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Howard Cohen wins 2 day Multi-track trial in Norwich
Howard Cohen won a 2 day liability-only multi-track trial in Norwich County Court for the Defendant last week arising out of a rather unusual road traffic accident. The Claimant, a pedestrian, was intoxicated and emotional and had spent about an hour walking along (and in the middle of) the A47 dual carriageway in Peterborough. When […]
read moreGEOFFREY WILLIAMS QC DEFEATS MULTIPLE ALLEGATIONS OF DISHONESTY IN THE SOLICITORS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL
In his most recent four consecutive cases at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal in which allegations of dishonesty have been made against Geoff’s clients, all 15 individual such allegations have been dismissed. Whilst success of this nature is always pleasing to report this scenario raises issues of interest and concern. It is clear that the Tribunal […]
read morePeter Savory joins Chambers
We are very pleased to welcome Peter Savory as our newest member of chambers. Peter successfully completed his pupillage with us this year and has had experience of Chambers’ core practice areas including personal injury, clinical negligence and employment. Peter has also experienced credit hire matters, fast track trials, cases involving fundamental dishonesty, procedural applications, […]
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Aidan O’Brien interviewed for BBC Radio 4 Documentary: “Harassed students ‘re-victimised’ by universities”
Aidan O’Brien recently took part in a BBC Radio 4 Documentary, entitled “Harassed students ‘re-victimised’ by universities”. Aidan has significant experience of representing students at disciplinary panels, involving allegations ranging from plagiarism to sexual misconduct. The BBC asked Aidan to provide some insights into the deficiencies in the university disciplinary processes, given that they are […]
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Matthew Kerruish-Jones successfully defends prosecution brought under the Environmental Protection Act 1990
Matthew Kerruish-Jones was instructed to defend Lukasz Mika who was prosecuted by Dover District Council under s.34(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. The case concerned allegations of “fly-tipping” where items linked to Mr Mika’s property were found disposed of on different sites in Kent. He was accused of breaching his duty of care in […]
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Aidan O’Brien successfully defends a credit hire claim on the basis of fraudulent misrepresentation
Aidan O’Brien was recently instructed to defend a liability admitted RTA claim, which included a claim for credit hire of around £30,000. During cross examination, the Claimant confirmed that the credit hire organisation had assured him that he would not be required to pay any part of the hire charges, under any circumstances. As a […]
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An update on the Swift v Carpenter Court of Appeal Case
Those hoping that the Court of Appeal may define a new method for calculating accommodation claims will need to wait a little longer. The Court of Appeal today adjourned the appeal in Swift v Carpenter with a view to allowing the parties to adduce further expert evidence on the issues. There may well be oral […]
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Matthew Kerruish-Jones successfully obtained permission to resile from a pre-action admission of liability in a claim pleaded in excess of £200,000.
Matthew Kerruish-Jones was recently instructed by a defendant insurer who had made a pre-action admission of liability in relation to three claims brought within the MOJ Portal. The limit of the original claims was £10,000 each (the maximum being £30,000). The Defendant insurer made a commercial decision not to contest the claims. The Claimants subsequently […]
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