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 morePaul 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 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 morePatrick 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 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 moreMembers 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 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, […]
read moreRegina v Mahoney Matthew Kerruish-Jones successfully defends bus driver prosecuted for colliding with pedestrian in South London. Mr Mahoney, an experienced bus driver, was prosecuted for driving without due care and attention after coming into collision with a pedestrian on a zebra crossing. The pedestrian had walked out in front of the bus whilst Mr […]
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