Damn it - 12 days in England & was surviving… sat on a small bus on way back from a tour of the salt mines near Krakow & someone’s phone starts blaring it out on day 14…. Gutted 😭 #Mariahgeddon @absoluteradio @daveberry_tweet

Listen to the Finnish president—this is what a real leader sounds like, unlike the nonsense Trump says.

📺 WATCH our brand new video podcast, presented by Beatrice Baskett  and Georgina Swinglehurst on all things #pupillage, from our application and interview process, to life as a #pupil, and the type of life and career you can expect as a barrister at St John’s Chambers. There are also featured interviews with @simonjrhodes (Chief Executive), Matthew White (Head of Chambers), Alex Troup KC (Head of Wills & Trusts), Ryan Morgan (Head of Children’s team) and Marcus Harding (Practice Team Leader – Family Law). You can listen to this podcast on our dedicated podcast channel here: tinyurl.com/37jthury or through Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/2n28w9w2 📆 To apply for pupillage you will need to submit a written application form by Thursday, 6th February 2025 at 2pm. The applications form and our pupillage policy can be found on our website here: lnkd.in/eu22sgK2

Please take a look at our digital book which looks back at some news and highlights from 2024. You can also find out a bit more about what’s happening in 2025. We have a full range of CPD seminars and conferences to look forward too (lnkd.in/e4233Wbg) as well as new podcasts for our extremely popular podcast channels (lnkd.in/eB8jKiRF). 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. We look forward to continuing to work with you in 2025. You can access our digital book here: lnkd.in/esXdh2TF

Darcey may not have made her bed before going out on her walk but Nala is taking full advantage of the peace & quiet in the late afternoon sun, approving of my latest book choice! 😻😹😻😹 #CatsOfX #nala #thelastdeviltodie #lovebooks #fridayfun #homeoffice

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. Held in Chambers, each debate will see two of our specialist financial remedy barristers pitted against each other, chaired by another experienced member of our team. Topics include: 📰 Debate 1 - Is the threshold for conduct arguments set too high? Is it time for domestic abuse to be accepted as ‘relevant conduct?’ @gjswinglehurst v Bethany Scarsbrook. Chaired by @CSharp520917 📰 Debate 2 - Is the current discretionary system in England & Wales fit for purpose? Has the time come for a move to greater certainty? Jody Atkinson TEP v Vivien Croly. Chaired by Jenny Wilson. 📰 Debate 3 - Are financial remedy proceedings misogynistic? Who really comes off worse? Nick Miller v Zoe Saundersë Saunders. Chaired by Richard Norman. 📰 Debate 4 - Taking a Stand(ish): has matrimonialisation gone too far? Chelsea Bartlett v @SSmithHolland. Chaired by Jack Harris. Drinks and canapés will follow, with an opportunity to meet the team and discuss the issues raised in each debate. 25% OFF if you book all 4 debates. See this page for a list of dates and how to book your place: lnkd.in/dVWgi2fU

As a person of a certain age that falls within this ‘gen’ it made me laugh out loud so had to share….. #wetherealdeal #genxrock

🎙️ New #Podcast: The new Alienating Behaviours Guidance. The final episode of our #Familylaw podcast for 2024! In this episode Zoe Saunders and @Familoo discuss the recently published guidance from the Family Justice Council: Responding to a child’s unexplained reluctance, resistance or refusal to spend time with a parent and allegations of alienating behaviour (lnkd.in/eiHnM2fR). Zoë and Lucy summarise and explain the approach mandated by the guidance, and consider what practical difference it may make, for parents accused of alienating behaviours for those who wish to raise it as an issue, and for those representing the parties or the children in such cases. Listen to full episode here: lnkd.in/eY3h3H5N #sjcfamilylaw #alienatingbehaviours #alienatingbehavioursguidance #familylaywers

Jack Harris and Vivien Croly have co-written an article for The Family Law Journal on @LexisNexis The article considers the current position on costs in financial remedy proceedings, the key issues faced and how cases and the law are likely to evolve over time. Click here to access article: lnkd.in/eJF_74tA Jack and Vivien have also recorded a podcast on this topic, listen here: lnkd.in/ezdsj_XQ #sjcfamilylaw #divorce #costs #financial

NEW #familylaw #podcast RELEASED today: Matrimonialisation: A sea change or a storm in a tea cup? lnkd.in/eK9vKRvV In this episode, Bethany Scarsbrook and Georgina Swinglehurst grapple with the topical issue of when an #asset is deemed to have become #matrimonialised. They consider the case law leading up to Standish v Standish [2024] EWCA Civ 567, before analysing whether the #CourtofAppeal decision fell into error, and considering the extent of the potential ramifications, particularly in light of the pending appeal to the UKSC. #sjcfamilylaw #podcast #familylawlawyers Listen here: lnkd.in/eK9vKRvV

At the #familylawawards , chuffed to be shortlisted for family team & family clerking team of the year. Even if we don’t win we know we’re amazing 😝#stjohnsalltheway

We escaped ‘Murder on the Menu’…. #successfulsaturday #escaperoom #teamwork

Ranked across 18 specialist areas with 69 individual rankings in the latest edition of @ChambersGuides 2025. 📣 We are pleased to announce that our #Inquests and Public Inquiries team have been recognised this year with Louise Asprey being ranked for the first time in this specialist field. We have secured rankings in #Mediators with Alex Troup KC and Harry Spurr being ranked. We’re delighted that the following barristers who have been ranked either for the first time or ranked in other areas of their specialisms: ☆ Tim Leader (Band) 1 in Planning. ☆ Oliver Wooding (Band) 2 for Agriculture ☆ @ValleyExile (Band 3) in Personal Injury ☆ Dr Rachel Segal (Band 3) in Personal Injury We’re also delighted that these barristers that have been elevated to a higher banding in their specialist fields: ☆ Adam Boyle from Band 3 to Band 2 in Chancery ☆ @AbigailBond1 from Band 2 to Band 1 in Children ☆ Jack Harris from Band 3 to Band 2 in Finance ☆ Bethany Scarsbrook from 'up and coming' to Band 3 ☆ Zoe Saunders from Band 2 to Band 1 in Finance ☆ Ben Handy from Band 3 to Band 2 in Personal Injury ☆ James Marwick from Band 3 to Band 2 in Personal Injury ☆ Julian Horne from Band 2 to Band 1 in Personal Injury ☆ Joss Knight from up and coming to Band 2 in Professional Negligence Most importantly, we would like to say a huge thank you to our clients who kindly provided their feedback about our barristers and clerks. Thank you to all the researchers at Chambers UK. Find out more here on who has been ranked: lnkd.in/e4z6uEs8 or see our online brochure below.

We’re delighted to welcome back Bethany Scarsbrook from maternity leave. Bethany specialises in financial remedy disputes and private children law. She is ranked as a leading junior in the Legal 500 and Chambers UK and has been described as an extremely strong advocate who is able to empathise with clients while providing robust advice. Upon her return, she will be recording a #podcast on matrimonalisation for our Family Law Pod channel to which you will be able to listen very soon. She will be returning to our Family & Divorce team on Monday, 4th November. You can find out more about Bethany and her practice lnkd.in/edDFdifd #sjcfamilylaw #familylaw #lawyers

My girls… #justbecause #CatsOfX #emmy #nala

The programme has been published today for our #familylaw Children Private and Public Law Conference on 19th November at We The Curious - Bristol. Download here: tinyurl.com/5e4svfda We look forward to welcoming our keynote speaker, award winning BBC Correspondent / Reporter @Sanchia7, who has a special interest in the family #Courts. Thank you to AttoLife for sponsoring the event. Book here: lnkd.in/eV-eJG5P Topics include: - Children private and public law case update @gjswinglehurst and Asha Groves - The intersection between coercive control and #parentalalienation @SVPhillimore and @SSmithHolland - Head injury pilot Ryan Morgan - Covert recordings in family proceedings - Vivien Croly - Working in the dark? What data can tell us about the family justice system, and what it can’t - Lisa Harker​​​, Director of @NuffieldFJO - Parents with learning disabilities in care proceedings: key knowledge and its application - Diana María Panizzon-Pineda - #Transparency in the family court @Familoo - Recent case law on drug and alcohol testing - Julia Belyavin - @OurFamilyWizardwill be speaking and exhibiting on the day #sjcfamilylaw #familylaw

Finishing the weekend like…..

How I am versus how I’d like to be…..! 😂 #ohsotired #itsadogslife #darcey #daytimedreamer #snoozefest #cavapoochonsofinstagram #dogsofX

TRAIN UPDATE; From @CrossCountryUK. Please check before travelling this morning.

It has been another outstanding year for St John’s Chambers in @thelegal500 UK 2025 rankings. We are ranked across 15 specialist areas, secured the top tier ranking in 9 of them. 48 of our members including 3 Silks, 42 leading juniors and 3 rising stars have been ranked. You can access all of our rankings here: lnkd.in/eqzJ77M3 and see our digital brochure below highlighting our achievements. Well done to our barristers that have been ranked for the first time in The Legal 500 guide: - @SSmithHolland ranked in Children and Domestic Abuse (Tier 4) - @JHfamilylaw  in Divorce and Financial Remedy (Tier 3) - Louise Asprey ranked in Inquests and Public Inquiries (Tier 1) - Rhodri Jones ranked in Inquests and Public Inquiries (Tier 1) - @gjswinglehurst as a rising star ☆ in Children and Domestic Abuse and Divorce and Financial Remedy - Jonathan Lindfield as a rising star ☆ in #PersonalInjurylaw We would like to say a huge thank you to our clients who kindly provided their feedback about our barristers and clerks.