Head of Chambers, Patrick Harrington QC led the defence for John Garner following the brutal murder of his partner, Teresa Garner who was killed during a vicious attack using a hammer. John Garner had admitted killing Teresa during the trial but had denied her murder. During the trial it was found that Mr Garner had […]
read moreAlan Jeffreys QC provides an update on this case below. The case of Patel v Arriva Midlands & Zurich Insurance reached judgment this week. The Claimant (a protected party) contended that following a collision with the Defendants’ bus, he sustained a traumatic brain injury, an anoxic brain injury, a cardiac arrest, and a severe conversion […]
read moreHelen Hobhouse successfully represented Network Rail in the recent case of Gagic v Network Rail. A summary of the case is provided below. At around half past midnight on 13th December 2014 two 16 year old girls, Milena Gagic and Amelia Hustwick, crossed onto the pedestrian level crossing at Hipperholme near Halifax and sat down […]
read moreJosh Hedgman recently represented the deceased’s daughters and sole beneficiaries of her estate. Their father claimed a constructive trust over the deceased’s property and also sought an award of reasonable financial provision pursuant to the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. The Claimant contended that he had a verbal understanding with the Deceased […]
read moreHead of Chambers Patrick Harrington QC, leading Philip Williams of 33 Bedford Row, instructed by Tim Gir of Sanders Witherspoon, recently acted for Alex Reid in a defamation action brought against Reid’s former wife Katie Price. Alex Reid attended the hearing, before Master Gidden but Katie Price declined to attend. It is believed she was […]
read moreAn article on the Basir v Larizadeh case in which Hannah Saxena was successful in appeal in clarifying the effect of s57 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 has been published in Litigation Futures online. Further details of the case can be viewed here.
read moreThe Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 came into force on 20th March 2019. The 2018 Act applies to new tenancies and amends the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 to include an implied covenant by the lessor that: “the dwelling- Is fit for human habitation at the time the lease is granted or otherwise […]
read moreJosh Hedgman was recently instructed jointly by two defendants in a claim pleaded at £2.2 million following a devastating fire on a construction site. Primary liability was admitted and the matter proceeded solely in relation to contributory negligence and quantum. The case was a complex one involving a novel injury with dual experts in the […]
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