat homemade chilli sauce and whose co-accused was a prison officer who threatened to chop their hands off with a replica sword. The Manchester Evening News reports that the defendant admitted forcing two children—aged seven and nine at the time—to eat chilli sauce as a punishment as well… Read more »
Christopher McNall recently dealt with a case which raises some ‘interesting and difficult questions in relation to the law of wills’. A will left a one-third share in a farm to the testator’s son, on condition of payment by him of a certain sum within 9 months. Unfortunately, this condition was not met as the… Read more »
JACK HARRISON considers issues and admissibility of covert recordings within family proceedings. Covert Recordings in Family Law Covert Recordings are a hot-topic within the family jurisdiction, presenting a headache for judges and practitioners alike. Their admissibility is usually contested, with the Court having to investigate and balance issues such as relevance, context, provenance and consent…. Read more »