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 »
After a memorable night at the Manchester Legal Awards, organised and hosted by the Manchester Law Society, 18 St John Street Chambers is delighted to announce that Dr Christopher McNall won the “Barrister/QC of the Year Award.” This is the first time a member of chambers has secured the accolade. The award is even more… Read more »
Michael Brady QC, leading Rachel Faux, prosecuted Laura Castle who was convicted of the murder of the child she was seeking to adopt. The defendant was today sentenced to life imprisonment by Mr Justice Jeremy Baker. Laura Castle was found guilty at Preston Crown Court last week of killing 13-month-old Leiland-James Corkill less than five months after… Read more »
Victoria Roberts (18 St John Street Chambers) achieves successful judgment before His Honour Judge Khan in pivotal PCP Finance pre-action disclosure case. The landmark judgment maps out consumers clear route to obtaining documents at a pre-action stage from finance companies. Victoria was instructed on behalf of four claimants by AMS Solicitors and Next Gen Solicitors… Read more »
Michael Brady QC, leading Rachel Faux, prosecuted Laura Castle who was found guilty of the murder of a 13-month-old child she was seeking to adopt. The Crown called evidence of leading experts in paediatric pathology (ophthalmic and neuropathology) to help prove her intent to cause at least really serious harm. The prosecution case was that… Read more »
This week marks Mental Health Week with the theme of the week being “Loneliness”. As the week draws to a conclusion, we wanted to highlight that many of us do suffer from loneliness and other mental health issues and we should make a concerted effort to reach out to friends, family and each other to… Read more »
CLINICAL NEGLIGENCE UPDATE MAY 2022 | Claimant benevolence fails to assist Claimant in establishing causation. 18 St John Street’s Ian Huffer continues his series of Clinical Negligence Case Updates with an analysis of the recent case of Richins -v- Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. In Richins v Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation… Read more »
100 years ago today, Ivy Williams became the first woman to be called to the Bar. Williams was a teacher and writer with a lifelong connection to Oxford University. Although she never practised as a Barrister, she was the first woman to teach law at a British university and she provided an example to large… Read more »
18 St John Street Chambers are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted alongside Deans Court Chambers and St John’s Buildings for the prestigious “Barristers’ Chambers of the Year” award. Dr Christopher McNall is shortlisted for the “Barrister/QC of the Year” award alongside one of the country’s leading Family Law specialists Fran Heaton QC of… Read more »
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 »