St Philips Chambers > Birmingham, England > Set Profile
St Philips Chambers Offices

St Philips Chambers
55 TEMPLE ROW
BIRMINGHAM
B2 5LS
England
St Philips Chambers > The Legal 500 Rankings
Midland Circuit > Chancery, probate, and tax Tier 1
St Philips Chambers is ‘a tremendous commercial set with a number of talented barristers and a strong clerking team’. John Randall KC, who is ‘extremely hard-working’ with an ‘excellent tactical brain,’ recently represented several property owners from the Cayman Islands in a land registry dispute. Andrew Charman successfully represented the estate of a deceased sole shareholder of a private company to obtain rectification of the register of shareholders for the appointment of a new director.Leading Silks
Leading Juniors
Testimonials
Set
‘A strong set- with a range of counsel of varying levels of seniority.’
‘Chambers as a whole are well organised.’
‘St Philips Chambers is a strong regional set.’
‘St Philips Chambers is consistently operating at the top of the profession. It is diverse and inclusive in all respects.’
‘St Philips is the best set in Birmingham.’
Clerking
‘Clerks are excellent, particularly Arron Snipe, who is always efficient and diligent in his engagements.’
Midland Circuit > Commercial litigation Tier 1
St Philips Chambers is a ‘strong regional commercial set for commercial disputes’ that regularly gets instructed by clients from small to multinational companies. The set handles complex and high-profile cases in the business and property courts to the highest court. James Morgan KC get praised for his ‘excellent drafting and forensic focus on the key points in dispute’ and recently acted for a claimant seeking £4.9m damages for breach of a warranty in a share sale agreement and resisting a counterclaim for unpaid purchase. Ali Tabari successfully represented the claimant in the recovery of three loans matter which the claimant had given to the defendants during their mutual dealings in international commodities.Leading Silks
Leading Juniors
Testimonials
Set
‘Good strength in depth and excellent service, very commercial in relation to fees.’
‘St Philips Chambers provides fantastic training sessions, and the business and property barristers are highly Knowledgeable and experienced in commercial areas.’
‘Very strong at all levels of seniority.’
‘St Philips is an excellent chamber for commercial disputes. The juniors are of extremely high quality (especially senior juniors).’
‘Chambers are always available to help for example when counsel is needed at short notice.’
Clerking
‘Justin Luckman is an excellent senior clerk – best in business and looks after us extremely well.’
Midland Circuit > Company and insolvency Tier 1
The ‘strongest commercial set in Birmingham’ St Philips Chambers is a ‘well-regarded and broad set’ with ‘a strength and depth in insolvency area’. James Morgan KC known as ‘very capable’ and ‘exceptionally bright barrister’ and is acting for Hong Kong trustees in bankruptcy seeking recognition of a bankruptcy in that jurisdiction in England under s.426 Insolvency Act 1986.Leading Silks
Leading Juniors
Testimonials
Set
‘St Philips has some exceptional barristers at its top end.’
‘Huge set which can usually find a suitable counsel even at short notice.’
‘St Philips Chambers strength and depth in this area is excellent.’
‘The set has a fantastic strength in depth and offers great value. It also offers a strong program of seminars and other relevant events.’
‘St Philips has a particularly strong commercial team with some excellent senior junior lawyers as well as leaders.’
‘St Philips is an excellent chamber for commercial disputes. The juniors are of extremely high quality (especially senior juniors).’
Clerking
Midland Circuit > Crime (general and fraud) Tier 1
St. Philips Chambers is a ‘large and efficiently run set of chambers’ with an ‘extensive range of advocates available to cover all levels of criminal cases’. Head of the chamber and ‘excellent orator’ Richard Atkins KC specialises in murder cases and regularly appears in the Court of Appeal. Andrew Smith KC’s recent work highlights include prosecuting Gareeca Gordon, who was convicted of murdering a former friend and attempting to dispose of her body in the Forest of Dean. Jennifer Josephs is praised for her ‘preparation and care during cases’ and secured a conviction for a father accused of shaking one of his twin babies to death in case that dealt with complicated medical evidence. Simon Davis is now the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Cayman Islands. Marcus Harry and William Douglas-Jones joined the team from St Ives Chambers in July 2023.Leading Silks
Leading Juniors
Testimonials
Set
‘Lovely set, full of excellent barristers with varying levels of strengths and experience. Counsel instructed are always very informative and try to cover their cases as much as possible.’
‘St Philips Chambers is a strong set with a good range of counsel even when an instructed advocate is not available.’
‘The strongest spread of counsel at all levels in criminal work, including the best selection of silks in the Midlands.’
‘The best set in Birmingham.’
‘A very strong set, with great strength in depth.’
‘The premier set for crime in Birmingham. Many of its members go to the bench or take silk. It is a breeding ground for high quality advocates.’
‘St Philips Chambers is the go-to set in the Midlands area.’
Midland Circuit > Employment Tier 1
St Philips Chambers has a ‘vast employment department’ with ‘a large number of counsel available at varying levels of expertise’. ‘Outstanding employment law expert’ Edmund Beever heads the department and recently handled a case related to fraudulent accounting and whistleblowing dismissal. Sophie Garner is ‘extremely able and a superb communicator’ and recently successfully defended a high-profile academy against claims of whistleblowing and disability discrimination. Elizabeth Hodgetts is always ‘methodical and thorough’ and recently secured a favourable verdict for a university in a case involving claim of unfair dismissal by a former warden and lecturer. Jonathan Gidney was appointed a full-time employment judge, effective April 2023.Rising stars
Leading Juniors
Testimonials
Set
‘Chambers has a wide range of barristers available with experience and expertise ranging throughout and the availability of counsel is always good.’ ‘Responsive, supportive and professional.’
‘St Philips Chambers has a broad range of junior to senior barristers who will wherever possible strive to ensure the right person is available for the case.’
‘St Philips offer a good availability on counsel and flexibility in terms of fees and availability.’
‘Excellent set. Very easy to deal with.’
‘The set is very good at providing training to instructing solicitors.’
‘Good availability of counsel and chambers linked up well so an alternative counsel could be provided if another is unavailable.’
Clerking
Midland Circuit > Family and children law Tier 1
St Philips Chambers offers ‘great depth and breadth of experience of counsel’ across the entire range of family proceedings at every level of court. Sara Lewis KC is ‘immensely hard working and determined’ and handles many serious family law cases and proceedings in the High Court. Christopher Adams is a ‘tenacious and well-prepared advocate’ who regularly handles cases involving serious and medically complex injuries to children. Rising star William Horwood is an ‘incredibly articulate advocate’ and is frequently instructed in difficult cases related to child death and abuse. Jack Redmond was appointed to the circuit bench in August 2022.Rising Stars: Child Law (Public and Private)
2021 Silks
Leading Juniors: Child Law (Public and Private)
Leading Juniors: Divorce and Financial Remedy
Testimonials
Set
‘The barristers dealing with Public Law Children Act cases in this set and in the local area are excellent.’
‘Chambers has a good family team, with a broad breath of expertise and experience.’
‘Chambers has a strong set of family counsel, with a broad breath of expertise and experience.’
‘The chambers is excellent. It is always happy to help and try to accommodate with urgent hearings at short notice. It offers an excellent training facility and timely responses to queries.’
‘St Philips is a strong and innovative team which has consistently produced real leaders in the field. They have a number of star talents who will reach the very top of the profession.’
‘St Philips Chambers are simply excellent. Their strength lies not only in the variety of family law barristers they have available but also in their ability to anticipate and solve problems before they arise.’
‘St Philips offers great depth and breadth of experience of counsel re childcare matters from junior/ senior junior and leading counsel.’
Midland Circuit > Professional negligence Tier 1
St Philips Chambers continues to handle a wide variety of professional negligence claims as a part of business and property practice. John Randall KC and John Brennan have extensive experience of handling complex and high-value disputes involving legal professions, accountants, and wealth managers, among others.Leading Silks
Leading Juniors
Testimonials
Set
‘St Philips Chambers is a strong regional set.’
‘St Philips is undoubtedly the best set in Birmingham.’
Clerking
‘Justin Luckman is always exceptionally helpful.’
‘Justin Luckman is very responsive.’
Midland Circuit > Property and construction Tier 1
St Philips Chambers’ business and property team continues to handle some of the most complex, varied, and high-profile cases for a broad client base. ‘Hard-working silk’ John Randall KC is handling a land registry rights issue for the residents of the Britannia development on Grand Cayman. ‘Extremely knowledgeable’ John Brennan recently acted on behalf of a householder on a dispute over rights of way, rights of drainage and boundary, against a neighbouring property development site. Anthony Verduyn is known for his ‘incredible knowledge and commercial approach’ and recently represented multiple companies in an action for wrongful forfeiture of a lease. In January 2022 Christopher Buckingham joined the team from Enterprise Chambers.Rising stars
Leading Silks
Leading Juniors
Testimonials
Set
‘They have fantastic strength in depth, offer great value and are able to accommodate our needs, even at short notice. They also offer a really strong programme of seminars and other relevant events.’
‘They have a considerable strength in depth in counsel that specialise in property litigation.’
‘St Philips is a driving force in the Birmingham legal scene and its 130 plus barristers cover all practice areas a solicitor’s practice needs. Commercial and criminal sets are excellent with some stellar silks and senior juniors.’
‘An outstanding commercial set.’
‘St Philips is undoubtedly the best set in Birmingham.’
Clerking
‘The clerks are very personable and quick to respond.’
Midland Circuit > Business and regulatory crime (including health and safety) Tier 2
The St Philips Chambers regulatory team of ‘highly effective advocates both at trial and on appeal’ has ‘strength in depth covering all major fields of regulatory activity’. Ben Mills garners praise for ‘attention to detail and meticulous preparation’ and successfully prosecuted a defendant who posed as a travel agent and defrauded more than 300 elderly people. Health and safety matters specialist James Puzey regularly handles fatal accident cases, and Jonathan Barker is described as ‘an excellent communicator’.Leading Juniors
Testimonials
Set
‘St Philips has an excellent regulatory team and has the highest levels of ability and experience.’
‘St Philips Chambers is a very strong set of barristers covering all common law work.’
‘Wonderful set of Chambers with an impressive array of talent.’
‘The premier set for crime in Birmingham. It is a breeding ground for high quality advocates.’
Clerking
‘The clerks are incredibly helpful, particularly Alan Durham. Communication is exceptional.’
‘Alan Durham the regulatory clerk is excellent and goes the extra mile to ensure happy and harmonious relations between solicitor and barrister. He is brilliant at anticipating issues and offering resolutions before one has even realised there could be a potential issue.’
Midland Circuit > Personal injury Tier 2
St Philips Chambers’ personal injury team provides specialist advice and representation to both claimants and defendants across the vast spectrum of personal injury litigation. Sofia Ashraf has a particular interest in claims brought by minors or protected parties or claims for psychiatric injuries and is appreciated by clients for her ability to ‘clarify information and put lay clients at ease’. Andrew Evans recently represented a claimant who suffered acoustic shock injury due to an aircraft engine. Rising star Lorna Badham is known for her ‘meticulous and thoughtful approach’ and has extensive experience in representing child and vulnerable claimants.Rising stars
Leading Juniors
Testimonials
Set
‘The personal injury department and/or international personal injury work carried out by St Philips chambers barrister has always been carried out to a high standard.’
‘Wide ranging offer from this set covering most of the Midlands. Good availability and conference facilities.’
‘St Philips have good strength in depth in personal injury and it is a pleasure to work with them.’
‘Very good, well organised, and always able to offer a suitable alternative if chosen counsel is not available.’
Clerking
‘The clerks at St Philip’s Chambers are always happy to help, especially on short notice instructions.’
‘Gary Carney is the go-to clerk in Birmingham. Nothing is ever too much trouble and there is nothing he cannot sort out.’
Midland Circuit > Clinical negligence Tier 3
St Philips Chambers is a ‘quality set of chambers’ which handles all clinical negligence claims, such as birth injury, delayed diagnosis, failed aesthetic procedures, and spinal injury. An expert for the claims relating to cosmetic surgery procedures, Andrew Evans, is praised for his ‘meticulous eye for detail’.Leading Juniors
Testimonials
Set
‘Impressive set of chambers with quality barristers.’
‘St Philips’ clinical negligence offering is a very good one. The set boasts a range of barristers of varying seniority. There is always someone who is able to help.’
‘Broad spectrum knowledge and expertise, excellent clerking, clear preparation always for conferences with the provision of helpful agendas to steer discussions, precise and clear advice and always on hand for a discussion with instructing solicitors if needs be. Accessible to clients.’
‘Well organised and always able to offer alternative counsel of good quality if chosen counsel is not available.’
Clerking
‘Clerks are responsive and proactively search out feedback. Always helpful.’
‘Clerks are responsive and collaborative. They ensure to search out feedback and ensure instructions are dealt with promptly.’
Midland Circuit > Costs
Midland Circuit > Inquests and inquiries
Leading Juniors
Midland Circuit > Licensing
Leading Juniors
North Eastern Circuit > Employment
Leading Juniors
North Eastern Circuit > Crime (general and fraud)
Leading Juniors
Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Chancery, probate, and tax Tier 1
St Philips Chambers is ‘a tremendous commercial set with a number of talented barristers and a strong clerking team’. John Randall KC, who is ‘extremely hard-working’ with an ‘excellent tactical brain,’ recently represented several property owners from the Cayman Islands in a land registry dispute. Andrew Charman successfully represented the estate of a deceased sole shareholder of a private company to obtain rectification of the register of shareholders for the appointment of a new director.Leading Silks
Leading Juniors
Testimonials
Set
‘A strong set- with a range of counsel of varying levels of seniority.’
‘Chambers as a whole are well organised.’
‘St Philips Chambers is a strong regional set.’
‘St Philips Chambers is consistently operating at the top of the profession. It is diverse and inclusive in all respects.’
‘St Philips is the best set in Birmingham.’
Clerking
‘Clerks are excellent, particularly Arron Snipe, who is always efficient and diligent in his engagements.’
Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Commercial litigation Tier 1
St Philips Chambers is a ‘strong regional commercial set for commercial disputes’ that regularly gets instructed by clients from small to multinational companies. The set handles complex and high-profile cases in the business and property courts to the highest court. James Morgan KC get praised for his ‘excellent drafting and forensic focus on the key points in dispute’ and recently acted for a claimant seeking £4.9m damages for breach of a warranty in a share sale agreement and resisting a counterclaim for unpaid purchase. Ali Tabari successfully represented the claimant in the recovery of three loans matter which the claimant had given to the defendants during their mutual dealings in international commodities.Leading Silks
Leading Juniors
Testimonials
Set
‘Good strength in depth and excellent service, very commercial in relation to fees.’
‘St Philips Chambers provides fantastic training sessions, and the business and property barristers are highly Knowledgeable and experienced in commercial areas.’
‘Very strong at all levels of seniority.’
‘St Philips is an excellent chamber for commercial disputes. The juniors are of extremely high quality (especially senior juniors).’
‘Chambers are always available to help for example when counsel is needed at short notice.’
Clerking
‘Justin Luckman is an excellent senior clerk – best in business and looks after us extremely well.’
Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Company and insolvency Tier 1
The ‘strongest commercial set in Birmingham’ St Philips Chambers is a ‘well-regarded and broad set’ with ‘a strength and depth in insolvency area’. James Morgan KC known as ‘very capable’ and ‘exceptionally bright barrister’ and is acting for Hong Kong trustees in bankruptcy seeking recognition of a bankruptcy in that jurisdiction in England under s.426 Insolvency Act 1986.Leading Silks
Leading Juniors
Testimonials
Set
‘St Philips has some exceptional barristers at its top end.’
‘Huge set which can usually find a suitable counsel even at short notice.’
‘St Philips Chambers strength and depth in this area is excellent.’
‘The set has a fantastic strength in depth and offers great value. It also offers a strong program of seminars and other relevant events.’
‘St Philips has a particularly strong commercial team with some excellent senior junior lawyers as well as leaders.’
‘St Philips is an excellent chamber for commercial disputes. The juniors are of extremely high quality (especially senior juniors).’
Clerking
Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Crime (general and fraud) Tier 1
St. Philips Chambers is a ‘large and efficiently run set of chambers’ with an ‘extensive range of advocates available to cover all levels of criminal cases’. Head of the chamber and ‘excellent orator’ Richard Atkins KC specialises in murder cases and regularly appears in the Court of Appeal. Andrew Smith KC’s recent work highlights include prosecuting Gareeca Gordon, who was convicted of murdering a former friend and attempting to dispose of her body in the Forest of Dean. Jennifer Josephs is praised for her ‘preparation and care during cases’ and secured a conviction for a father accused of shaking one of his twin babies to death in case that dealt with complicated medical evidence. Simon Davis is now the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Cayman Islands. Marcus Harry and William Douglas-Jones joined the team from St Ives Chambers in July 2023.Leading Silks
Leading Juniors
Testimonials
Set
‘Lovely set, full of excellent barristers with varying levels of strengths and experience. Counsel instructed are always very informative and try to cover their cases as much as possible.’
‘St Philips Chambers is a strong set with a good range of counsel even when an instructed advocate is not available.’
‘The strongest spread of counsel at all levels in criminal work, including the best selection of silks in the Midlands.’
‘The best set in Birmingham.’
‘A very strong set, with great strength in depth.’
‘The premier set for crime in Birmingham. Many of its members go to the bench or take silk. It is a breeding ground for high quality advocates.’
‘St Philips Chambers is the go-to set in the Midlands area.’
Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Employment Tier 1
St Philips Chambers has a ‘vast employment department’ with ‘a large number of counsel available at varying levels of expertise’. ‘Outstanding employment law expert’ Edmund Beever heads the department and recently handled a case related to fraudulent accounting and whistleblowing dismissal. Sophie Garner is ‘extremely able and a superb communicator’ and recently successfully defended a high-profile academy against claims of whistleblowing and disability discrimination. Elizabeth Hodgetts is always ‘methodical and thorough’ and recently secured a favourable verdict for a university in a case involving claim of unfair dismissal by a former warden and lecturer. Jonathan Gidney was appointed a full-time employment judge, effective April 2023.Rising stars
Leading Juniors
Testimonials
Set
‘Chambers has a wide range of barristers available with experience and expertise ranging throughout and the availability of counsel is always good.’ ‘Responsive, supportive and professional.’
‘St Philips Chambers has a broad range of junior to senior barristers who will wherever possible strive to ensure the right person is available for the case.’
‘St Philips offer a good availability on counsel and flexibility in terms of fees and availability.’
‘Excellent set. Very easy to deal with.’
‘The set is very good at providing training to instructing solicitors.’
‘Good availability of counsel and chambers linked up well so an alternative counsel could be provided if another is unavailable.’
Clerking
Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Family and children law Tier 1
St Philips Chambers offers ‘great depth and breadth of experience of counsel’ across the entire range of family proceedings at every level of court. Sara Lewis KC is ‘immensely hard working and determined’ and handles many serious family law cases and proceedings in the High Court. Christopher Adams is a ‘tenacious and well-prepared advocate’ who regularly handles cases involving serious and medically complex injuries to children. Rising star William Horwood is an ‘incredibly articulate advocate’ and is frequently instructed in difficult cases related to child death and abuse. Jack Redmond was appointed to the circuit bench in August 2022.Rising Stars: Child Law (Public and Private)
2021 Silks
Leading Juniors: Child Law (Public and Private)
Leading Juniors: Divorce and Financial Remedy
Testimonials
Set
‘The barristers dealing with Public Law Children Act cases in this set and in the local area are excellent.’
‘Chambers has a good family team, with a broad breath of expertise and experience.’
‘Chambers has a strong set of family counsel, with a broad breath of expertise and experience.’
‘The chambers is excellent. It is always happy to help and try to accommodate with urgent hearings at short notice. It offers an excellent training facility and timely responses to queries.’
‘St Philips is a strong and innovative team which has consistently produced real leaders in the field. They have a number of star talents who will reach the very top of the profession.’
‘St Philips Chambers are simply excellent. Their strength lies not only in the variety of family law barristers they have available but also in their ability to anticipate and solve problems before they arise.’
‘St Philips offers great depth and breadth of experience of counsel re childcare matters from junior/ senior junior and leading counsel.’
Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Professional negligence Tier 1
St Philips Chambers continues to handle a wide variety of professional negligence claims as a part of business and property practice. John Randall KC and John Brennan have extensive experience of handling complex and high-value disputes involving legal professions, accountants, and wealth managers, among others.Leading Silks
Leading Juniors
Testimonials
Set
‘St Philips Chambers is a strong regional set.’
‘St Philips is undoubtedly the best set in Birmingham.’
Clerking
‘Justin Luckman is always exceptionally helpful.’
‘Justin Luckman is very responsive.’
Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Property and construction Tier 1
St Philips Chambers’ business and property team continues to handle some of the most complex, varied, and high-profile cases for a broad client base. ‘Hard-working silk’ John Randall KC is handling a land registry rights issue for the residents of the Britannia development on Grand Cayman. ‘Extremely knowledgeable’ John Brennan recently acted on behalf of a householder on a dispute over rights of way, rights of drainage and boundary, against a neighbouring property development site. Anthony Verduyn is known for his ‘incredible knowledge and commercial approach’ and recently represented multiple companies in an action for wrongful forfeiture of a lease. In January 2022 Christopher Buckingham joined the team from Enterprise Chambers.Rising stars
Leading Silks
Leading Juniors
Testimonials
Set
‘They have fantastic strength in depth, offer great value and are able to accommodate our needs, even at short notice. They also offer a really strong programme of seminars and other relevant events.’
‘They have a considerable strength in depth in counsel that specialise in property litigation.’
‘St Philips is a driving force in the Birmingham legal scene and its 130 plus barristers cover all practice areas a solicitor’s practice needs. Commercial and criminal sets are excellent with some stellar silks and senior juniors.’
‘An outstanding commercial set.’
‘St Philips is undoubtedly the best set in Birmingham.’
Clerking
‘The clerks are very personable and quick to respond.’
Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Business and regulatory crime (including health and safety) Tier 2
The St Philips Chambers regulatory team of ‘highly effective advocates both at trial and on appeal’ has ‘strength in depth covering all major fields of regulatory activity’. Ben Mills garners praise for ‘attention to detail and meticulous preparation’ and successfully prosecuted a defendant who posed as a travel agent and defrauded more than 300 elderly people. Health and safety matters specialist James Puzey regularly handles fatal accident cases, and Jonathan Barker is described as ‘an excellent communicator’.Leading Juniors
Testimonials
Set
‘St Philips has an excellent regulatory team and has the highest levels of ability and experience.’
‘St Philips Chambers is a very strong set of barristers covering all common law work.’
‘Wonderful set of Chambers with an impressive array of talent.’
‘The premier set for crime in Birmingham. It is a breeding ground for high quality advocates.’
Clerking
‘The clerks are incredibly helpful, particularly Alan Durham. Communication is exceptional.’
‘Alan Durham the regulatory clerk is excellent and goes the extra mile to ensure happy and harmonious relations between solicitor and barrister. He is brilliant at anticipating issues and offering resolutions before one has even realised there could be a potential issue.’
Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Personal injury Tier 2
St Philips Chambers’ personal injury team provides specialist advice and representation to both claimants and defendants across the vast spectrum of personal injury litigation. Sofia Ashraf has a particular interest in claims brought by minors or protected parties or claims for psychiatric injuries and is appreciated by clients for her ability to ‘clarify information and put lay clients at ease’. Andrew Evans recently represented a claimant who suffered acoustic shock injury due to an aircraft engine. Rising star Lorna Badham is known for her ‘meticulous and thoughtful approach’ and has extensive experience in representing child and vulnerable claimants.Rising stars
Leading Juniors
Testimonials
Set
‘The personal injury department and/or international personal injury work carried out by St Philips chambers barrister has always been carried out to a high standard.’
‘Wide ranging offer from this set covering most of the Midlands. Good availability and conference facilities.’
‘St Philips have good strength in depth in personal injury and it is a pleasure to work with them.’
‘Very good, well organised, and always able to offer a suitable alternative if chosen counsel is not available.’
Clerking
‘The clerks at St Philip’s Chambers are always happy to help, especially on short notice instructions.’
‘Gary Carney is the go-to clerk in Birmingham. Nothing is ever too much trouble and there is nothing he cannot sort out.’
Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Clinical negligence Tier 3
St Philips Chambers is a ‘quality set of chambers’ which handles all clinical negligence claims, such as birth injury, delayed diagnosis, failed aesthetic procedures, and spinal injury. An expert for the claims relating to cosmetic surgery procedures, Andrew Evans, is praised for his ‘meticulous eye for detail’.Leading Juniors
Testimonials
Set
‘Impressive set of chambers with quality barristers.’
‘St Philips’ clinical negligence offering is a very good one. The set boasts a range of barristers of varying seniority. There is always someone who is able to help.’
‘Broad spectrum knowledge and expertise, excellent clerking, clear preparation always for conferences with the provision of helpful agendas to steer discussions, precise and clear advice and always on hand for a discussion with instructing solicitors if needs be. Accessible to clients.’
‘Well organised and always able to offer alternative counsel of good quality if chosen counsel is not available.’
Clerking
‘Clerks are responsive and proactively search out feedback. Always helpful.’
‘Clerks are responsive and collaborative. They ensure to search out feedback and ensure instructions are dealt with promptly.’
Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Costs
Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Inquests and inquiries
Leading Juniors
Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Licensing
Leading Juniors
Regional Bar > North Eastern Circuit > Employment
Leading Juniors
Regional Bar > North Eastern Circuit > Crime (general and fraud)
Leading Juniors
St Philips Chambers > Set Profile
St Philips is an award-winning, multi-disciplinary set of barristers, widely recognised as one of the most forward-looking chambers in the UK.
The set: It is committed to expanding upon the first-class service it is renowned for, reinforcing its objective to make its exceptional team of barristers the first choice for clients nationally and internationally. Chambers serves a range of clients, including international companies, local authorities, sporting authorities, trade unions, public bodies and regulators. Members of chambers also accept instructions under the Direct Access rules.
St Philips attributes its continued success to a forward-thinking and flexible strategy coupled with innovation. Chambers has a reputation for being friendly and approachable. Strong client relationships and an understanding of clients’ needs are central to how it operates, how it assists its clients in achieving their goals, and how it seeks to excel on their behalf. St Philips’ specialist groups of barristers are supported by dedicated teams of clerks led by the chambers director, Joe Wilson. St Philips also has the benefit of in-house teams of support staff in IT, HR, marketing, finance and business development.
Types of work undertaken: St Philips offers a specialist service in administrative law, ADR, arbitration (domestic and international), banking, clinical negligence, commercial, construction, criminal, employment, family, fraud (civil and criminal), immigration, insolvency, intellectual property, personal injury, private international law, property, public law, regulatory, trusts, and wills and probate. Members are actively involved in writing academic articles and some members have published books. Chambers’ members offer a wide range of seminars, lectures, workshops and other training events, both in-house and externally.
St Philips business and property group currently has specialist teams in the following areas: ADR, banking and financial services, commercial and chancery litigation, commercial fraud and asset tracing, company and partnership, construction, contentious wills, trusts and probate, insolvency and restructuring, international arbitration, intellectual property, private international law, professional liability, real estate, and restraint of trade and confidentiality.
St Philips employment group offers a truly nationwide service with members providing advice, drafting and advocacy in tribunals, county courts, the High Court and the EAT. Members have particular expertise in cases with issues of discrimination, religion and belief, and in conducting complex group claims.
St Philips personal injury group acts for claimants and defendants and offers particular expertise in cases of fatal accidents, catastrophic injuries, industrial disease (including stress), fraud and allegations of fraud, and travel and holiday claims.
St Philips clinical negligence group has gained a reputation for providing first-class legal advice and attracts work from nationally recognised leading firms in this field. The team has particular expertise in the areas of birth injury, cosmetic surgery, hospital-acquired infections, coroners’ inquests, maximum severity spinal injury and amputations, product liability, multi-party actions, human rights claims, dental claims and negligence in general practice.
St Philips family group is one of the largest in the country, having a leading reputation nationally for providing high-quality advice and representation across family finance, public law care and adoption, private law children and domestic abuse, and Court of Protection and social care. Members have appellate experience in the High Court and Court of Appeal, and extensive experience in the judicial review of local authority decisions.
St Philips criminal group offers unrivalled strength from junior through to Silk. Members prosecute and defend, in equal measure, all aspects of serious crime across the country, including murder, corporate manslaughter, serious sexual offences, white collar fraud and large scale drug conspiracies. Members appear on the preferred lists for the Attorney General, Crown Prosecution Services, Organised Crime Divisions and key national defence firms.
St Philips regulatory group defends and prosecutes on behalf of a wide range of commercial clients and regulatory bodies throughout the UK. Matters include fatal accidents, corporate manslaughter, trading standards, environmental regulation, VAT and revenue appeals, health and safety, police powers, benefit fraud, licensing and inquests. In addition, several members sit on a variety of disciplinary bodies such as the RFU, ASA, BDO, The Sport Resolutions Disputes Panel, the GMC and the GDC, including one barrister who is an appointed arbitrator for the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Chambers Director | Joe Wilson | ||
Head of Chambers | LEWIS KC, Sara (1996) (Silk 2021) | ||
Member of Chambers | LINEHAN KC, Stephen (1970) (Silk 1993) | ||
Member of Chambers | RANDALL KC, John (1978) (Silk 1995) | ||
Member of Chambers | MILLINGTON KC, Christopher (1976) (Silk 2001)* | ||
Member of Chambers | KHANGURE KC, Avtar (1985) (Silk 2003)* | ||
Member of Chambers | HAYNES KC, Peter (1983) (Silk 2008) | ||
Member of Chambers | HEGARTY KC, Kevin (1982) (Silk 2010)* | ||
Member of Chambers | ATKINS KC, Richard (1989) (Silk 2011)* | ||
Member of Chambers | DOUGLAS-JONES, Ben (1998) (Silk 2018) | ||
Member of Chambers | MARKLEW KC, Lee (1993) (Silk 2021) | ||
Member of Chambers | DILLON, Clare (1974) | ||
Member of Chambers | SPOLLON, Guy (1976) | ||
Member of Chambers | HARRISON-HALL, Giles (1977) | ||
Member of Chambers | CLEGG, Simon (1980) | ||
Member of Chambers | MATHEW, Nergis-Anne (1981) | ||
Member of Chambers | STARCEVIC, Petar (1983) | ||
Member of Chambers | AHMAD, Dr Mirza (1984) | ||
Member of Chambers | STOCKILL, David (1985) | ||
Member of Chambers | JACKSON, Andrew (1986) | ||
Member of Chambers | ADAMS, Christopher (1986)* | ||
Member of Chambers | THOMPSON, Blondel (1987) | ||
Members of Chambers | BUXTON, Sarah (1988) | ||
Member of Chambers | RAI, Amarjit (1989) | ||
Member of Chambers | WILSON, Paul (1989) | ||
Member of Chambers | PUZEY, James (1990) | ||
Member of Chambers | GARNER, Sophie (1990) | ||
Member of Chambers | BEEVER, Edmund (1990) | ||
Member of Chambers | WILLIAMSON, Melanie (1990) | ||
Member of Chambers | GIDNEY, Jonathan (1991) | ||
Member of Chambers | TODD, Susan (1991) | ||
Member of Chambers | SAMUEL, Glyn (1991) | ||
Member of Chambers | LEWIS, Robin (1991) | ||
Member of Chambers | BARNES, Matthew (1992) | ||
Member of Chambers | BAKER, William (1992) | ||
Member of Chambers | MOSELEY, Julie (1992) | ||
Member of Chambers | SPARROW, Julie (1992) | ||
Member of Chambers | VERDUYN, Anthony (1993)* | ||
Member of Chambers | KOLODYNSKI, Stefan (1993) | ||
Member of Chambers | JOHNSTON, Anthony (1993) | ||
Member of Chambers | WAINWRIGHT, Patrick (1994) | ||
Member of Chambers | CHARMAN, Andrew (1994)* | ||
Member of Chambers | BEARDWELL, Philip (1994) | ||
Member of Chambers | CHAND, Ragveer (1994) | ||
Member of Chambers | DUNSTAN, James (1995) | ||
Member of Chambers | JONES, Carolyn (1995) | ||
Member of Chambers | WHITEHEAD, Darron (1995) | ||
Member of Chambers | BRENNAN, John (1996) | ||
Member of Chambers | PHILLIPS, Simon (1996) | ||
Member of Chambers | JONES, Huw (1997) | ||
Member of Chambers | ALI, Huma (1997) | ||
Member of Chambers | BLATCHFORD, Charles (1997) | ||
Member of Chambers | HODGETTS, Elizabeth (1998) | ||
Member of Chambers | PUNIA, Raj (1999) | ||
Member of Chambers | BOND, Leisha (1999) | ||
Member of Chambers | WILLIAMS, Heledd (1999) | ||
Member of Chambers | AHMED, Ishfaq (1999) | ||
Member of Chambers | EVANS, Andrew (2000) | ||
Member of Chambers | SARGINSON, Jane (2000) | ||
Member of Chambers | AFZAL, Zaheer (2000) | ||
Member of Chambers | HOWELL-JONES, Nicholas (2000) | ||
Member of Chambers | JOSEPHS, Jennifer (2000) | ||
Member of Chambers | MILLS, Benedict (2000)* | ||
Member of Chambers | NOSWORTHY, Jonathan (2000) | ||
Member of Chambers | WALKLING, Tom (2001)* | ||
Member of Chambers | GRIFFITHS, David (2001) | ||
Member of Chambers | RICHARDS, Elizabeth (2001) | ||
Member of Chambers | MILLER, Wendy (2001) | ||
Member of Chambers | GILL, Rajinder (2001) | ||
Member of Chambers | PEMBERTON, Yolanda (2002) | ||
Member of Chambers | WATSON, Christopher (2003)* | ||
Member of Chambers | BARAN, Colin (2003) | ||
Member of Chambers | CANDLIN, Naomi (2003) | ||
Member of Chambers | RILEY, Davinia (2004) | ||
Member of Chambers | PARATHALINGAM, Amrisha (2004) | ||
Member of Chambers | EDMONDS, Victoria (2004) | ||
Member of Chambers | BROWN, Marc (2004)* | ||
Member of Chambers | HEARD, Jonathan (2004) | ||
Member of Chambers | BROWN, Nicholas (2005) | ||
Member of Chambers | FREW, Bruce (2005) | ||
Member of Chambers | ROZYCKI, Alexander (2005) | ||
Member of Chambers | GILES, Molly (2005) | ||
Member of Chambers | ALLEN, Juliet (2005) | ||
Member of Chambers | WILLIAMS, Ben (2006)* | ||
Member of Chambers | BARKER, Jonathan (2006) | ||
Member of Chambers | TABARI, Ali-Reza (2006) | ||
Member of Chambers | TEMPLAR-VASEY, Carl (2006) | ||
Member of Chambers | KEITH, Patrick (2006) | ||
Member of Chambers | HANCOX, Lisa (2006) | ||
Member of Chambers | MOHAMMED, Iqbal (2007) | ||
Member of Chambers | MUNDY, Robert (2008) | ||
Member of Chambers | HARRY, Marcus (2008) | ||
Member of Chambers | RANK, Christopher (2008) | ||
Member of Chambers | MILLINGTON, Joseph (2009) | ||
Member of Chambers | GALE, Jonathan (2009) | ||
Member of Chambers | CLOSE, Ben (2009) | ||
Member of Chambers | BOWES, Gemma (2009) | ||
Member of Chambers | BUCKINGHAM, Christopher (2009) | ||
Member of Chambers | CLAYTON, Benjamin (2009) | ||
Member of Chambers | ASHRAF, Sofia (2009) | ||
Member of Chambers | McLEOD, Gavin (2010) | ||
Member of Chambers | DOUGLAS JONES, William (2011) | ||
Member of Chambers | ROBERTS, Dominic (2011) | ||
Member of Chambers | HAFEEZ, Mohammad (2011) | ||
Member of Chambers | WHITE, Kirsty (2011) | ||
Member of Chambers | WILLIAMSON, Emma (2013) | ||
Member of Chambers | HUGHES, Sharon (2013) | ||
Member of Chambers | DUANE, Julie (2013) | ||
Member of Chambers | GITTINS, Steven (2014) | ||
Member of Chambers | TRIVEDI, Raghav (2014) | ||
Member of Chambers | GRANT, Mark (2015) | ||
Member of Chambers | BADHAM, Lorna (2015) | ||
Member of Chambers | MACMILLAN, Alexander (2015) | ||
Member of Chambers | KEARNEY, Natalie (2015) | ||
Member of Chambers | KENDALL, Emma (2016) | ||
Member of Chambers | ALDIS, John (2016) | ||
Member of Chambers | HORWOOD, William (2016) | ||
Member of Chambers | DHAMI, Harinderpal (2016) | ||
Member of Chambers | BARBOUR, Alexander (2017) | ||
Member of Chambers | RAVENSCROFT, Catherine (2017) | ||
Member of Chambers | PEASTON, Anna (2017) | ||
Member of Chambers | CULLEN, Matthew (2018) | ||
Member of Chambers | ETHAKADA, Sandamini (2018) | ||
Member of Chambers | HODGINS, Ryan (2019) | ||
Member of Chambers | TALLIS, Luke (2019) | ||
Member of Chambers | ARMITAGE, Bethany (2019) | ||
Member of Chambers | HARTY, Sarah (2019) | ||
Member of Chambers | COTON, Laura (2019) | ||
Member of Chambers | MORTIN, Francis (2020) | ||
Member of Chambers | LAURENCE, SOPHIE (2020) | ||
Member of Chambers | BEST. Jack (2021) | ||
Member of Chambers | ILANGARATNE, Chevan (2021) | ||
Member of Chambers | KAUR, Amanprit (2021) | ||
Member of Chambers | LOPEZ. Miranda (2021) | ||
Member of Chambers | RAWSTHORNE, Meredith (2021) | ||
Member of Chambers | RENNIE, Clare (2022) | ||
*Recorder |
- Midland Circuit > Chancery, probate, and tax
- Midland Circuit > Commercial litigation
- Midland Circuit > Company and insolvency
- Midland Circuit > Crime (general and fraud)
- Midland Circuit > Employment
- Midland Circuit > Family and children law
- Midland Circuit > Professional negligence
- Midland Circuit > Property and construction
Top Tier Set Rankings
- Midland Circuit > Business and regulatory crime (including health and safety)
- Midland Circuit > Personal injury
Set Rankings
- Midland Circuit > Costs
- Midland Circuit > Inquests and inquiries
- Midland Circuit > Licensing
- North Eastern Circuit > Employment
- North Eastern Circuit > Crime (general and fraud)
- Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Chancery, probate, and tax
- Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Commercial litigation
- Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Company and insolvency
- Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Crime (general and fraud)
- Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Employment
- Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Family and children law
- Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Professional negligence
- Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Property and construction