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Companies Can Bring Claims for Discrimination
16th June 2015

Companies Can Bring Claims for Discrimination

Steven Flynn acts for Claimant in landmark decision that opens the door for companies to bring claims for direct discrimination. Langstaff P has confirmed...

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Interest Rate Swap Misselling
15th June 2015

Interest Rate Swap Misselling

Leave to appeal was recently granted in the Court of Appeal by Lord Justice Kitchin in an important ruling on the arguability of 'Private...

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Congratulations to Zia Chaudhry MBE
15th June 2015

Congratulations to Zia Chaudhry MBE

SJB Criminal barrister Zia Chaudhry was made an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for his services to inter-faith relations. 3150

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A Warm Welcome to Matthew Carey
15th June 2015

A Warm Welcome to Matthew Carey

We’re delighted that experienced barrister Matthew Carey has joined Chambers. Matthew is returning to the North West having practised in London and Colchester. He...

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Paedophiles Jailed for a Total of 28 years
12th June 2015

Paedophiles Jailed for a Total of 28 years

Paul O’Shea prosecuted in the case of two paedophiles who were jailed for a total of 28 years. Paul Jennings, 59, and Adrian Jagger,...

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R v Morris – Oliver King defending
11th June 2015

R v Morris – Oliver King defending

Oliver King defended a man who had more than 140,000 indecent images of children on his computer. David Craig Morris, 41, admitted making and...

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Suspended Sentence in Illegal High Case
10th June 2015

Suspended Sentence in Illegal High Case

Raquel Simpson and David James defended Sheena Jessop at Bolton Crown Court. Ms Jessop was charged alongside Paula White after the largest ever UK...

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Major Press Coverage for Gohil Case
9th June 2015

Major Press Coverage for Gohil Case

The Supreme Court hearing of Gohil v Gohil and Sharland v Sharland began on 8 June and is receiving national press coverage with articles...

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Three barristers join SJB
8th June 2015

Three barristers join SJB

We’re delighted to welcome three experienced barristers to Chambers, each of whom has a wealth of expertise in their particular field. Diarmuid Bunting specialises...

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Divorce Settlement Heads to Supreme Court
29th May 2015

Divorce Settlement Heads to Supreme Court

Sally Harrison QC and Samantha Hillas from St John’s Buildings Chambers will be acting for Varsha Gohil in a hearing which starts on 8...

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Wigan Borough Council v Fisher & Ors [2013] EWHC 3770 (Fam)
22nd May 2015

Wigan Borough Council v Fisher & Ors [2013] EWHC 3770 (Fam)

Clare Grundy and Fran Heaton QC acted for the Local Authority in respect of a care order for a three-year-old child following the death...

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New Inquest Ordered into Teenager’s Death
15th May 2015

New Inquest Ordered into Teenager’s Death

SJB barrister Simon Murray acted for the family of Kristian Thompson in High Court proceedings which ordered a fresh inquest into the teenager’s death. Kristian...

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