20th April 2022
Our Wills, Trusts & Probate team was instructed by Royds Withy King in the case of Whittle v Whittle & Anor (Re Estate of Gerald Arthur Whittle) [2022] EWHC 925 (Ch) (12 April 2022). Charles Auld successfully represented David Whittle in his action against his sister, Sonia Whittle. Their father made a will, just a…
30th September 2021
St John’s Chambers is pleased to announce that Brittany Pearce, formerly of Guildhall Chambers, Bristol, has joined our Real Estate and Wills & Trusts teams. Brittany was called to the Bar in 2015, and is ranked as a ‘rising star’ in tier 1 for The Legal 500 guide in her specialist areas. She is described…
4th August 2021
Leslie Blohm QC, Alex Troup and John Dickinson of our Wills & Trusts team have been identified by Chambers UK as the leading professional advisers to the Private Wealth market (outside London). They have all been featured in the High Net Worth Guide 2021. This recognition clearly demonstrates the team are leaders in their field…
15th June 2021
The High Court has recently handed down judgment in the case of Hughes v Pritchard and others [2021] EWHC 1580 (Ch) following a hybrid trial conducted in person and remotely, with some of the evidence being given in Welsh. Head of Wills & Trusts team, Alex Troup, instructed by Hugh James, acted for the successful…
5th October 2020
We are delighted to announce that we have been ranked as top tier in 10 different areas of law and with 47 of our barristers ranked in 14 areas of law in the 2021 Legal 500 rankings. This means that St. John’s barristers have been ranked a staggering 82 times in 2021. We are also…
27th November 2019
St John’s Chambers sponsored the University of West of England (UWE) 2019 Mooting Competition, and on Thursday, 21st November was the final of the three stage mooting competition at UWE, with the results being announced. The winner was Monica Young and the runner up, Ella White who have both received a mini pupillage experience at…
22nd May 2019
John Dickinson of the Wills & Trusts team, provides a brief note on the success of his clients, the executors and trustees of an estate, in the cost issues decided in the High Court case of Anita Mussell and David Williams v Christopher Patience and Veronica Patience [2019] EWHC 1231 (Ch). His Honour Judge Matthews…
