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Christopher Quinlan QC appointed World Rugby Judicial Panel Chairman
Christopher Quinlan QC has been appointed as the World Rugby Judicial Panel Independent Chairman. He will take up the position on 1st January 2017 and he will be responsible for the appointment and management of World Rugby’s Judicial Committees and judicial officers, including Rugby World Cup, for which Quinlan himself has served as judicial officer […]
read moreChangez Khan is successful for the Claimant in a 7-day disability discrimination trial
Changez Khan acted successfully for the Claimant in a 7-day trial on disability discrimination (heard at Central London Employment Tribunal). The Claimant was diagnosed with stress, anxiety and depression. This was exacerbated by an excessive workload and personal issues with his line manager. Amongst other things, it was alleged his line manager made repeated sexual […]
read moreGeoffrey Williams QC wins ACCA Appeal
Geoffrey Williams QC recently represented Mr AT, an accountant in an ACCA appeal (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants). The accountant was deprived of his audit license by a Committee of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) after a contested hearing. A written application for permission to appeal was refused by a Chairman on the […]
read moreJames Pretsell successfully represented the Defendant in an application to rely on surveillance evidence in the High Court
James Pretsell acted for the defendant in the case of Stewart v Kelly, where it was held a claimant had had no principled reason to object to the admission of video surveillance evidence served by the defendant. Facts The case concerned a personal injury claim in which the defendant had admitted liability for the accident […]
read moreR v Tomasz Kroker
James Rozier today appeared for the Defendant at Reading Crown Court in the case of R v Tomasz Kroker. On the 10th October 2016 the Defendant entered guilty pleas in respect of four counts of Death by Dangerous Driving, and a fifth count of Causing Serious Injury by Dangerous Driving. The case was listed for […]
read moreUpdated guidance: consent following Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board
Updated guidance on consent following Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board. Following the Supreme Court ruling of Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board [2015] UKSC 11 the Royal College of Surgeons has published updated guidance as to how practitioners should approach the consent process with patients. ‘Consent: Supported Decision-Making – A Good Practice Guide’ is essential reading […]
read moreInheritance (Provision for Family & Dependents) Act 1975, S.4: Out of time Applications
‘It is not only Heaven that helps those who help themselves’ An Application for reasonable financial provision under Section 2 of the Inheritance (Provision for Family & Dependents) Act 1975 (‘the 1975 Act’) must normally be made within 6 months of the date on which effective representation with respect to the estate is first taken […]
read moreGeoffrey Williams QC represents Solicitor who admitted dishonesty but avoided striking off
Geoffrey Williams QC represented a Solicitor, Mr GP, in proceedings before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal. Mr P admitted that he had been dishonest in backdating a witness statement in civil proceedings and asserting that the statement was in fact in time when it was not. Geoffrey was successful in proving that this was an isolated […]
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