31st August 2022
Chambers UK has announced the nominees for this year’s Chambers UK Bar Awards 2022 and we are delighted that St John’s Chambers has been shortlisted for ‘Regional Set of the Year’. Chambers have also been shortlisted for ‘Set of the Year’ (outside of London) for The Legal 500 UK Awards 2022. These nominations clearly demonstrate the…
6th July 2022
It is with great pleasure that we announce that St John’s Chambers has been shortlisted ‘Set of the Year’ (outside London) for The Legal 500 UK Awards 2022. Chambers is the only Set on the Western Circuit to be shortlisted. This clearly demonstrates the high level complex instructions we are receiving from law firms across…
30th May 2022
On Wednesday 1st June, our Family & Divorce barrister Jack Harris will be flying out to Dublin to join The Recorder of Bristol His Honour Judge Blair Q.C. on one leg of his 8-week circumnavigation of mainland UK. Jack will be joining him as crew on the Dublin to Troon leg of his journey. His…
11th May 2022
St John’s Chambers is pleased to announce the appointment of Matthew White as Head of Chambers. Matthew takes over from Susan Hunter who has stepped down after 7 years in the role but continues as an active member of Chambers with a full-time practice in family law. Matthew will be assisted by Leslie Blohm QC and newly elected Judi…
27th April 2022
Paul Nuttall joined St John’s Chambers in April 2022, and is the Practice Team Leader for the Real Estate and Public & Administrative teams. Paul will work alongside Rob Bocock, Elizabeth Champion, Paul Bennett and Simon Lyons in continuing to provide a helpful and efficient service to clients and barristers. He will also be at…
5th April 2022
St John’s Chambers would like to congratulate Diana M. Panizzon-Pineda, Lauren Karmel and Jack Pankhurst in successfully completing their specialist pupillages, and welcome them as full tenants. Diana M. Panizzon-Pineda (Call 2021) joins our well respected Family & Divorce team, after completing her pupillage under the supervision of Julia Belyavin and Zoë Saunders. Diana is…
5th April 2022
Over the last 3-weeks members and staff have been walking, running and cycling the equivalent distance of St John’s Chambers Bristol office to Mariinskyi Palace (the official residence of the Ukrainian President) in the centre of Kyiv. The team have beaten their target distance and covered 2973km / 1847 miles and arrived in Kyiv today – well done…
9th December 2021
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a prosperous 2022. Our Christmas and New Year opening hours: Friday 24th December – closed Monday 27th December – closed Tuesday 28th December – closed Wednesday, 29th December – closed Thursday, 30th December – 10.00am – 4.00pm Friday, 31st December – 10.00am – 4.00pm Monday, 3rd January –…
21st October 2021
We are delighted to announce that we have been hugely successful in this year’s Chambers UK Bar 2022 Guide. We have been recognised in a total of 20 areas of law, with 29 of our barristers ranked in Band 1, 23 in Band 2, 12 in Band 3, and 2 star individuals – making a…
14th October 2021
St John’s Chambers is proud to announce that on 1st October 2021, three new pupils commenced their pupillage in our successful Family & Divorce, Clinical Negligence & Personal Injury and Commercial & Chancery teams. Vivien Croly who joins our Family & Divorce team will be under the supervision of Zoë Saunders. Prior to starting pupillage, Vivien worked as a County Court Advocate for LPC…
