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…
2nd April 2019
Marcus Coates-Walker was instructed on behalf of the family at the inquest of George Twiddy who ended his own life after becoming overwhelmed with psychosis and voices in his head. Despite George’s worsening mental health (which resulting in him threatening to hang himself after leaving home and sending an emotional text to say goodbye to…
4th November 2018
We are delighted to announce that we have been hugely successful in this year’s Chambers UK Bar 2019 Guide. We have been recognised in a total of 17 major areas of law, with 3 of our barristers ranked as star individuals, and 17 of our barristers ranked in Band 1. What does Chambers UK 2019…
30th October 2018
We are thrilled to announce that we have been recommended as a top-tier set, and listed in the ten main areas of law in the 2018 edition of Legal 500. Three of our QCs are listed in the ‘Leading silks’ list – a guide to outstanding silks nationwide. 45 of our barristers are listed in the…
7th November 2017
St John’s Chambers’ inquests & public inquiries, personal injury and clinical negligence barrister Marcus Coates-Walker once again provides an update for readers on another interesting area of the law. Marcus discusses whether there is more fundamental change on the horizon with two reports published following wide scale reviews, which make over 130 recommendations for improvement…
30th January 2017
Tom Leeper, experienced inquests & public inquiries barrister at St Johns Chambers, has been advising at the inquest of Josh Clayton, a holiday island worker whose body was found on rocks near Tresco in September 2015. Tom is advising the Clayton family who have called for a new police investigation after the collapse of the…
