Michael Brady QC prosecuted a number of defendants who were described by the judge as “lifestyle criminals who terrorised their victims,” one of whom, Kurtis Dilks, was convicted of being part of a gang who robbed ex-footballer Ashley Cole and his partner Sharon Canu in the presence of their children. They were sentenced on Friday… Read more »
Aaron Evitt and his cousin Gerard McGlacken were sentenced on Friday 15th July to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 28 years to be served by both for the murder of Ashley Walsh. Aaron Evitt used a hammer to inflict 40 sites of injury to Mr Walsh’s head. Gerard McGlacken used a knife to stab Mr. Walsh 20 times, 7 of the… Read more »
18 St John Street Chambers Family Department completed their annual pilgrimage to the historical Cartmel Races on Saturday. Clients from across the North West joined members and staff along with their families on a beautiful sunny day at the “Jumping July” meeting. With a 100 strong contingent everyone enjoyed a fun family day out, with… Read more »
18 St John Street Chambers’ Business & Property Department was delighted to welcome clients and colleagues to celebrate Dr Mike Wilkinson’s launch of his new book – ‘The Limits of Separate Legal Personality: When Those Running a Company Can Be Held Personally Liable for Losses Caused to Third Parties Outside of the Company’, which is… Read more »
18 St John Street Family Law Specialist Olivia Edwards recently had her article on forensic substance testing and how the courts should treat results published by The Family Law Journal. The article examines the basic principles of forensic substance testing in the Family Courts and considers: What is forensic drug testing? The types of testing that… Read more »
The members of 18 St John Street are delighted to announce that James Miller has joined the Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence and Costs Law department in chambers. James was called to the Bar in 2017 following a successful career as a costs lawyer and solicitor and joins chambers from Clerksroom to focus on his Costs &… Read more »
The latest in our series of Business & Property Department Breakfast Seminars takes place on Tuesday 5th July 2022. Victoria Roberts will be presenting a seminar on the topic of Car Finance Mis-selling: How to Separate Good Claims from Bad Ones. This short seminar will deal with how to process a PCP claim from start to finish following… Read more »
18 St John Street’s Criminal Department are writing a series of Blogs detailing the new changes in legislation proposed in Police, Sentencing and Court Acts 2022. The government has proposed a long-awaited addition to the suite of serious driving offences available to prosecutors, and increased sentences in the most serious cases. Criminal Specialist Andy Evans… Read more »
Victoria Roberts spoke at the Sole Practitioners Group Conference on Friday 24th June, on the topic of ‘Secret Commission Claims’. The conference was hosted by the President of The Law Society, Stephanie Boyce and Joanna Connolly of Joanna Connolly Solicitors. To find out more about the Sole Practitioners Group please visit their website – https://spg.uk.com…. Read more »
Toby Sasse, instructed by Rob Gray of Keoghs on behalf of Hastings Direct in the case of Woodger v Hallas, comments on some significant points raised in the successful appeal on Fundamental Dishonesty: Woodger v Hallas [2022] EWHC 1561 (QB), Mr Justice Julian Knowles, 20 June 2022 This appeal decision addressed some new points of… Read more »
18 St John Street Chambers joins leading law firms Herbert Smith Freehills, Eversheds Sutherland and DLA Piper, as well as Chambers such as Fountain Court and Brick Court, in supporting Urban Lawyers. 18 St John Street Chambers is delighted to announce a new sponsorship agreement with Urban Lawyers. Urban Lawyers is a charity founded by… Read more »