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Alicia Harrison accepts Tenancy at Farrar’s Building
Congratulations to Alicia Harrison, who has completed her probationary tenancy with flying colours, receiving excellent client feedback along the way, and completing a significant amount of paperwork for her supervisors on high value claims across Chambers’ core areas of practice. Accepting tenancy at Farrar’s Building, Alicia brings with her a wealth of valuable experience in human, […]
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Leslie Millin succeeds at the EAT in an appeal on application for strike out.
Leslie Millin succeeds in an appeal to the EAT on an application for strike out which was made by the Respondent initially at a Preliminary Hearing in a claim of constructive unfair dismissal. The Claimant’s claim was struck out by the Employment Tribunal without hearing the evidence about the circumstances in which the Claimant’s notice […]
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Geoffrey Williams KC defeats two allegations of dishonesty at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
Geoff Williams KC was instructed by Nick Trevette of Murdochs Law Solicitors to defend a Solicitor (“G”) in contested proceedings at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal. G had been admitted a Solicitor in 1991 and had never previously been made the subject of disciplinary proceedings. By the time of the hearing he was a sole […]
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WEBINAR: It’s not easy (being a medico-legal expert)
Date: 11 March 2025 @ 16:30 Duration: 1 hour Presenter: Tim Found Following a wealth of recent judicial criticism of medico-legal experts, Tim distils the learning points from those judgments, along with his own, professional experience of both claimant and defendant instructions. This webinar will appeal to both medico-legal experts and those who instruct […]
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Rosalind Young is back in Chambers!
We are delighted to welcome Rosalind Young back to Chambers, following a period of maternity leave. Ros continues to accept instructions from both claimants and defendants in her areas of specialism, to include personal injury and clinical negligence. Please contact our Clerks with your enquiries.
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An employee’s right to express religious beliefs on social media: Kristie Higgs v Farmor’s School and Ors
Introduction On 12th February 2025, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in Kristie Higgs v Farmor’s School and Ors [2025] EWCA Civ 109 which concerned an employee’s right to express potentially controversial beliefs on a private social media account. The case explored the extent to which ‘reputational risk’ to an employer can justify disciplinary […]
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WEBINAR: Personal Injury Liability Update: 2024 – 2025
Date: 11 February 2025 @ 16:30 Duration: 1 hour Presenter: David Roderick This popular, annual update is hosted by David Roderick of Farrar’s Building who seeks to cover the following developments in general liability principles and PI practice area updates: Developments in general liability principles to include: Duty of Care: HXA; Miller; Tindall; […]
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Anonymity Orders: a review of PMC v A Local Health Board [2024] EWHC 2969 (KB)
In PMC v A Local Health Board, the High Court undertook a detailed review of the key principles involved in applications for anonymity orders, and has provided useful guidance on preparing draft anonymity orders. This decision is subject to appeal but the underlying principle was considered and approved by the Court of Appeal in Tickle […]
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