12th May 2020
The Children Law Team will hold its 3rd Family Forum on Thursday 14th May at 5pm and we’d love it if you’d join us. Short presentations this week will be from Sarah Phillimore (on very recent case-law) and Abigail Bond (on the Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations). A general Q & A session will…
21st April 2020
Over the past few weeks we have missed seeing you all at and around Court. To that end we would like to share our new initiative: ‘St John’s Family Forum’: a regular weekly 20-30 minute online presentation on a relevant topic, followed by a Q & A session and an opportunity for an exchange of…
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…
12th November 2019
This week BBC Radio 4’s Law in Action programme is focussing on the topic of abusive parents, and asking ‘should parents with a history of domestic abuse be allowed to see their children? How can the family courts protect children from further abuse?’. Lucy Reed, member of our Family & Divorce team, and Chair of…
30th October 2019
We are delighted to announce that Family Law barrister, Sarah Phillimore won the ‘Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year’ award at the 10th Bristol Law Society’s Annual Awards 2019. The ceremony took place on Thursday, 24th October at the Marriott City Centre Hotel in Bristol, and was attended by over three hundred legal professionals. This…
14th August 2019
Frances joined St John’s Chambers as an associate member, and has for many years been one of the country’s leading silks specialising in children work, sitting in addition as a Deputy High Court judge. She was appointed as Queen’s Counsel in 2006, a Recorder in 2002 and a Deputy High Court Judge in 2011. She…
14th May 2019
St John’s Chambers is pleased to announce that Ryan Morgan, formerly of Queen Square Chambers, Bristol, has joined the St John’s Family & Divorce team. Ryan was admitted as a solicitor in 2014, and called to the Bar in 2017. He specialises in all areas of family law with a particular interest in care proceedings….
