The Court of Appeal has unanimously allowed all three appeals, and has upheld all consumer arguments, in a landmark ruling in relation to the mis-selling of Personal Contract Purchase (PCP) finance agreements in the motor finance industry. 18 St John Street’s Victoria Roberts has worked in this area of law since 2019. Victoria provides a… Read more »
In our latest Family Finance Law blog, current pupil Daniele Scanio explores the topic of Duxbury Calculations and what effect taking a new approach might have. The Duxbury calculation seeks to calculate the capital sum which theoretically, if invested (at assumed rates and after tax on yield, management charges and realised gains), could be drawn… Read more »
Success in the Supreme Court in highly important costs case: 18 St John Street’s Gemma McGungle, instructed by JG Solicitors Ltd, is successful in the Supreme Court, alongside Roger Mallalieu KC (4 New Square Chambers), in the case of Oakwood Solicitors Ltd (Respondent) v Menzies (Appellant) [2024] UKSC 34. On behalf of Mr Menzies, the… Read more »
18 St John Street Chambers are delighted to announce that all our departments have received further recognition in the 2025 edition of the prestigious Chambers & Partners legal directory rankings. Overall, chambers now has 39 total rankings for 22 barristers across 18 practice areas. We continue to be ranked as a recommended set in the… Read more »
18 St John Street is delighted to announce that Mukul Chawla KC has joined chambers as a door tenant. Mukul is a white collar crime and criminal silk who is a leader in his field with a reputation as being one of the finest advocates of his generation. He specialises in complex financial litigation of… Read more »
The Legal 500 released their annual professional rankings today. The rankings showcase the UK’s top barristers and chambers. We are delighted to note that 18 St John Street has featured highly again, with a further increase in the number of rankings and individuals across several areas of law. We are also proud to announce an… Read more »
On 30th September 2024, 18 St John Street’s Siobhan Grey KC was delighted to be among 350 women King’s Counsel and Judges who came together at the Royal Courts of Justice to celebrate 75 years since the first women ‘took silk’ – an award for excellence in advocacy in the higher courts. The first women… Read more »
Members of 18 St John Street were delighted to attend the Northern Pupillage Fair 2024 which took place in Liverpool last weekend The Northern Pupillage Fair 2024 took place at the Liner Hotel, Liverpool on 28th September. The event was organised by SpeedMooting.com and sponsored by BPP University Law School. The fair provides aspiring barristers… Read more »
The members of 18 St John Street Chambers are delighted to welcome four new pupils for 2024-25. Our new pupils are: Daniele Scanio – Family Finance pupillage, under the supervision of Stephen Murray. Millie North – Personal Injury pupillage, under the supervision of Elahe Youshani. Reece McAllister – Family Law pupillage, under the supervision of… Read more »
The Court of Appeal has delivered a judgment, dismissing insurance companies’ appeals in the ‘at the premises’ business interruption insurance test cases. Five cases were heard together. Richard Chapman KC and David Hoffman appeared on behalf of the Why Not Bar and Lounge Limited policyholder and Neil Fawcett appeared on behalf of the Mayfair Banqueting… Read more »
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 2024. We are very proud to have again been shortlisted for two awards at the 2024 Family Law Awards. This is the second year in a row that 18SJS has received nominations. The ceremony… Read more »