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COLIN BUCKLE DEFENDS EX-POSTMAN WHO DUMPED JUNK MAIL

Colin Buckle defended an ex-postman who avoided immediate custody for dumping junk mail in order to get rounds done more quickly, the Manchester Evening News and Daily Mail report… Colin was instructed by JTS Solicitors to act on behalf of the ex-postman, who was found not to have delivered hundreds of spam letters, discarding them in rubbish… Read more »

NEW APPOINTMENT – FARAH AHMED

Chambers are delighted to announce that Farah Ahmed has accepted an invitation to join the Family Department. For further details or booking enquiries please contact our Family Department Clerks on 0161 278 8263 or via family@18sjs.com.

NEW APPOINTMENT – ANNA WHITE

Chambers are delighted to announce that Anna White has accepted an invitation to join the Family Department. For further details or booking enquiries please contact our Family Department Clerks on 0161 278 8263 or via family@18sjs.com.

WELLBEING AND THE LEGAL PROFESSION

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  As this week is Stress Awareness Week, Yvonne Healing takes a look at some simple ways to promote and maintain personal wellbeing in the legal profession.   Wellbeing is a hot topic at the moment – and rightly so. We live in a high pressure world, and engage in a high pressure occupation. With the… Read more »

INSIDE 18 NEWSLETTER – OCTOBER 2018

Our October 2018 edition of the ‘Inside 18’ Newsletter, has now been published. MIB AS AN EMANATION OF THE STATE MUST COMPENSATE FOR OFF-ROAD USE BY UNINSURED DRIVER Ian Huffer and Toby Sasse discuss; LEWIS v TINSDALE and MIB [2018 EWHC 2376] To view the Newsletter <Click Here> https://lamigliorefarmacia.com

DAVID HOFFMAN SUCCESSFUL IN CHANCERY TRIAL CONCERNING FAMILY FARMING PARTNERSHIP

Wild v Wild [2018] EWHC 2197 (Ch), [2018] All ER (D) 04 (Sep)   David Hoffman successfully appeared for the Defendants at this recent Chancery trial. It concerned a family farming partnership. The Claimant argued that the farm itself was an asset of the partnership (as opposed to just the farming business). The Court held that the… Read more »

1000 MILE CYCLE CHALLENGE COMPLETE!

On Sunday, following an arduous 8 hours in the saddle, our fees clerk Stuart successfully completed his British Red Cross cycling challenge. His final day took him on a 103 mile ride through some of the most beautiful – but lumpy – countryside that Lancashire and Yorkshire have to offer. Stuart’s aim was to ride… Read more »

18 ST JOHN STREET TEAM MEMBER GOES THE EXTRA MILE FOR CHARITY

Stuart Howard-Cofield from 18 St John Street’s administration team is going the extra mile (or extra few hundred miles!) for the British Red Cross this month. Stuart often commutes by bicycle to chambers. With weekend rides added, he usually completes around 500 miles of cycling per month. This September, Stuart is aiming to double this… Read more »

18 ST JOHN STREET WELCOMES APPLICATIONS FOR CIVIL TENANCIES

18 St John Street is a large, Manchester based, multi-practice chambers. Our dynamic civil and personal injury team acts in cases covering the full spectrum of common law civil litigation in the north-west of England and beyond. Due to an abundance of work, we are seeking applications from established personal injury barristers of under 15… Read more »

INSIDE 18 NEWSLETTER – JULY 2018

Our July 2018 edition of the ‘Inside 18’ Newsletter, has now been published. FIXED COSTS, PART 36 AND LATE ACCEPTANCE OF A CLAIMANT’S OFFER: WHAT COSTS ARE CLAIMANTS ENTITLED TO RECOVER? PART II – THE FINALE? Lucy Coulson considers the recent Court of Appeal decision in Hislop v Perde on whether the Claimant is entitled… Read more »