St John’s Chambers Organise Charity Ball In Aid Of Headway Bristol

St John’s Chambers, the premier set in the South West with over 80 members including 8 silks, organised a black-tie charity ball in aid of Headway Bristol at The Marriott Royal Hotel.  

Glyn Edwards (Head of Personal Injury Practice Group, St John’s Chambers) / Annette Bushell ( St John’s Chambers) / Jo Darlington (Head of Serious Injury in Bristol, NewLaw Solicitors) / Richard Stead  (Head of Chambers) / Kate Croucher (CEO, Headway Bristol) / Derek Jenkins (CEO St John’s Chambers) / Katie Kate  Hicks (Fundraiser, Headway Bristol)

Headway provides social and cognitive rehabilitation services for adults with brain injury and support for families and carers.  Sponsored by NewLaw Solicitors, the event attracted 185 guests who enjoyed a champagne reception, three course dinner and live entertainment by Limited Edition. 

Charity and auction prizes were generously donated by local businesses; Nick Agg-Manning offered his time as Master of Ceremonies and auctioneer, and local company Scott Law kindly printed the event programmes.  The evening raised a total of £5,000 for this worthy local cause.

Bristol Law Society's Property Conference

Bristol Law Society's Property Conference 

Wednesday, 8th October 2014 

9.15 am - 4.30 pm

Leslie Blohm QC will be speaking at Bristol Law Society's Annual Property Conference at Osborne Clarke, which will focus on hot topics in property law and practice. Judge Havelock-Allan QC will provide a welcome and introduction, with expert speakers ready to share their wealth of knowledge and experience - this promises to be an engaging and informative day.

Topics include:

• Welcome and introductions; Judge Havelock-Allan 
• QC Challenges and solutions to local development issues; David North and Neil Bromwich, Osborne Clarke 
• The devil’s in the detail in development agreements; Jonathan Seitler QC, Wilberforce Chambers 
• Contracts for the sale of land – how flexible is time Leslie Blohm QC, St John’s Chambers 
• The ease or unease of easements in development; Ewan Paton, Barrister, Guildhall Chambers 
• Injunctions and damages in lieu after Coventry v Lawrence; David Holland QC, Landmark Chambers 
• Property law: a case of boom & bust for the profession?; Calum MacLean, Lockton’s Professions 
• Land development – title insurance solutions; Martin Wilks, First Title 
• Remedies when developers infringe property rights; Session led by Tom Weekes and Toby Watkin, Landmark Chambers 
• Development agreements and practical problems; Session led by Joanne Wicks QC, Wilberforce Chambers
• A property developer’s trade secrets – case studies; Paul Addison, Managing Director, DevAssist 

Details:

- Download programme: BLS Property Conference 2014
- Venue: Osborne Clarke, 2 Temple Back East, Temple Quay, Bristol BS1 6EG
- Cost: £100 + VAT for BLS members / £150 + VAT for non-members
- Registration: Registration and refreshments will be served from 8.30am
- Starts: 9.15am
- Finishes: 4.30pm
- Accreditation: 5.5 CPD hours

Please make any booking requests direct to the conference organisers, Bristol Law Society by emailing events@bristollawsociety.com or calling 0117 945 8486.

Sponsored by:

Bristol Law Society's Private Client Conference

Tuesday, 30th September 2014 9.30am - 5.00pm  Members of St John's Chambers' Wills, Trusts and Probate team will be speaking at Bristol Law Society's Private Client Conference at Clarke Willmott, alongside HHJ McCahill QC. The conference will be chaired by Anthony Fairweather of Clarke Willmott, and will present a wide range of speakers covering topical issues from legal and tax updates, through current planning ideas, and how to work with families in resolving their issues. Topics include: The Bristol Chancery Court HHJ McCahill QC Wills and capacity update Alex Troup, Barrister, St John’s Chambers Court of Protection, health and welfare: ‘Sex, Drugs and DOLS’ Jess Flanagan, Solicitor, Clarke Willmott Trustees' applications to court – what help can they expect? Tom Dumont, Barrister, Radcliffe Chambers Tax landscape heading towards the General Election Mike Warburton, Director Tax, Grant Thornton UK LLP Creating certainty in an uncertain world Mark Incledon and Sharon Critchlow, The Citimark Partnership Ltd Challenging Care Act decisions - public law principles for private client practitioners Belinda Schwehr, Care and Health Law Farms and estoppel claims – the new growth area Leslie Blohm QC, St John’s Chambers   Details: Download programme: BLS Private Client Conference 2014  Venue: Clarke Willmott, 1 Georges Square, Bath Street, Bristol BS1 6BA Cost: £100 + VAT for BLS members / £150 + VAT for non-members Registration: Registration and refreshments will be served from 9.00 am Starts: 9.30am Finishes: 5.00pm Accreditation: 6 CPD hours Please make any booking requests direct to the conference organisers, Bristol Law Society by emailing events@bristollawsociety.com or calling 0117 945 8486.  Sponsored by

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Break notices: latest article from John Sharples

John Sharples, Head of St John's Chambers' Property and Real Estate team considers three recent cases about the validity and effect of break notices:- Friends Life Ltd v Siemens Hearing Instruments Ltd [2014] EWCA Civ. 382, Marks & Spencer plc v BNP Paribas Securities Services [2014] EWCA Civ. 603 andFriends Life Management Services Ltd v A&A Express Building Ltd[2014] EWHC 1463 (Ch).

Download article: Breaking up is hard to do

View profile: John Sharples

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To contact his clerks, please telephone 0117 923 4740 or e-mail:

• Rob Bocock, Practice Manager
• Paul Bennett, Clerk
• Elizabeth Champion, Clerk
• Jessica Balsam, Clerk

 

'The Administrative Court: the next step' by Justice Hickinbottom - inaugural meeting of the South West Administrative Lawyers' Association (SWALA)

Thursday, 20th November 2014 - Bristol

Mr Justice Hickinbottom’s talk at the inaugural meeting of the South West Administrative Lawyers' Association which was scheduled for 26th June at Bevan Brittan has now been postponed until 20th November 2014.  This meeting is intended for anyone with an interest in Administrative Law, whether in public or private practice in the South West, and does not require any commitment to SWALA, which for the time being is entirely informal.

Download programme: The Administrative Court: the next step

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Details:

Cost: Free
Venue: Bevan Brittan LLP, Kings Orchard, 1 Queen Street, Bristol BS2 0HQ  
Registration: 5.00pm
Starts: 5.30pm
Finishes: 7.00pm (drinks and canapés to follow) 

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To book:  

• Register on-line: here.
• E-mail: rose.kemery@stjohnschambers.co.uk

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Barristers’ set tees-off for charity

St. John’s Chambers organised a charity golf day and dinner sponsored by Haines Watts Chartered Accountants at The Bristol Golf Club in aid of Headway Bristol. 

Katherine Hicks and Kate Croucher (CEO, Headway Bristol)

Derek Jenkins (CEO, St John’s Chambers), Rose Kemery  and Sarah Tune (St John’s Chambers) 

Over 52 golfers competed in the 18-hole 4-ball Stableford competition with Nestor as the winners and runner up Withy King LLP with trophies awarded to each team member. 

A total of £4,200 was raised for the local charity.

Kate Croucher, CEO Headway Bristol added: “The support we receive from organisations such as St John’s Chambers – and all those who took part in the Golf Event - is vital in helping us raise awareness about brain injury and the devastating effects it can have on the individuals and their families.  Equally, it helps to raise vital funds that will go directly to providing our range of services.  We are extremely grateful to everyone involved – it was a great event which we hope to hold again next year."

  

Derek Jenkins, CEO St. John’s Chambers said: “Chambers would like to say a big thank-you to Haines Watts for sponsoring the event, Scott Law for kindly donating the goody bags, and Bristol Golf Club for supporting the event.  It was a great day enjoyed by all with much needed funds being raised for a very worthy local cause. Going forward we are organising a charity ball for Headway Bristol on 26th September 2014 at the Marriott Royal Hotel Bristol as part as our fundraising activities this year.”

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