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Farrar’s Building Welcomes Leslie Millin

Published: 06/05/2021 | News

We are delighted to announce that Leslie Millin has joined the team here at Farrar’s Building. Leslie specialises in all aspects of employment law, acting on behalf of either the Claimant or the Respondent, in the Employment Tribunal, the Employment Appeal Tribunal and the Court of Appeal. She also specialises in inquests and personal injury […]

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Tom Emslie-Smith successful for the Claimant in a coronavirus related unfair dismissal case

Published: 27/04/2021 | News

Shortly after the government coronavirus restrictions of March 2020, Tom’s client was asked by his employer to travel into his workplace in Central London to return the keys to the shop. He refused on the basis that he considered this to be a breach of government guidelines and that he was at risk of getting […]

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Geoffrey Williams QC avoids striking off for Solicitor found to have been dishonest

Published: 14/04/2021 | News

Geoffrey acted for a Solicitor (“SO”) in proceedings before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal in which three allegations of dishonesty were made. Essentially it was alleged that SO had provided misleading information to her supervisor at her firm concerning receipt of notification of a preliminary hearing before the Employment Tribunal and had gone on to provide […]

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ECJ further limits scope of Package Travel Regulations defences (Case C‑578/19 X v Kuoni Travel Ltd [2021])

Published: 13/04/2021 | News

Frederick Lyon previously summarised the case of X v Kuoni  [2019] UKSC 37 when the Supreme Court sent its reference to the ECJ, and for the full background, that excellent precis can be read here: https://www.farrarsbuilding.co.uk/knowledge-base/frederick-lyon-x-v-kuoni-now-more-a-risk-to-defendants-than-claimants/ By way of brief reminder; i) The case arose following a holidaymaker being raped by an electrician working as […]

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A Wonderful Tribute to the Late HH Patrick Curran QC

Published: 01/04/2021 | News

Farrar’s Building was saddened by the news that His Honour Patrick Curran QC passed away on 16th March 2021. Patrick started his career as a pupil at Farrar’s Building and following a long and distinguished career at the bar and as a Circuit Judge returned to Chambers as an Arbitrator and Mediator. Please see attached […]

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The man even killers are afraid of – Wales Online reports on the extraordinary career of Patrick Harrington QC

Published: 29/03/2021 | News

We recently highlighted the success of Patrick Harrington QC in prosecuting and convicting Tomas Carney of murder, in his first trial since a horrific car accident in 2020. Patrick has now given an interview to Wales Online which captures his wonderful life and amazing career. Please click here to read the article.

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MOJ Portal Dropout – Success in limiting Claimant to fixed Portal costs

Published: 22/03/2021 | News

In a recent success for defendants faced with claims which have been dropped from the MOJ Portal, DAC Beachcroft obtained an order that the Claimant be limited to fixed Portal costs, despite the matter continuing by way of Part 7 proceedings. The court also found that the Claimant had acted unreasonably in dropping the matter […]

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‘Sport: Law & Practice’ – An Essential Title for all Sports Law Practitioners

Published: 22/03/2021 | News

Farrar’s Building is pleased to announce that the new Sport: Law & Practice is now available to buy. Christopher Quinlan QC co-authored the chapter ‘Disciplinary & other Internal Proceedings’ and reviews such as this from Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw suggest “No self-respecting Sports Lawyer…should be without a copy of this fine book!” To purchase a […]

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