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HH Trevor Barber
11th December 2023

HH Trevor Barber

The members and staff at St John's Buildings are very saddened to learn of the death of HH Trevor Barber. Trevor's contribution to the...

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Samantha Openshaw Fee-Paid Judge Appointment
7th December 2023

Samantha Openshaw Fee-Paid Judge Appointment

We are delighted to announce that Samantha Openshaw has been appointed as a Fee-Paid Judge of the First Tier Tribunal. Samantha has been allocated to the Special...

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David Anderson appointed President of Manchester Law Society
6th December 2023

David Anderson appointed President of Manchester Law Society

On 5th December 2023 David Anderson, Chief Operating Officer and Company Secretary of St John’s Buildings, was appointed President of Manchester Law Society in...

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Up to 10 pupillages available for 2024
5th December 2023

Up to 10 pupillages available for 2024

We are delighted to announce that we will be offering up to 10 pupillages in 2024. We view pupillage as the prime way of...

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Police Officer cleared of Gross Misconduct
5th December 2023

Police Officer cleared of Gross Misconduct

Richard Orme represented a police officer who was cleared of gross misconduct allegations after a woman sustained 'significant' injuries falling to the ground as...

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C v M (A Child) (Abduction: Representation of Child Party) [2023] EWCA Civ 1449
5th December 2023

C v M (A Child) (Abduction: Representation of Child Party) [2023] EWCA Civ 1449

Lorraine Cavanagh KC acted on behalf of the Association of Lawyers for Children along with Deirdre Fottrell KC, Siobhan F. Kelly and Sharon Segal from 1GC in...

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Wellbeing at the Bar: Certificate of Recognition re-awarded by the Bar Council
23rd November 2023

Wellbeing at the Bar: Certificate of Recognition re-awarded by the Bar Council

We are delighted and proud to have been re-awarded our Certificate of Recognition by the Bar Council for our efforts to support and promote...

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Best Staff Survey outcomes yet as all respondents say that they are “proud to work for SJB”!
22nd November 2023

Best Staff Survey outcomes yet as all respondents say that they are “proud to work for SJB”!

Chambers has recently reported back to its staff team following analysis of the 2023 Employee Engagement Survey and the results are even better than...

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ISO27001 Accreditation a first for St John’s Buildings Chambers
22nd November 2023

ISO27001 Accreditation a first for St John’s Buildings Chambers

St John’s Buildings barristers chambers today announced that it has achieved ISO 27001 certification, the international standard for information security, making it what is...

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Welcome Kelsey Marron
20th November 2023

Welcome Kelsey Marron

We are delighted to welcome Kelsey Marron to Chambers. Kelsey is a specialist family law barrister who is developing expertise in children matters, both...

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R v A and H
13th November 2023

R v A and H

At Mold Crown Court Mark Connor led Jemma Gordon in a three-week historic child sexual abuse case which concluded with a successful prosecution against...

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RE C (Change of Forename: Child in Care)
9th November 2023

RE C (Change of Forename: Child in Care)

Harriet Jones acted for the mother in  RE C (Change of Forename: Child in Care) [2023] EWHC 2813 Fam. The case concerned the change of...

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