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Aidan O’Brien successfully represents disabled medical student withdrawn from her programme of study

Published: 07/12/2018 | News

Aidan O’Brien successfully represented a disabled medical student during a university appeal hearing, following her withdrawal from her programme of study.  The student had been removed from her course following her second failed attempt at a practical ‘OSCE’ assessment.  Aidan successfully argued that the university had failed to ensure that reasonable adjustments were in place, […]

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Matthew Kerruish-Jones successfully defends bus driver prosecuted for colliding with pedestrian in South London

Published: 19/11/2018 | News

Regina v Mahoney Matthew Kerruish-Jones successfully defends bus driver prosecuted for colliding with pedestrian in South London. Mr Mahoney, an experienced bus driver, was prosecuted for driving without due care and attention after coming into collision with a pedestrian on a zebra crossing. The pedestrian had walked out in front of the bus whilst Mr […]

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Farrar’s Building ranked as a leading set in this year’s legal directories

Published: 02/11/2018 | News

We are delighted to have been ranked in the latest editions of Chambers & Partners UK and Legal 500. In Chambers & Partners UK 2019, we were again ranked as a leading set in both Personal Injury and Crime with individual barristers also receiving rankings in Financial Crime, Professional Discipline and Motor Insurance Fraud. They […]

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Neil Baki is elected to the 2019 Bar Council

Published: 29/10/2018 | News

We are delighted to announce that Neil Baki was elected to the 2019 Bar Council last week. Please see a full list of the 2019 Bar Council Election Results here.

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Matthew Kerruish-Jones represents interested party : Inquest into the death of David Cuthbertson and others

Published: 26/10/2018 | News

On 22 October 2018 HM Coroner Andrew Barkley presided over the Inquest into the death of David Cuthbertson and others, which concerned the death of Mr David Cuthbertson and five of his children in their farmhouse of Poityn Farm near Llangamarch Wells, Powys, Wales. Matthew Kerruish-Jones represented the estate of Eifion Davies (deceased). Matthew’s pupil, […]

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Patrick Harrington QC quoted in the Independent regarding major film making tax avoidance scheme

Published: 07/09/2018 | News

Patrick Harrington QC is quoted in Paul Bignell’s article in the Independent (Fri 31 August 2018) regarding the Little Wing trial, where he led the prosecution. Little Wing was a company operating a major film making tax avoidance scheme, which enabled investors to claim c£100million in tax repayments.

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Changez Khan succeeds before the Court of Appeal in Morris v Metrolink

Published: 04/09/2018 | News

Changez Khan succeeds before the Court of Appeal in Morris v Metrolink. The case has today been reported in the Times Law reports. It concerned a claim for automatic unfair dismissal for trade union activity and the relevance of alleged data breaches. A more detailed release can be found on our website.  

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Gordon Cole QC successfully defends cricketer and former England vice-captain Ben Stokes

Published: 17/08/2018 | News

Ben Stokes was charged with affray arising from an alleged brawl outside a Bristol nightclub on 25 September 2017. Following six days of evidence, Gordon Cole QC delivered his closing submissions at Bristol Crown Court on Monday and the jury was sent away to deliberate. The jury returned its unanimous not guilty verdict on Tuesday. […]

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