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9 St John Street are delighted to announce Brian McCluggage has been appointed Head of the Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Group in Chambers.

The Claimant was a Chief Officer on various vessels operated by the Respondent. However, in the last 6 months of his long term employment, he was operating on land.

Chambers is delighted to announce that Emma Clarke has successfully completed her Pupillage and has accepted an invitation to join Chambers.

The Claimant has now successfully agreed a settlement sum for the harassment suffered and the victimisation of the loss of her job offer after findings of liability in her favour.

As a progressive set, 9 St John Street Chambers continue to be committed to pro bono work and is delighted to be part of raising awareness during pro bono week by highlighting the work being carried out by our Barristers.

Following a recent experience of witness intimidation at the Tribunal and given the rarity of such incidents, it is useful to reflect on the law relating to applications for strike out on the grounds of unreasonable behaviour and offer some practical considerations for the innocent party and their representatives in such circumstances.

Nicky will be missed and Chambers will not be the same without her. A formidable opponent in Court who left no stone unturned. A true circuit raconteur. Our thoughts and prayers are with Mark and the boys at this sad time.

A word from our head of team, David Gilchrist: ''I am very pleased to welcome Charles to the Business and Property Group. He brings his considerable expertise in wills and trusts; particularly, giving technical advice on tax, trusts and wills. This provides an important addition to the range of services that we can provide for private client work.”

Chambers are thrilled to announce that Martin Mensah has joined our Employment Team.

We are delighted to announce that we have committed to host an intern as part of the Bar’s collective participation in the #10000BlackInterns scheme.