Representatives of 18 St John Street headed to London yesterday for the Lexis Nexis Family Law Awards Ceremony, in which 18SJS was shortlisted for two awards. 18 St John Street Chambers’ family department narrowly missed out on both regional Chambers of the Year and Clerking Team of the Year. The Family Law Awards brings together… Read more »
On Saturday 25th November 2023, the Crown Court at Manchester hosted the 2023 edition of the Schools Mock Trial Competition. This year’s competition marked the renaming of the event after Paul Dockery, who tragically passed away in 2022 and who had ran the competition for over 20 years. Joshua Bowker, Laura Broome and Daniel Dockery,… Read more »
18 St John Street Chambers were pleased to sponsor the Manchester Young Solicitors Group at their latest networking event earlier this week at Manchester’s premier cooking sensation, “Food Sorcery”. MYSG are a social and professional network for qualified solicitors under 10 years’ PQE providing a platform for the talented young solicitors of Manchester. The event… Read more »
18 St John Street Chambers are delighted to announce that all our departments have received further recognition in the 2024 edition of the prestigious Chambers & Partners legal directory rankings. The Business & Property Department are ranked Band 2 in Chancery for the first time where Elisabeth Tythcott, Dr Christopher McNall, Dr Mike Wilkinson and… Read more »
18 St John Street Chambers’ Nicola Carroll prosecutes Jacob Lee, described by GMP Police as being a “dangerous offender” who was “a great risk to women”. Full details of the case can be found in the below press articles: Man who snatched girl from Salford street jailed – BBC News ‘I’m a teenage girl who should… Read more »
After weeks of preparation and anticipation, we celebrated the 50th Anniversary of 18 St John Street Chambers in style on Wednesday night (11th October). Our 50th celebration event took place at the iconic Hilton’s Cloud 23′ bar, where there was an amazing turnout. It was overwhelming to see such support from hundreds of loyal clients… Read more »
The Legal 500 launched their latest professional rankings today, showcasing the UK’s most respected barristers and chambers. 18 St John Street is delighted to feature in the 2024 directory with a record number of rankings across several areas of law, highlighting the continued high level of advice, advocacy and client service provided by our members and… Read more »
We are delighted to announce that Andrew Rauer and Jack Thompson have accepted invitations to join Chambers, following the successful completion of their pupillages. Andrew Rauer joins the Business and Property Department, and Jack Thompson joins the Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence, and Costs Department. Andrew completed his pupillage under the supervision of Oliver Caplan. He has been involved in a wide variety… Read more »
Nicola Carroll successfully argues that the prosecution of her client was an abuse of the court’s process – resulting in a terminating ruling. The Defendant was facing trial in the Crown Court for a set of serious offences allegedly committed against an ex-partner between April and September 2020. He had originally been charged with those… Read more »
18 St John Street is delighted to announce that Siobhan Grey KC has joined Chambers as a full tenant. Siobhan specialises in defending the most serious of criminal cases, often which attract a high level of media interest, with a particular emphasis on murder, manslaughter, sexual offences, organised crime and fraud. Recent cases include: Manchester “Mafia stiletto”… Read more »
The barristers at 18 St John Street are delighted to announce that Alex Beevers and Sophie Lenton have accepted invitations to join Chambers, following the successful completion of their pupillages. Alex joins the criminal department and Sophie joins the family department. Alex Beevers’ pupillage was under the supervision of Rachel Shenton. During which, he observed and assisted… Read more »