18 St John Street Chambers Head of Criminal Department Michael Brady QC represented 31-year-old Robert “Owen” Greenhalgh for the manslaughter of a 36-year-old man at a bar in Bolton in September last year. The defendant pleaded guilty to the unlawful killing of Robert Smethurst at an earlier hearing and was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court… Read more »
18 St John Street Chambers is delighted to support the MedEquip4Kids 7th Annual Duck Race which takes place this Friday at Salford Quays. After two years of delays the MedEquip4Kids duck race is back and better than ever before. We’re excited to be part of the event and have sponsored a ‘Mega Duck’ in the… Read more »
18 St John Street’s Yvonne Healing is running the Paris marathon this weekend in aid of the Clwyd Special Riding Centre (CSRC). The CSRC provides equine therapy activities for those with additional needs including learning or physical disability, brain injury, MS, mental health, terminal illnesses and behavioural needs. Clwyd Special Riding Centre (CSRC) is a… Read more »
In response to the recent Criminal Bar Association Ballot in relation to industrial action, 18 St John Street Chambers makes the following statement: Following the Independent Criminal Legal Aid Review undertaken by Sir Christopher Bellamy and subsequent announcement on 15th March 2022 by the Government, 18 St John Street’s Criminal Department supports the Criminal Bar… Read more »
The ‘Tenth Annual British Irish Commercial Law Forum’ is to be held at the end of the month in Manchester. The British Irish Commercial Bar Association (BICBA) is the leading cross-border network of solicitors, barristers and in-house lawyers from England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland and Northern Ireland. Launched in Dublin in 2013, BICBA provides commercial… Read more »
18 St John Street Family Law barristers Soria Kajue and Olivia Edwards attended the recent Urban Lawyers North ‘Diversity and Inclusion at the Bar’ event bringing together a wide range of people to discuss life at the bar. The audience consisted of many students from different cultural backgrounds who struggle to obtain relevant experience and… Read more »
Today is International Women’s Day, based on the theme #BreakTheBias. Here we highlight one of our recent posts on the topic of Women in Law and celebrate the contribution made by women to 18 St John Street Chambers. 18 St John Street are immensely proud of our equality and diversity. We became a female majority… Read more »
18 St John Street Chambers criminal specialist Paul Treble successfully prosecutes child sex offender who contacted 12 year old Australian girl via an online game, iMessage and FaceTime. Full details of the case can be found on the CPS North West website and news articles on the Lancashire Telegraph and Lancashire Post websites.
18 St John Street Chambers Personal Injury specialists Kane Simons & Nick Harrison are presenting a live webinar on Cycling Claims for MBL on Wednesday 23rd February at 09.15am. The pandemic and resulting lockdowns have led to an increase in the number of cyclists on British streets. This along with recent changes to the Highway… Read more »
18 St John Street Chambers invites applications from ambitious juniors of up to 10 years’ call who wish to join its busy and expanding Business and Property department. The Department undertakes the entire range of traditional and commercial Chancery work, as well as planning and Revenue law. Several members of the Department sit as fee-paid… Read more »
CLINICAL NEGLIGENCE UPDATE FEBRUARY 2022 Ian Huffer considers the recent Court of Appeal decision in Paul in relation secondary victims claiming damages for psychiatric injury resulting from clinical negligence. Whilst there will be disappointment amongst Claimant clinical negligence practitioners at the outcome of the conjoined Court of Appeal decisions in Paul v Royal Wolverhampton NHS… Read more »