Monthly Archives: July 2017


Unison Appeal – Fees Order 2013 is unlawful as it prevents access to justice.

Published: 26/07/2017 | News

R (on the application of UNISON) (Appellant) v Lord Chancellor (Respondent) uksc-2015-0233-judgment[1]

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Aidan O’Brien to chair medico-legal conference.

Published: 24/07/2017 | News

On 13 September 2017, Aidan O’Brien will be chairing a medico-legal conference in Dublin.  Aidan will also be delivering a talk entitled ‘The Duty of Candour & the Rogue Surgeon’. The conference will cover a range of further medico-legal issues and the full itinerary can be found here: http://www.inspiremedilaw.co.uk/clinical-negligence-conference/

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Chronic Pain Seminar Video

Published: 07/07/2017 | News

We are now able to offer the full video of our Chronic Pain Seminar. Please go to the following links or subscribe to our channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe177sPUhCU-AqX_CEH-Caw  

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Court of Appeal confirms 10% uplift applies in ET

Published: 07/07/2017 | News

Back in July 2015 Robert wrote about the inconsistent EAT decisions as to whether the Simmons v Castle 10% uplift applies to awards made in employment tribunal discrimination proceedings, including awards for psychiatric injury and injury to feelings. This question reached the Court of Appeal in De Souza v Vinci Construction UK Ltd [2017] EWCA Civ […]

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Aidan O’Brien successfully resists an appeal following dismissal of a credit hire claim, on the basis of fraudulent misrepresentation – Kadir v Thompson, 25 August 2016, Central London County Court, HHJ Luba QC

Published: 06/07/2017 | News

Aidan O’Brien was recently instructed by the Defendant and subsequent Respondent to an appeal, in a claim relating to credit hire charges in the sum of £21,653. At first instance, Aidan successfully argued that the Accident Exchange credit hire agreement was voidable on the basis of fraudulent misrepresentation and that the Claimant had elected to […]

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