20th May 2021
St John’s Chambers barristers, pupils and staff have decided to take part in a fitness challenge to raise funds for Penny Brohn UK. We wanted to support a local charity which we know some members and staff hold close to their hearts, and one that has helped them through some very challenging times. We have…
10th May 2021
Robert Mills writes an article for PI Focus. ‘Pulling Teeth’ looks into dental negligence claims and discusses tactics for conducting successful litigation in this field. The article examines common liability scenarios and provides tips for negotiating effectively on quantum. The full article can be found here: PI Focus – Rob Mills Robert is a clinical negligence specialist, acting for…
1st April 2021
St John’s Chambers is proud to announce that on 1st April 2021, three new pupils commenced their pupillage in our successful Family & Divorce, Clinical Negligence & Personal Injury and Commercial & Chancery teams. Diana Pannizzon-Pineda who joins our Family & Divorce team will be under the supervision of Julia Belyavin. Whilst Diana was studying at the University of…
3rd December 2020
Marcus Coates-Walker, a member of our Clinical Negligence team has recently contributed an article for AvMA Lawyers Service November newsletter. Over recent years we have seen several scandals related to maternity care. However, Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, looks set to be the largest maternity care scandal in NHS history. The Ockenden report has…
23rd October 2020
We are delighted to announce that we have been hugely successful in this year’s Chambers UK Bar 2021 Guide. We have been recognised in a total of 22 major areas of law, with 1 of our barristers ranked as a star individual, 3 up and coming, 17 of our barristers ranked in Band 1 and…
7th October 2020
We are delighted to announce that our member Rachel Russell (Civil / Western Circuit) and David Regan (Family / Wales) been appointed to sit as a Recorder by the Judicial Office. The appointment will take effect from 12th October 2020. This year’s appointments sees a total of 118 Recorders appointed. A full list of the…
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 July 2020
St John’s Chambers is pleased to announce the publication of the PIBA Guide to Pension Loss Calculation written by James Rowley QC and our very own Matthew White. This 152 page book covers all that you might want to know about how to calculate pension loss correctly including: the differences between money purchase and defined…
20th July 2020
Barrister Matthew White will give a 20 minute live internet presentation on how to use the additional tables The long-awaited 8th edition of the Ogden tables has just been released. They can be found here. They come with a whole series of fabulously useful additional tables, which are only available online: they won’t be in Facts & Figures….
4th June 2020
James Marwick Case Note on Paul & Anr v Royal Wolverhampton NHS trust [2020] EWHC 1415 (QB) In November 2019 Master Cook had struck out the secondary victim claims brought by the Claimants as a result of witnessing the heart attack and subsequent death of their father some 14 ½ months after the alleged negligent…
