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Monthly Archives: March 2026
Geoffrey Williams KC: Another Costs Order against SRA
Geoff represented David Buckle (DB) in proceedings at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) upon the instructions of Nick Trevette of Murdochs Professional Discipline Solicitors. DB has had a long and distinguished career initially in the Services and then as a Solicitor. He is of impeccable character. From time to time DB had acted for a […]
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Success for Peter Savory in a commercial claim enforcing a foreign judgment
Peter Savory acted for the successful Claimant in a recent multi-track trial before HHJ Marquand. The Claimant, an attorney in New York, had obtained first a favourable arbitration award and then latterly a New York Supreme Court judgment for a considerable sum of unpaid client fees. The client did not formally challenge either the arbitration […]
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Farrar’s Employment Team reflects on the impact of our greater awareness of neurodiversity on litigation, particularly in the ET.
In Neurodiversity Celebration Week, it is interesting to reflect on the impact of our greater awareness of neurodiversity on litigation, particularly in the Employment Tribunal. We all know many neurodiverse people who thrive in the workplace, however, the law in this area suggests that many neurodiverse people will be considered “disabled” in accordance with the […]
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Smithstone v Tranmoor Primary School [2026] EWCA Civ 13: clarification on liability-only Part 36 offers
Introduction On 16 January 2026, the Court of Appeal (Bean, Phillips, and Stuart-Smith LJJ) handed down judgment in Smithstone v Tranmoor Primary School [2026] EWCA Civ 13, providing fresh guidance on when Part 36 costs consequences will bite with respect to liability-only Part 36 offers. The judgment explicitly overturned the position as enshrined in Mundy […]
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CCC v Sheffield NHS Case Review: Supreme Court opens the door for “lost years” claims by young children, but what happens next?
On 18 February 2026, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in CCC v Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2026] UKSC 5. In a 4-1 ruling, the Supreme Court held that the long-standing authority from the Court of Appeal which limited the ability of young children to recover damages for “lost years” in catastrophic […]
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Peter Savory reviews today’s costs decision in Attersley
Today, the Court of Appeal handed down its decision in Attersley v UK Insurance. In brief, the issue is how Part 36 interacts with allocation and the potential disapplication in whole or in part of fixed costs. The Claimant commenced an RTA claim in the Protocol. It exited due to a liability dispute. A Part […]
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