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Farrar’s Building ranked as a leading set in this year’s legal directories

Published: 02/11/2018 | News

We are delighted to have been ranked in the latest editions of Chambers & Partners UK and Legal 500. In Chambers & Partners UK 2019, we were again ranked as a leading set in both Personal Injury and Crime with individual barristers also receiving rankings in Financial Crime, Professional Discipline and Motor Insurance Fraud. They […]

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Neil Baki is elected to the 2019 Bar Council

Published: 29/10/2018 | News

We are delighted to announce that Neil Baki was elected to the 2019 Bar Council last week. Please see a full list of the 2019 Bar Council Election Results here.

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Matthew Kerruish-Jones represents interested party : Inquest into the death of David Cuthbertson and others

Published: 26/10/2018 | News

On 22 October 2018 HM Coroner Andrew Barkley presided over the Inquest into the death of David Cuthbertson and others, which concerned the death of Mr David Cuthbertson and five of his children in their farmhouse of Poityn Farm near Llangamarch Wells, Powys, Wales. Matthew Kerruish-Jones represented the estate of Eifion Davies (deceased). Matthew’s pupil, […]

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Patrick Harrington QC quoted in the Independent regarding major film making tax avoidance scheme

Published: 07/09/2018 | News

Patrick Harrington QC is quoted in Paul Bignell’s article in the Independent (Fri 31 August 2018) regarding the Little Wing trial, where he led the prosecution. Little Wing was a company operating a major film making tax avoidance scheme, which enabled investors to claim c£100million in tax repayments.

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Changez Khan succeeds before the Court of Appeal in Morris v Metrolink

Published: 04/09/2018 | News

Changez Khan succeeds before the Court of Appeal in Morris v Metrolink. The case has today been reported in the Times Law reports. It concerned a claim for automatic unfair dismissal for trade union activity and the relevance of alleged data breaches. A more detailed release can be found on our website.  

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Gordon Cole QC successfully defends cricketer and former England vice-captain Ben Stokes

Published: 17/08/2018 | News

Ben Stokes was charged with affray arising from an alleged brawl outside a Bristol nightclub on 25 September 2017. Following six days of evidence, Gordon Cole QC delivered his closing submissions at Bristol Crown Court on Monday and the jury was sent away to deliberate. The jury returned its unanimous not guilty verdict on Tuesday. […]

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Farrar’s Building features in new Armando Iannucci film

Published: 07/08/2018 | News

Filming for the forthcoming production ‘The personal history of David Copperfield’ starring Dev Patel and directed by Armando Iannucci took place right outside Chambers last weekend http://bit.ly/2MpjJ9c.  

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Carwyn Cox is sworn in as a Recorder

Published: 03/07/2018 | News

Congratulations to Carwyn Cox who was sworn in as Recorder at Preston Crown Court, by the HHJ Brown, the Recorder of Preston on 22nd June 2018.

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