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COVID-19 : Our Current Chambers’ Policy
Covid-19 Civil Procedure Summary and Covid-19 Court Protocols & Guidance Summary The Covid-19 emergency has resulted in a proliferation of civil procedure changes, court protocols and guidance. Farrar’s Building have prepared summaries of the materials that we hope will be a useful first port of call on these issues. Covid-19 Civil Procedure Summary: To download […]
read moreFarrar’s Building Covid-19 Civil Procedure Summary: 17.08.20
Farrar’s Building has compiled a Covid-19 Civil Procedure Summary for civil procedure specific to Covid-19. The summary, which can be found below, covers the following topic areas and includes links to the relevant sources: Covid-19 specific Practice Directions Cases relevant to Covid-19 issues Limitation, service of Defences & progressing claims HMCTS’s weekly operational summary Courts and Tribunals […]
read moreMichael Dougherty successfully defends claim, and obtains finding of fundamental dishonesty and order for recoverable costs in remote trial hearing.
Instructed by DAC Beachcroft, Michael Dougherty of Farrar’s Building successfully defended an Occupiers’ Liability claim for London Borough of Hackney recently. The matter was heard remotely by Skype with the judge sitting at Central London County Court, and a total of four witnesses giving live evidence. The Claimant brought a claim arising from an incident […]
read moreUK Athletics Safeguarding Review
An independent safeguarding review, led by Christopher Quinlan QC has been published by the UKA. Announced first in December 2019 and launched in March 2020, the review was commissioned by UKA, in collaboration with the Home County Athletic Federations to evaluate existing safeguarding provisions in UK athletics. The Executive Summary and Recommendations of the independent […]
read moreWEBINAR: Employers’ Liability
Date: 28 July 2020 @ 15:00 & 16:30 Duration: 1 hour Presenters: Joel McMillan In the latest in the Farrar’s Building webinar series, we look at employers’ liability. In particular, we consider the distinctive way in which negligence principles are applied within the particular context of an employer/employee relationship, and the continuing relevance of the “six-pack […]
read morePIBA Guide to Pension Loss Calculation
Farrar’s Building is pleased to announce that the new Personal Injuries Bar Association Guide to Pension Loss Calculation is now available to buy. The book has been contributed to by Hannah Saxena of Farrar’s Building. As well as looking at the wider principles the book simplifies pension loss calculations and gives detailed examples and templates. […]
read moreWEBINAR: Vulnerable Road Users
Date: 21 July 2020 @ 16:30 Duration: 1 hour Presenters: Robert Golin & Tom Emslie-Smith In the latest in the Farrar’s Building webinar series, we look at common scenarios and issues concerning vulnerable road users. In relation to motor claims involving children as passengers, we review contributory negligence, Part 20 claims against parents/supervisors and fundamental dishonesty. […]
read moreHannah Saxena provides a quick guide to the new 8th edition of the Ogden Tables:
Tables 1 and 2 – multipliers for loss for the rest of a claimant’s life Tables 3 to 18 – multipliers for loss continuing for the rest of a claimant’s working life Tables 19 to 34 – multipliers for loss only starting after the claimant’s working life Table 35 – discounting factors for term certain […]
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