The position of the coroner is the oldest surviving judicial office in England and Wales: So said the Chief Coroner, HHJ Thomas Teague KC is his recent lecture “Death and Taxes: the past, present and future of the coronial service”. That lecture (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je6vUQwWcUo), provides a fascinating history of the system of coronial law and the… Read more »
The Football Association has launched an investigation into the violent scenes which marred a recent FA Cup tie between West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers. They have vowed to stamp out criminal behaviour inside stadiums. Football Banning Orders are one device which the English football authorities rely on to act as a deterrent against crowd… Read more »
We are glad to be starting the week off with some good news here at 18 St John Street Chambers! 18 will be proudly contributing to Child Brain Injury Trust‘s largest ever campaign currently taking place – their ‘Every child, every family’ appeal. The Child Brain Injury Trust is the leading voluntary sector organisation providing emotional and practical support,… Read more »
The Supreme Court handed down the long-awaited judgment in the conjoined appeals of Paul and Another (Appellants) v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (Respondent), Polmear and Another (Appellants) v Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, Purchase (Appellant) v Ahmed (Respondent) [2024] UKSC 1 on 11 January 2024. Gemma McGungle considers its impact. Background Each case centred around allegations that the defendants… Read more »
18 St John Street Chambers are delighted to announce that Christopher Field (2023 Call) has joined our expanding Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence & Costs team. Christopher will focus his practice on Personal Injury, credit hire, insurance recoveries and civil disputes such as equality and data protection claims. Before joining chambers Christopher was employed by a… Read more »
With the Pupillage recruitment process now underway, Head of 18 St John Street Chambers Business & Property Department Oliver Caplan has joined forces with Nottingham University law student Chloe Brookes to produce an episode of her podcast Pathways to Practice. The podcast provides insight into people within the legal world and how to join them… Read more »
We are pleased to announce that applications for pupillage in 2025 at 18 St John Street Chambers are now being accepted. We are offering four specialist pupillages in 2025 in the following practice areas: Business & Property, PI, Clin Neg & Costs and two in Criminal. Applicants are invited to choose one specialism when applying. We recruit pupils… Read more »
Fiona Holloran and Anna White represented the child in a high-profile High Court case involving allegations by the mother of verbal and physical abuse to her from her ex-partner, including when she was pregnant. Fiona Holloran and Anna White, instructed by AFG Law, recently represented the child in the case of Alcott v Ashworth. Mrs… Read more »
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 »