Category: Commercial

Parks and Recreation (and Covid-19)

31st March 2020

St John’s Chambers, Property team looks at the ‘right to roam’ and to exercise outside the home in the light of the Covid-19 Coronavirus restrictions and regulations. Click here to read the full article here

Covid-19: Competition And State Aid Law During The Coronavirus Crisis

27th March 2020

To assist businesses and public authorities, specialist competition and State aid barrister, Matthew O’Regan has prepared a guide to how UK and EU competition law and EU State aid law will apply during the COVID-19 crisis. Matthew is continuing to work remotely and can advise law firms, local authorities and other public bodies, businesses and…

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COVID-19, frustration and force majeure

20th March 2020

St John’s Chambers, Commercial team In the midst of Covid-19 issues are already arising as to the effect which the outbreak may have upon existing contractual obligations. Businesses and individual traders are immediately feeling the effects. Our specialist commercial and chancery barristers have already received enquiries in respect of the operation of force majeure clauses…

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Electronic Communications, Audiovisual Services and the Internet – EU Competition Law & Regulation

18th February 2020

Matthew O’Regan, specialist competition and economic regulation barrister at St John’s Chambers, is a co-editor of the 4th edition of Garzaniti, Electronic Communications, Audiovisual Services and the Internet – EU Competition Law & Regulation, which was recently published by Sweet & Maxwell.  Also edited by Laurent Garzanti (partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Brussels), Prof. Dr….

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Denton Resource latest edition now available

10th February 2020

We are pleased to announce that Dr Rachel Segal  of St John’s Chambers has produced the latest edition of the Denton Resource – an invaluable time-saving aid for practitioners finding themselves on either side of relief from sanctions applications. The Resource summarises relevant recent judgments in the higher courts of England and Wales on relief…

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St John’s Chambers welcomes Georgina Thompson

4th December 2019

Georgina Thompson joined Chambers in October 2019 following successful completion of her pupillage under the supervision of Alex Troup and John Dickinson. Georgina is currently building a broad practice; undertaking work in all areas of law within the Commercial and Chancery team. During her pupillage and since joining Chambers as a tenant, Georgina has acted in, and advised…

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St John’s Chambers shortlisted ‘Set of the Year’ with two more members up for awards at The Legal 500 UK Awards 2020

28th November 2019

Following our success in 2018, being awarded ‘Set of the Year’ in the regional category for The Legal 500, it is with great pleasure that we announce that St John’s Chambers have been shortlisted ‘Set of the Year’ for The Legal 500 UK Awards 2020. We are also extremely pleased to announce that Leslie Blohm…

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Annual UWE Mooting Competition

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…

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We are delighted to welcome two new pupils to St John’s Chambers

27th November 2019

St John’s Chambers is proud to announce that on 1 October 2019 two new pupils commenced their pupillage in our successful Family & Divorce and Commercial & Chancery teams. Kate Pearson who joins our Family & Divorce team will be under the supervision of Zoë Saunders and Lucy Reed. Whilst studying for the Bar, Kate…

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Second edition of the St John’s Commercial team newsletter published today

21st November 2019

Welcome to the second edition of our new Commercial team newsletter, designed to bring you a selection of important and interesting updates in the world of commercial law. Each issue will feature four or five articles about interesting developments over the preceding months, together with a summary for those in a rush, and some useful…

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