18 St John Street’s Colin Buckle successfully prosecutes NHS nurse Adam Soothill, who was found guilty of sexually assaulting ten women at Royal Preston Hospital between 2017 and 2019. The alarm was first raised after hospital bosses at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust were first alerted to his crimes by a member of staff in March… Read more »
The barristers at 18 St John Street are delighted to announce that Laura Broome, Olivia West and Daniel Boal have accepted invitations to join chambers, following the successful completion of their pupillages. Head of Chambers Richard Chapman QC commented: “All three have excelled during their pupillage in what were often difficult circumstances due to the… Read more »
Following on from his recent qualification as a PDSL accredited and International Mediation Institute mediator, Dr Mike Wilkinson has written an article to give a more in depth and knowledgeable view on this matter. Some argue that mediation should be mandatory – litigants should be required to mediate their disputes before being able to proceed… Read more »
18 St John Street Chambers are thrilled to announce Christopher McNall has joined the Board of the International Association of Tax Judges where he succeeds Judge Malcolm Gammie CBE UK in representing the United Kingdom tax judiciary. He joins judges from as far afield as South Korea, Australia, the US, and Poland in directing the work of the Association. He continues to accept… Read more »
18 St John Street is delighted to announce that several members of chambers have been ranked as leading barristers in the 2022 edition of the prestigious Chambers and Partners directory. The 2022 rankings were published on Thursday. This latest edition sees several members of chambers retain or improve their rankings from previous years, along with new additions… Read more »
Lady Hale, the first woman to head the UK Supreme Court, honoured the trailblazing lawyer Helena Normanton KC by unveiling a blue plaque at her former London home on 20th October 2021. These two extraordinary woman highlighted 18 St John Street Chamber’s own recent achievement of becoming a female majority chambers. We are very proud… Read more »
Following on from his first Clinical Negligence Case Update, 18 St John Street’s Ian Huffer continues the series detailing the recently reported decision of Mr Justice Soole in Thorley v Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust [2021] EWHC 2604 (QB) (01 October 2021) The recently reported decision of Mr Justice Soole, raises interesting points on… Read more »
18 St John Street’s Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence & Costs Group were delighted to support the Child Brain Injury Sporting Lunch at Edgbaston Cricket Ground earlier this month. “It was an absolute pleasure to see you and your guests there. We were set on creating a fantastic event for you all to enjoy and I… Read more »
Peter Glenser QC successfully prosecuted Northumbrian Water for polluting a watercourse in a case brought by the Environment Agency at Durham Crown Court. Northumbrian Water pleaded guilty just before the trial was due to start on Monday 4th October to discharging sewage effluent into the watercourse that runs through Heads Hope Dene near Castle Eden…. Read more »
THE BUSINESS OF BUSINESS INTERRUPTION: Insurance Concepts, Forensic Issues and Broker Negligence On Wednesday 13th October at 5pm The Manchester Business and Property Courts Forum are holding a Hybrid event discussing ‘The Business of Business Interruption, focusing on the following points of Insurance Concepts, Forensic Issues and Broker Negligence’ and are delighted to welcome Cockerill… Read more »
Huge well done to James Parks and his wife Sarah on completing the Virtual London Marathon in aid of The Oesophageal Patients Association. They completed this in a very respectable time of 7 hours and 26 minutes and James would like to say a huge Thank you to everyone for all their support and encouragement,… Read more »