The MCCBA was delighted to welcome the recently-appointed Chancellor, Sir Colin Birss, to our celebration of the second anniversary of the Birmingham Chancery Litigants-In-Person Scheme (B-CLIPS). Sir Colin very kindly presented our first BCLIPS Pro Bono award to Raghav Trivedi of St Philips Chambers for his contributions to B-CLIPS. Left: Sir Colin Birss presents the…

A message from our Chair regarding Mr Stephen Whitaker: I just want to take a moment, with sadness, to mark the death of Stephen Whitaker, a member of the Association, who passed away on the 16th of January. Stephen was a well-respected and deeply valued member of No5 Chamber’s Business & Property Group and the…

Applications are now open for the MCCBA’s Black Mini Pupillage Scheme, which is aimed at increasing and promoting the diversity of barristers in our practice area in which black barristers are underrepresented. Applications for 2026 will close on 13 February 2026 and be considered within 6 weeks of that date, with successful applicants to be…

We are delighted to be hosting our next event with the Birmingham Business & Property Courts Forum on Wednesday 19 November 2025, at 5.30pm. Professor Nelson Enonchong will be discussing the recent Supreme Court case of Waller-Edwards v One Savings Bank PLC, which cites his work in the field of banking and commercial law. The event…