18 St John Street are delighted to welcome Ruth Costello, Georgia Griffiths and Emma Whelan as members of chambers. The continued growth in numbers of members and workload across all departments further promotes the provision of the high level of personalised service and friendly community spirit which are the hallmarks of Chambers. Ruth Costello (2016 call) joins the Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence and… Read more »
18 St John Street Chambers Family Law Department is delighted to announce that Georgia Griffiths, 2017 call, has joined chambers. Georgia returns to Manchester having practised at Birmingham set Cornwall Street Chambers during her early years at the Bar. Georgia will be practising in all areas of Family Law with a particular emphasis on Public Law… Read more »
Thursday 26th August 2021 is International Dog Day and 18 St John Street are setting tails wagging with some friendly canine competition… International Dog Day was founded in 2004 and celebrates all breeds and mixes of our four-legged friends, alongside promoting rescue and adoption. To mark the day, we asked members and staff to send… Read more »
In recent years there has been an increasingly intensified spotlight on the shortage of specialist accommodation for children who require special limitations on their liberty to keep them safe. Rehana Begum takes a look at an important case for professionals working in this area to consider. Re T (A Child) (Appellant) [2021] UKSC on appeal from:… Read more »
Kane Simons has been invited by the Brain Injury Group to speak on the topic of e-Scooters in a webinar entitled: ‘e-Scooters and Delivery Drivers: an introduction for personal injury lawyers‘. The Covid-19 pandemic has seen demand for electric bicycles and new forms of transport soar as commuters struggle to find alternatives to crowded public… Read more »
Dr Christopher McNall has been invited to speak at a Cheshire and North Wales Law Society seminar about his involvement in the reported Supreme Court case of Matthew -v- Sedman and its effect on the law of limitation. The seminar will take place at 5pm on 26 August 2021 via Zoom. The CNWLS registration page… Read more »
In Q v Q [2021] EWHC 1757 (Fam) (28 June 2021) Cobb J dealt with a wife’s stale application for enforcement of arrears of a spousal periodical payments order. In dismissing the wife’s application to enforce the arrears of maintenance Cobb J reminded practitioners of the provisions of s.32 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (“MCA… Read more »
18 St John Street Barrister Dr Mike Wilkinson successfully applied to set aside a default judgement for £200,000… Default judgment for £200k set aside and the time for service was not extended where the Claimant’s solicitor had inadvertently re-sent a letter of claim when attempting to serve a claim form and particulars of claim… Acting… Read more »
Dr Christopher McNall of 18 St John Street succeeds in £6.7m corporation tax appeal. In its decision in WilHunter UK, Judge Charles Hellier found that the payment of a contract release fee in relation to a North Sea oil rig was a payment made ‘in connection with’ oil related activities and was therefore taxable. Christopher McNall… Read more »
Mike Wilkinson has persuaded Court not to discharge the Council’s undertaking even if it was illegal (but also because it was not illegal). Acting for a residential tenant, Dr Wilkinson (instructed by Scott Amison at Dickson Solicitors) successfully resisted an application by Stoke-On-Trent City Council to discharge an undertaking they had given in connection with earlier possession… Read more »
There are many articles about becoming a Pupil Barrister detailing critical information on how to secure pupillage, which chambers are looking for pupils, how to apply and prepare for interview etc… But for those of you who want more of an insight into what Pupillage actually looks like, we asked our 18 St John Street… Read more »