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Nigel Spencer Ley secures substantial damages for an IT Director suffering from Conversion Disorder
Nigel Spencer Ley secured substantial damages for an IT Director suffering from Conversion Disorder. The Claimant was injured in a minor road traffic accident in July 2010. She subsequently developed what appeared to be a major vestibular disorder: she walked with an abnormal gait and required crutches, she suffered problems with balance and dizziness and […]
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Matthew Hodson succeeds in establishing pregnancy discrimination in remitted ET hearing
Matthew Hodson represented the Claimant in this remitted claim for pregnancy discrimination in the case of Martinez v (1) Indigo Design & Build Ltd (2) Mr Tank (2015). The EAT ((2014) UKEAT/0020/14/DM; 2014 WL 4423177; LTL 11/9/14) had found that the ET had erred in its analysis of direct discrimination, in particular by applying an […]
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Nigel Spencer Ley succeeds in a major Fatal Accident Act claim against the NHS Ambulance Trust
Hayes v South East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust [2015] EWHC 0018 Nigel Spencer Ley was successful in a major Fatal Accident Act claim against the NHS Ambulance Trust. Mr Hayes, a barrister’s clerk and father of three sons, had a long history of severe asthma attacks. In December 2008 when he began to suffer […]
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Bonike Erinle is invited to sit on the Six Nations Disciplinary Panel
Earlier this month, Bonike Erinle was invited to join a Six Nations Disciplinary Panel Committee that had been convened to decide on the merits of a citing complaint against a French No. 4 player who had been accused of making contact with the eye or eye area of an opponent during the match against Ireland […]
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Peter Freeman successfully defends a haulier in a fatal accident claim
Dursan v J Sainsbury Plc (26th, 27th January & 12th February 2015) – RCJ Peter Freeman represented D in a fatal road traffic accident. The driver of a HGV was in stop-start traffic in a busy area in which he was aware of pedestrians crossing from both sides in between vehicles. It was dark and […]
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Aidan O’Brien succeeds in highways claim
Aidan O’Brien recently appeared for the Defendant company, which undertook highways inspections and maintenance operations, on behalf of Hertfordshire County Council in a successful highways claim. The Claimant alleged that he had sustained personal injuries following a fall caused by a defect in the highway. His claim was framed in common law negligence and/or public […]
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Rhiannon Jones is appointed to the Queen’s Counsel
All the members and staff at Farrar’s Building congratulate Rhiannon Jones on her appointment as Queen’s Counsel. Rhiannon ‘took silk’ today (Monday 16th February 2015) having been involved in a number of high profile personal injury and clinical negligence cases in recent years. Her appointment reflects her skill, knowledge, commitment to her clients and the […]
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The SFO face a £6m bill for “cataclysmic” changes causing Celtic Energy prosecution to collapse
The High Court has today ordered the SFO to pay the Defendants’ costs of the failed Celtic Energy prosecution. The costs exceed £6 million. They will be assessed by the High Court. The Defendants, a retired consultant solicitor, Eric Evans, his professional partner, Alan Whiteley, and assistant solicitor, Frances Bodman, had set up a complex […]
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