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The discount rate in transition
By Peter Savory, Pupil Barrister The discount rate review, instituted as part of the Civil Liability Act 2018 (see Amelia Highnam’s article titled ‘Civil Liability Act 2018 is passed‘), has already closed its initial consultation period. Any resulting change in the rate is required to be announced no later than 6th August 2019. But what […]
read moreHannah Saxena successful in appeal clarifying the effect of s57 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015
Hannah Saxena represented the Defendant in Basir v Larizadeh. At first instance in Wandsworth County Court a trial took place where breach of duty was admitted but the Defendant challenged whether the Claimant had been injured as a result of the road traffic accident. DJ Hugman found that there was ‘no displacement, or should not […]
read moreJaskaran Kang murder
Paul Lewis QC is representing one of the defendants in an eight week trial for the murder of Jaskaran Kang – a 24 year old man who was fatally stabbed in Jan 2018 in Dudley, Wolverhampton. The trial is currently in its seventh week and the case has five defendants, four of whom are charged […]
read moreTim Found represents the defendant NHS Trust in an Erb’s Palsy (Group 2) claim
Tim Found represented the defendant NHS Trust in an Erb’s Palsy (Group 2) claim which was pleaded at over £2.6m. A settlement was agreed between the parties less than two weeks before trial. The settlement sum (£650,000) was approved by Mrs Justice Lambert sitting in the High Court on 11th February 2019, and an anonymity […]
read moreR -v- Roberts, Griffiths, Jamshaid and Shahzad
Patrick Harrington QC and Leighton Hughes have just concluded the successful prosecution of four men charged with the murder of Malaciah Thomas in July 2018. During the four week trial in the Crown Court at Cardiff before Mrs Justice Jefford the prosecution case was that the four defendants had hunted down the deceased before Roberts […]
read moreChristopher Quinlan QC chaired an Expert Review Panel to produce an Independent report published by the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA)
Christopher Quinlan QC recently chaired an Expert Review Panel to undertake a wide-ranging independent review into the events at Wrexham Tennis Club and produced an Independent report published on 25 January 2019 by the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA). The LTA expressed their gratitude to Christopher and the Expert Panel for producing their comprehensive report and […]
read moreFarrar’s celebrates our most successful year
Members and Staff at Farrar’s Building celebrated the most successful year ever for Chambers, during a delightful dinner and Awards ceremony at the Bleeding Heart restaurant in Farringdon. Two of our Award Winners; Kelly Penstone-Smith and James Shaw We wish all our friends and colleagues a Very Happy Christmas and New Year.
read moreAidan O’Brien successfully represents disabled medical student withdrawn from her programme of study
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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