A NEW legal service has launched giving separating or divorcing parents wishing to make arrangements to see their children direct access to barristers to represent them in and outside of court.
The recently formed Children in the Middle is the only practice solely specialising in this line of work nationally in the UK.
Elizabeth McCallum, who is a family barrister and co-founder of Children in the Middle, along with fellow barrister Sarah Evans, explained: “We’re a unique legal practice offering parents direct access to barristers to advise and represent them when making...
Members of St John's Chambers' Wills, Trusts and Probate team will be speaking at Bristol Law Society's Private Client Conference at Clarke Willmott, alongside HHJ McCahill QC.
The conference will be chaired by Anthony Fairweather of Clarke Willmott, and will present a wide range of speakers covering topical issues from legal and tax updates, through current planning ideas, and how to work with families in resolving their issues.
Topics include:
The Bristol Chancery Court HHJ McCahill QC
Wills and capacity update Alex Troup, Barrister, St John’s
Three members of St John’s Chambers based in Victoria Street have been publicly recognised in The Chambers UK 100 Bar. Leslie Blohm QC; Andrew Marsden and Glyn Edwards have been ranked in the ‘Chambers 100 UK Bar’, ranking the top 100 silks and barristers practising at the Bar of England and Wales.
St John’s Chambers, the largest set in the South West with 80 members and seven silks announces that the three members have achieved this public recognition by being ranked in Bands one or two or as ‘Star Individuals’ in their specialist areas of law in The Chambers UK Bar Guide....
St John’s Chambers is pleased to welcome Ben Handy as a new member of our personal injury and clinical negligence practice groups.
Originally from Bristol, Ben was a tenant at 7 Harrington Street Chambers in Liverpool from 2008 where he completed his pupillage. Since being called to the Bar he has built a successful practice in the field of personal injury. He has regularly acted in a wide range of medium to high-value cases with an emphasis on employers’ liability and cases involving allegations of fraud. Ben has appeared in the Court of Appeal and has a personal interest in the...
Devon & Somerset Law Society is holding a seminar at Exeter Race Course on 17 October to bring legal practitioners up to speed with the latest developments in the world of contentious probate. The Wills, Trusts and Probate Team of St John’s Chambers, the largest set in the South West with 80 members and seven Silks, will be speaking at the seminar on a range of topics. This includes Inheritance Act claims, the role of Trustees, Mutual Will disputes and highlights of the Contentious Probate and Trust litigation over the past 12 months.
Two of Exeter’s barristers’ chambers have announced today (4 June) that they are merging to create the largest chambers south of Bristol.
Rougemont and Southernhay Chambers will come formally together in July after nine months of strategic negotiations - creating a set of chambers that will rival its Bristol and London counterparts, in terms of size and expertise.
The enlarged chambers will boast 43 members and 15 associate members, as well as an eight-strong experienced clerking team. It will unveil its new name and branding next month.
St John’s Chambers, based in Victoria Street, Bristol, and the largest Set in the South West with over 80 barristers, hosted a ball in aid of their ‘Charity of the Year’ Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA) which is celebrating its 30th anniversary.
The evening raised funds of more than £6,000 for the independent charity, which promotes better patient safety and justice for people who have been affected by a medical accident. Earlier this year the chambers organised a golf day at The Bristol Golf Club sponsored by Withy King, which raised £4,000, bringing the total...
St John’s Chambers organised a charity golf day and dinner sponsored by Haines Watts Chartered Accountants at The Bristol Golf Club in aid of Headway Bristol.
Over 52 golfers competed in the 18-hole 4-ball Stableford competition with Nestor as the winners and runner up Withy King LLP with trophies awarded to each team member. A total of £4,200 was raised for the local charity.
Kate Croucher, CEO Headway Bristol added: “The support we receive from organisations such as St John’s Chambers – and all those who took part in the Golf Event - is vital in helping us raise awareness...
