11th July 2022
Lauren Karmel was instructed by Irwin Mitchell to represent the family in an inquest into the death of Mr David Hulme whose cancer symptoms were misdiagnosed. David had a medical history of sarcoidosis which was diagnosed in 2014. In June 2020, David presented to the University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust with symptoms of sepsis that had not resolved…
9th May 2022
St John’s Chambers would like to congratulate Sophie Howard in successfully completing her specialist third six pupillage under the supervision of Jimmy Barber. Sophie (Call 2016) joins our market-leading Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence and Inquest teams. Having successfully completed a common law pupillage at 5 Pump Court, Sophie then made the move to St John’s…
1st February 2022
Leslie Blohm QC (leading Tom Gosling of 23 ES Chambers) has been instructed by Glaisyers in the high-profile case of Leeson v Mcpherson where he appeared for the claimants, the Leeson family. The High Court in Manchester has had to consider the sufficiency of pleadings where a civil claim is based on a serious criminal…
22nd December 2021
The Government has announced that Exceptional Case Funding (ECF) for inquests will no longer be means tested from 12 January 2022. This means that families in Article 2 inquests will no longer have to undergo the often long, complicated and intrusive process of assessing their financial situation before being granted funding for legal representation. It…
28th September 2021
Marcus Coates-Walker was instructed by Royds Withy King to represent the family in an inquest into the death of a woman who ended her life while detained as an inpatient on a mental health ward in Devon. The Coroner heard from over 30 witnesses across 7 days of evidence, and it was concluded that there…
12th August 2021
St John’s Chambers is currently recruiting. We are particularly interested in applications from established personal injury and clinical negligence practitioners who wish to join our Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence and Inquests teams. Our barristers are recognised for their expertise, excellent advocacy, quality of service and client interaction. We provide a friendly workplace, and the opportunity…
19th April 2021
The public is normally concerned about wrongful convictions. In the light of the recent contentious acquittal of Donald McPherson following the death of his wife Paula Leeson, Leslie Blohm QC considers the position where an acquittal leaves the family of a person who has died believing that justice has not been done by the verdict of…
12th January 2021
St John’s Chambers is pleased to announce that Louise Asprey has joined the St John’s Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence and Inquests Practice Groups. Louise has many years of experience representing both claimants and defendants in personal injury and clinical negligence matters. She regularly deals with claims arising out of road traffic accidents and is experienced…
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…
25th June 2020
An article by barrister, David Regan as been published in the New Law Journal. Thorny dilemmas for coroners Coroners are experiencing difficulties when assessing which COVID-19 deaths to investigate, barrister David Regan has warned. Coroners must determine whether to investigate a death, for example, if human error is involved, the death is violent or unnatural…
