Find Barrister by Expertise:
- View All
- Personal Injury
- Travel & International Law
- Civil Fraud
- Employment
- Crime
- Health & Safety
- Clinical Negligence
- Regulatory & Disciplinary
- Criminal Fraud
- Inquests
- General Common Law
- Industrial Disease
- Insurance
- Sports Law
- Credit Hire
- Professional Negligence
- Public Inquiries
- Public Law
- Trusts & Probate
- Costs
- Mediation & Arbitration
- Commercial
- Public Access
- Education
Knowledgebase
Assessing Witness Credibility: Professional Discipline and Beyond
For those that potentially missed it last summer (which, let’s face it, was easily done), the case of R (Dutta) v GMC [2020] EWHC 1974 (Admin) contains an extremely useful summary of the modern guidance and caselaw surrounding the issue of assessing a witness’ credibility and provides a stern reminder to all, not just to […]
read moreSmall Claims and Whiplash Reforms Published
Two statutory instruments and the latest update to the CPR Practice Directions confirm that the small claims and whiplash reforms are proceeding in earnest, with measures expected to come into force on 31st May 2021. This will not be a detailed consideration of the new rules, or the new practice direction/protocol, but provides a summary […]
read moreDavid Hughes appointed to Chair the Wales Commercial Law Association
Farrar’s Building congratulate David Hughes on his election to Chair of the Wales Commercial Law Association!
read moreCommencement of criminal proceedings need not stay appeals against prohibition notices in the Employment Tribunal, according to High Court.
It is an easily-overlooked aspect of health and safety law that appeals against prohibition and improvement notices made by the Health and Safety Executive (‘the HSE’) are made to an Employment Tribunal. Yet what happens when the HSE brings criminal proceedings after an appeal has been lodged – can the appellant seek a stay in […]
read moreGeoffrey Williams QC obtains Restoration to the Register for Pharmacist
Geoffrey Williams QC of Farrar’s Building, acted for a pharmacist (“S”) at a hearing before the General Pharmaceutical Council on 4th February 2021. On 29th April 2014 S had pleaded guilty to two counts of perverting the course of justice. He was sentenced to nine months imprisonment, suspended for two years. The offences arose from […]
read moreLeonard Wigg nominated by Attorney General to represent the Secretary of State for the Home Department.
Following an off-panel nomination by the Attorney General’s Office, Leonard Wigg successfully represented the Secretary of State for the Home Department in an interim relief hearing in the High Court. Leonard accepts instructions from government departments, including the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office, Ministry of Defence, and Home Office, in matters of public law, review, […]
read moreClinical negligence claims, Secondary Victims and “proximity in time and space”: Polmear and Anor v Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
The tightly drawn “Alcock control mechanisms” for secondary victims who can recover damages for “nervous shock”, combined with the reality of clinical negligence and its often-delayed outcomes have provided fertile territory over the past few decades for appellate litigation and strike out applications. Stuart Brady of Farrar’s Building reviews the decision of Master Cook in […]
read moreJames Pretsell is Appointed to the RFU Disciplinary Panel
Farrar’s Building is delighted to announce that James Pretsell has been appointed as a Judicial Panel Member for the Rugby Football Union and will hear disciplinary hearings involving both on and off-field conduct at Levels 1-5 of the game. James has extensive experience of presenting and defending disciplinary proceedings before a variety of professional and sporting bodies. He played schools […]
read more