The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2023 were enacted on 1st October 2023, together with the 156th Update Practice Direction Amendments and Explanatory Note. This article provides an overview of the new Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) that apply to noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) claims. The new CPR apply to a claim: which includes […]
read moreWe are delighted to announce that Clive Thomas, former Member of Farrar’s Building has been appointed by the King to be a Circuit Judge. His Honour Judge Clive Thomas will sit on the South Eastern Circuit, based at Medway County Court, with effect from 9 October 2023.
read moreWe are delighted to be shortlisted in the ESG category of the Personal Injury Awards 2023. This recognition highlights how Chambers are continuously seeking to improve its disability, social mobility and pro bono commitments. A little more on each of these important responsibilities below: In the past 18 months, Farrar’s Building has undertaken extensive efforts […]
read moreFarrar’s Building is excited to announce that Christopher Rees KC joins Chambers as an associate member today. Appointed as King’s Counsel in 2023 and with a career spanning 26 years, Christopher is routinely instructed in the most high-profile criminal cases nationally. Christopher is also highly experienced in inquests and regularly instructed to attend multi-day or multi-week hearings. Christopher has […]
read moreYesterday saw months of training and hard graft come to fruition as a mixture of members, staff and clients from the Farrar’s and Friends Running Club tackled the 21.1KM Cardiff Half Marathon course. Our members David Roderick, Andrew Morse, Andrew Wille, Hannah Saxena, Frederick Lyon and Aidan O’Brien, our CEO, Paul Cray, and Partner at […]
read moreWe are delighted to welcome today, our new pupils Reiss Palmer and Dan Jacklin, who join the expanding team here at Farrar’s Building. For more information on pupillage at Farrar’s, please refer to our website.
read moreWe were delighted to welcome so many delegates to our Personal Injury Conference at Inner Temple last week. ‘Brain Injuries: Issues and Experts’ was chaired by Andrew Wille who expertly fielded questions from the audience, and ensured an element of fun with his competition to encourage donations to our Mind Charity fundraising pot. Lee Evans, […]
read moreRosalind obtained exemplary damages and indemnity costs on an insurer’s counterclaim brought under the tort of deceit against a Claimant who was alleged to be fundamentally dishonest. The Claimant made a claim for general damages resulting from an RTA. The Defendant defended the claim on the basis of fraud and made a counterclaim for exemplary […]
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