St John's Chambers

🙏 St John’s Chambers is delighted to congratulate Francesca D'Argenio and Michael Rivelin on successfully completing their specialist pupillages, and to welcome them as full tenants.

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📃 Bethany Scarsbrook and Sophie Smith-Holland, members of our Family & Divorce team have published the Summer edition of the 2025 financial remedies update written for the FLBA’s ‘Family Affairs’ magazine.

👉 Link to article: lnkd.in/enubrEvh

#FLBA #financialremedies #divorce #article #sjcfamilylaw

𝐒𝐭 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧’𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬.

Jody Atkinson (2005 call) & Olivia Pike (2008 call) have both been appointed to the Western Circuit to sit in civil proceedings.

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We're pleased to announce the success of our recent Divorce and Financial Remedy Conference, held in June, which raised £650 for Advocate, the Bar’s national pro bono charity.

🙏 Thank you to all our listeners for tuning into the Family Law Podcast Channel. lnkd.in/eDM_xfDE

If there are specific topics you’d like us to cover, please get in touch — we’d love to hear your ideas!

Listen here. lnkd.in/eDM_xfDE

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🎧 New #podcast: 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞.

Beatrice Baskett and Rhodri Jones sit down with Professor Jerry Nolan and discuss his experiences providing expert evidence in the civil context in the areas of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care.

𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬! 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐄𝐒2 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 – 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 7 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 2025

The new ES2 template which can be accessed here was published on 7th July 2025 and is now mandatory for all financial remedy cases.

Jack Harris provides a helpful summary and links to the template - see here: lnkd.in/emCX2wrE

Following on from the recent History of the Bristol Bar article by Christopher Sharp KC, Bristol Law Society will be featuring a spotlight on each of the Bristol Corporate Member Sets over the coming months and we were first up!

Read more here: lnkd.in/esTi23Am

Bethany Scarsbrook and Sophie Smith-Holland have published the Spring edition of the 2025 financial remedies update written for the FLBA Regional ‘Family Affairs’ magazine.

Download article here: lnkd.in/dshYpjDF

#sjcfamilylaw #familylaw #financialremedies #divorce #seperation

New #podcast, episode 11: Covert Recordings in Family Proceedings: Part 1

Listen to the full episode here: lnkd.in/eTuzaYMf

Part 1 was recorded prior to the publication of the FJC Guidance. Part 2, which will consider the new guidance, is coming soon!7

#familylaw #covertrecording #sjcfamilylaw

📕 𝗔 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲, 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁.

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The last of the six founding members of St John’s Chambers, Christopher Sharp KC has retired from full practice after more than 50 years.

Read full news story here: lnkd.in/e8EAnxhv

Christopher will be truly missed, and we wish him a happy retirement.

📢 Our Catastrophic Injury Conference returns on 25th September 2025 at the iconic Bristol Beacon.

Join us for a day of topical sessions delivered by our team of leading barristers and a selection of sought-after experts, who’ll be discussing aspects of #Rehabilitation.

BOOK HERE: lnkd.in/efcWNydr

The Court of Appeal have handed down judgment in the case of Re M (A Child: Intermediaries) [2025] EWCA Civ 440, which clarifies that the test for the instruction of intermediaries in family proceedings is a simple test of necessity.
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🧾 We’re proud to share that five of our lawyers feature on the 2025 Pro Bono Recognition List which recognises solicitors and barristers across England and Wales who have given over 25 hours of their time to pro bono work over the past year. @weareadvocate.bsky.social
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We’re delighted to announce that the second edition of the Dictionary of Public Children Law (2025) co-written by @familoo.pinktape.co.uk has been published. This book is a unique reference guide to the key concepts, cases and practice of public children law.

Find out more here: lnkd.in/eJqsfYmH

Our Family & Divorce team will be hosting a full day conference on #divorce & financial remedies.

The conference will provide the latest procedural, case law and legislative updates from our experienced lawyers and is recommended to all busy #familylaw practitioners.

Book here: lnkd.in/d9zN5A8A

We’re delighted to announce that the fourth edition of the Dictionary of Private Children Law co-written by @zasaunders.bsky.social has been published by Class Legal this month. This book is a unique reference guide to the key concepts, cases and practice of private children law.

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This Thursday is our third instalment in our Family Finance Debate Series.

📕 Debate 3: Are financial remedy proceedings misogynistic? Who really comes off worse?
Nick Miller v Zoë Saunders. Chaired by Richard Norman.

Book tickets here: lnkd.in/eFQW3iJs

#sjcfamilylaw #financialremedies #familylaw

@zasaunders.bsky.social is heading off to Malta to speak at the International Family Law Symposium as part of the Commonwealth Lawyers Association Conference 2025 on Saturday, 5th April.

Zoë will be speaking on asset recovery, enforcement and sanctions.

Read: lnkd.in/efYe9GHF

@familoo.pinktape.co.uk featured on The Bristol Cable podcast discussing the openness of #familycourts.

Lucy Reed KC chairs The Transparency Project, a charity that pushes for greater openness around the workings of the family court.

Listen here: lnkd.in/etvHV7Ht

1 more week until the second installment in our Family Finance Debate Series.
Is the current discretionary system in England & Wales fit for purpose? Has the time come for a move to greater certainty?
Jody Atkinson v Vivien Croly chaired by Jack Harris.

Book here: lnkd.in/eFQW3iJs

Commercial and chancery barrister & mediator, Natasha Dzameh, will be joining Mr Justice Linden and Judge Rohan Pirani on 25 February 2025 at VWV. The panel will be discussing their views and aspirations on diversity at the Bar & Bench.
Book a free ticket through Eventbrite here: lnkd.in/eJpfkbmv

Our Essential Injury Toolkit Conference for Junior Practitioners returns on the 15th May at We The Curious. Is a half-day event aimed at equipping you with the tools and resources required working in #personalinjury and #clinicalnegligence practice.

Follow link for more details: lnkd.in/eCzqibXA

Dr Rachel Segal has published the 2025 edition of the #Denton Resource – an invaluable time-saving research aid for civil #lawyers called upon to advise on, argue or determine relief from sanctions applications.

Download here: lnkd.in/e5WuFZXD

Sophie Smith-Holland is appearing in the #CourtofAppeal to represent the child’s mother in the appeal from the decision of Mrs Justice Lieven in Re J: Local Authority consent to Deprivation of Liberty [2024] EWHC 1690 (Fam).

The appeal will be live streamed: lnkd.in/eiEVTe_f

Please take a look at our digital book with some news and highlights from 2024. Find out a bit more about what’s happening in 2025.

We’d like to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to all our clients and work referrers from 2024 for their continued support.

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We're pleased to announce that we raised over £1,000 for Headway Bristol from our charity raffle at our Catastrophic Injury Conference last year.

Thanks Marion for popping into Chambers and having your photo with Ben Handy and Hugh Maguire today.

#braininjury #personalinjury

Our #Divorce & Financial Remedy team are excited to invite you to an innovative series of debates focusing on some of the hot topics in the world of financial remedies.

See this page for a list of topics & dates and how to book your place: lnkd.in/dVWgi2fU

Richard Stead successfully represented East London Bus and Coach Company Ltd in Central London County Court before His Honour Judge Holmes in a #fundamentaldishonesty case.

Read full case summary here: lnkd.in/ezT4TmT9

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