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By: Kelly Penstone-Smith
Geoffrey Williams QC Succeeds at Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal for Solicitor Charged with Multiple Acts of Dishonesty
Geoffrey represented a Solicitor, Mr K at a hearing at the Tribunal between 5th and 9th October 2020. Mr K had been accused of four acts of misconduct all of which had been put as examples of dishonesty and lack of integrity. The case arose out of civil litigation between the new owners of a […]
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Civil Legal Aid: Amendments to Eligibility Criteria
On 7th January 2021 the Legal Aid Agency announced changes to the civil legal aid eligibility criteria, to ensure that recipients of payments from specific compensation schemes are not disadvantaged when applying for legal aid. The announcement can be found here. Background The rules concerning financial eligibility for legal aid are set out in section […]
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Dangers of Ineffective Service – Claim Form Guidance
Introduction A recurring theme in procedural judgments is the serious consequences of failures in respect of service of the claim form. In a recent case (Ideal Shopping Direct Ltd & Ors v Visa Europe Ltd & Ors [2020] EWHC 3399 (Ch)) Mr Justice Morgan denied the claimants’ various applications for relief and held that their […]
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Farrar’s Building Welcomes David Hughes
We are very pleased to welcome David Hughes as a door tenant here at Farrar’s Building. David was called to the bar in 1997. He was in full-time practice at the Gibraltar Bar until 2007, when he returned to Wales. David has a broad civil practice, specialising in civil actions against the police, mental health […]
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Inquest unnecessary as criminal trial and investigations into police failings sufficient to satisfy Article 2, High Court rules.
On 25 August 2015, Shana Grice was found dead in her home. An inquest was opened and later suspended when a murder charge was brought against Ms Grice’s former boyfriend, Michael Lane, whom Ms Grice had previously made complaints about to Sussex Police. Mr Lane was found guilty of Ms Grice’s murder on 22 March […]
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A ‘No Deal’ Brexit for Jurisdiction and Enforcement?
While digesting my Christmas dinner and considering whether rolling to a non-essential shop is a viable mode of transport, I have had the opportunity to read through the snappily titled: “Trade and Cooperation Agreement Between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the One Part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain […]
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Amendments After the Expiry of Limitation: Libyan Investment Authority v King
This week the Court of Appeal handed down Judgment in the case of Libyan Investment Authority & Ors v King & Ors [2020] EWCA Civ 1690, in which it considered the wording of CPR r.17.4(2) and section 35(5)(a) of the Limitation Act 1980. The appeal was heard by Floyd, Arnold and Nugee LJJ on 26th […]
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Darryl Allen QC and Andrew Wille Settle Above-Knee Amputation Claim
Darryl Allen QC and Andrew Wille represented the Claimant, a 32 year old man, in the matter of Daniel Joldes v CFBD Ltd. Mr Joldes suffered a trans-femoral amputation of the right leg as the result of a construction site accident in which the dumper truck that he was operating flipped over. The Claimant had not been wearing […]
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