The long-awaited judgment of Re H-N and Others (children) (domestic abuse: finding of fact hearings) [2021] EWCA Civ 448 was delivered on 30 March 2021. The case has been highly anticipated by family practitioners on the issue of how the family court deal with domestic abuse in private proceedings. The COA heard 4 appeals from… Read more »
Oliver Caplan, barrister at 18 St John Street Chambers, represented the Defendant upon a Summary Judgment application in the recent case of Commerz Real Investmentgesellschaft mbH v TFS Stores Limited [2021] EWHC 862 (Ch). Mr Caplan faced Gary Cowen QC of Falcon Chambers in the High Court. The tenant holds a five-year lease of a unit… Read more »
One of our barristers, Lucy Coulson, was instructed for the Teacher Regulation Agency as Presenting Officer in teaching misconduct proceedings. The teacher was alleged to have engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a 14 year old female student. The events giving rise to the allegation were historic, having only been reported to the police in… Read more »
We’re now in the final week of our charity Fitness Fundraiser (and this is our final reveal)! Our members and staff have been striving to achieve 5K of exercise, 5 days a week for the past 3 weeks. So now that we’re in our fourth week – we can say we’ve made it to the final hurdle…. Read more »
Christopher McNall has contributed to two chapters in the new book “National Security: Law, Procedure and Practice”, published by Oxford University Press. This book – the first of its kind – is not just about spying and official secrets, but aims to be a one-stop shop for the whole field of national security law, including… Read more »
18 St John Street Barrister Joshua Bowker was successful in defending a serving prisoner… The Defendant was charged with a section 18 (causing grievous bodily harm with intent), with alternatives of section 20 and section 47. The allegation was that the defendant had assaulted another prisoner on the wing, over a laundry dispute, leaving him… Read more »
Gail Anne Cotton, a cleaner from Oldham who ran the UK arm of an international conspiracy to produce and supply drugs, has been successfully prosecuted by 18 St John Street’s Verity Quaite. Cotton, who imported the ingredients to make synthetic cannabinoid ‘Spice’ from China, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to produce spice, as well as possession with intent to… Read more »
18 St John Street is thrilled to announce the appointment of James Parks to our newly created role of Chambers Director. James joined us this week on 6 April 2021 and he is already a valued part of our chambers. Above all, he brings with him a wealth of experience, having worked for over 20… Read more »
Our charity Fitness Fundraiser is now at the halfway point. Our members and staff have been doing 5K of exercise, 5 days a week for the past 2 weeks (or almost doing) – and we have 2 weeks left to go. Some of us have been doing an equivalent of weights training or tennis sometimes. And… Read more »
On 22 April 2021 (Earth Day), the European Circuit of the Bar is hosting a panel discussion about climate litigation in Europe. Our own Dr Michael Wilkinson, alongside Abigail Holt from Garden Court Chambers, are organising this free Zoom/Webinar. Michael Wilkinson and Abigail Holt are both executive committee members of the European Circuit of the Bar…. Read more »
We’re sure you’ve heard by now that many of us at 18 St John Street have signed up to complete a fitness fundraiser. We’re doing 5K of exercise, 5 days a week for 4 weeks (alongside alternatives) and then making a charitable donation based on how much we manage to do! We’ve chosen to donate to… Read more »