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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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Farrar’s Building Welcomes New Tenant Stuart Brady
Chambers is delighted to welcome Stuart Brady as a Tenant joining Farrar’s Building in December 2020. Stuart is an experienced civil practitioner with very solid foundations built from his time at Ropewalk Chambers, the premier civil set in the Midlands. After relocating to London to be closer to family, Stuart is delighted to be joining […]
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High Court Rules: SDT Wrong to find Misconduct Against Solicitor for what Happened in his Private Life.
Solicitor Ryan Beckwith had caught the attention of the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (‘SRA’) back in 2017. Following a drunken but consensual sexual encounter with a junior colleague, Mr Beckwith was found to have failed to have acted with integrity or behave in a way that maintains public trust in the profession. In Beckwith v Solicitors […]
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