18 St John Street Chambers are delighted to announce that our Family Department has been shortlisted for two awards in the prestigious LexisNexis Family Awards 2023. The Family Law Awards were established in 2011 to recognise the important work of family lawyers and to celebrate the success and achievements of those working in this area… Read more »
18 St John Street Chambers are delighted to announce that Alisan (Ali) Hogg has joined the Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence and Costs Department in chambers. Ali will focus her practice around representing claimants and interested parties in Inquests and in cases involving Coronial Law. She typically represents the interests of bereaved families who have suffered… Read more »
Clinical Negligence Update, August 2023: Ian Huffer highlights recent cases of interest. Briley & Ors v Leicester Partnership NHS Trust & Ors [2023] EWHC 1470 is a cost claim of interest to clinical negligence practitioners. The background claim which settled prior to the inquest was one which arose out of the death of a vulnerable young… Read more »
Siobhan Grey KC of 18 St John Street Chambers is leading in the Privy Council, London, in a case relating to a murder conviction dating back to 2004. Siobhan Grey KC is leading in The Privy Council, London. The Appellant, Nardis Maynard, has been granted permission to appeal from a judgment of the Court of… Read more »
A Salford man has been found guilty of stabbing to death a man in a town centre fight and causing serious knife injuries to a 17-year-old boy. The case was prosecuted by Michael Brady KC leading Rachel Shenton, both of 18 St John Street Chambers. Liam O’Pray denied murdering Rico Burton in Altrincham town centre… Read more »
Laura Broome of 18 St John Street Chambers has secured an acquittal in a ten-day kidnap, false imprisonment and robbery trial. Laura successfully represented a defendant in the ten-day multi-handed kidnap, false imprisonment and robbery trial which concluded yesterday at Snaresbrook Crown Court. The Crown’s case was that Laura’s 32 year old client, along with… Read more »
The Northern Business and Property Bar Association is to host an in-person demonstration by TrialView on Monday 17th July 23 in Manchester. HHJ Richard Pearce chairs the event where TrialView will demonstrate their hearing preparation, evidence presentation and video integration platform. The TrialView website states that: ‘TrialView is an award-winning platform for bundling, case preparation… Read more »
18 St John Street is proud to support the Child Brain Injury Trust / Partners in Cost Manchester Treasure Hunt on Wednesday 19th July. The CBIT / PIC Manchester Treasure Hunt takes place across the historic Spinningfields and Castlefield areas of the city. PIC’s Adrian Hawley has organised the route and added an ancient-Roman twist… Read more »
18 St John Street Costs Law Specialist James Miller analyses a novel Fixed Costs argument concerning recoverable disbursements. Recoverable Disbursements in Fixed Costs Cases I recently acted for several Defendants in fixed costs cases where the fees of orthopaedic spinal and shoulder surgeons were reduced significantly to £420 pursuant to CPR 45.29I (2A)(b)(i). Although the consultants… Read more »
The Commercial Court backed policyholders in the latest business interruption test case, in which Richard Chapman KC, David Hoffman and Neil Fawcett were involved for the Claimants. The Global Legal Post provided a summary of the latest round of post-pandemic policyholder litigation relating to business interruption insurance. Our own Richard Chapman KC and David Hoffman (instructed by Erich Kurtz of Hugh James for… Read more »
A man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for killing a Manchester student with a “Mafia stiletto” knife. Shiloh Pottinger was found guilty of manslaughter last month following the death of 19-year-old Luke O’Connor in Manchester in October 2022. A jury at Manchester Crown Court heard that the pair were involved in an… Read more »