Due to an increasing workload, 18 St John Street Chambers are actively inviting applications from junior barristers and third-six pupils in the practice areas of Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence and Costs Law. As a Chambers, our aim is to provide the highest level of advice, advocacy and expertise, while taking care to maintain a personalised service… Read more »
18 St John Street Chambers Criminal Barrister Daniel Calder prosecuted a man who launched a brutal attack in a local park, as reported in the Manchester Evening News. Connor Farren-Bell was seen attempting to rape another man in a busy local park before battering him in a ‘prolonged’ attack. Judge Timothy Smith sentenced the defendant… Read more »
18 St John Street Costs Law specialist James Miller analyses another recent appeal success. Instructed by Mr Ben Millns of Keoghs, Mr Miller acted on behalf of the Respondent in an interesting costs appeal which concerned the proper interpretation of “detailed assessment” in a fixed costs case. Following correspondence between the parties culminating in a consent… Read more »
18 St John Street was delighted to support BPP Manchester at their Prospective Barristers event last night (17th January 2023), with two current pupils attending as guest speakers. Current 18SJS pupils Sophie Lenton and Jack Thompson sat on the panel and spoke in front of over 30 prospective barristers at the BPP seminar, accompanied by… Read more »
The Business and Property department at 18 St John Street is inviting applications both for tenancy and a third six pupillage. 18 St John Street would like to hear from ambitious juniors of up to 10 years’ call to join its busy and expanding Business and Property department. An increasing workload means that we are… Read more »
We are pleased to announce that applications for pupillage in 2024 at 18 St John Street Chambers are now being accepted. We are offering five specialist pupillages in 2024: Business & Property, Family Law, Family Finance, Criminal and PI, Clin Neg & Costs. Applicants are invited to choose one specialism when applying. We recruit pupils… Read more »
We are delighted to announce that Katie Brown, our Senior Clerk for the Business & Property and Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence & Costs Department gave birth to Alice Elizabeth Morag Jones-Brown on 3rd January 2023 weighing in at a healthy 6lb 14oz. Mother, baby and Father Ben are doing very well. Many congratulations to them… Read more »
18 St John Street is delighted to announce that Siobhan Grey KC has accepted an invitation to join Chambers as a door tenant. Siobhan specialises in murder cases and serious crime including; manslaughter, sexual offences, organised crime and fraud. She has extensive experience in examining and cross-examining expert witnesses such as Pathologists and Psychiatrists in murder… Read more »
Costs Expert James Miller provides his insight in a LexisNexis blog on the Candey -v- Crumpler Supreme Court judgment. The Court determined that a solicitor had waived their entitlement to an equitable lien when they had taken out an additional security, which was inconsistent with that lien. James’ commentary can be found on the LexisNexis subscription… Read more »
Gemma McGungle succeeds in a case before the High Court concerning a Solicitors Act Assessment. Mr Justice Bourne, sitting with Costs Judge Brown as Assessor, concluded that “payment” had not occurred given the lack of clarity given to the client. As a result, the time period determined within the Solicitors Act 1974, for a client… Read more »
Kane Simons delivered a seminar to CFG Law last week on the topic of the often misunderstood law relating to e-bikes and e-scooters. Kane published his book, ‘A Practical Guide to the Law and Regulation of E-Bikes and E-Scooters’ last month, which aims to set out the law and regulations that govern their use in… Read more »