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By: Kelly Penstone-Smith
Procedural Fairness and Cross-Border Litigation: Insights from Alton v Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen.
In Alton v Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen [2024] EWCA Civ 1435, the Court of Appeal provided valuable guidance on pleading amendments, limitation, pleading foreign law, and the proportionality of striking out claims. The judgment arose from an appeal against the decision to reinstate a claim previously struck out by Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen (“PZU”), the Defendant and […]
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Chief Constable of Northamptonshire v Woodcock [2025] EWCA Civ 13: The Boundaries of Duties Owed by Public Authorities in Negligence
The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in Chief Constable of Northamptonshire Police v Woodcock [2025] EWCA Civ 13. The case provides useful guidance on the extent of police liability in negligence and claims against public authorities. It is one of the first cases to apply the recent Supreme Court decision of Tindall v Chief Constable […]
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Applications for Pupillage at Farrar’s Building (commencing October 2026)
We are very pleased to invite applications for pupillage via the Bar Council Pupillage Gateway. Farrar’s Building is a leading set across all of our core practice areas, including personal injury, clinical and professional negligence, insurance and commercial litigation, employment, inquests, public inquiries and disciplinary tribunals. Pupils will receive funding of £70,000 for their pupillage […]
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Jaffé and Another v Greybull Capital [2024] EWHC 2534 (Comm): The fallacy of memory, half-truths and the role of contemporaneous documents
The recent High Court decision in Jaffé and Another v Greybull Capital LLP and Others [2024] EWHC 2534 (Comm) (“Jaffe ”) is a timely reminder of the boundaries of “half-truths,” causation in misrepresentation claims and the commercial realities of reliance on financial assurances. The case also highlights issues relating to the reliability of witnesses and […]
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James Pretsell successfully defends claim brought by sleepwalker seriously injured by moving train.
James Pretsell successfully defends a claim brought by a claimant who sleepwalked from her home, entered a railway station and accessed the railway lines, before being hit by a train sustaining serious orthopaedic and head injuries. Following a two day multi track trial on liability only, the claim was dismissed in its entirety. The case […]
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Outstanding Set for Diversity, Equality & Inclusion: Chambers UK Bar Awards
WE DID IT! We could not be more proud to have been recognised by Chambers & Partners as an Outstanding Set for Diversity, Equality and Inclusion. Congratulations to the team, for yet again shining a spotlight on what should be the norm, everywhere. We are committed to reducing or removing barriers at the Bar relating […]
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Emily Mitchell represents a family at an inquest, securing a conclusion of unlawful killing
Emily Mitchell, instructed by Hudgell Solicitors, represented a bereaved family at an inquest at Croydon Coroner’s Court. Riccardo Holness, aged 42, was killed following a single punch to the head, delivered following an altercation outside a bar in Beckenham in the early hours of 17 October 2021. Riccardo died in hospital on 12 November 2021. […]
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John Brown successfully defends claim arising out of an accident on a building site in 4 day High Court trial
John Brown recently acted for the successful Second Defendant in the case of Jones v Persimmon Homes & Macob Scaffolding [2024] EWHC 2957 (TCC). John was instructed by Huw Edwards of Kennedys Law LLP. The claim against the Second Defendant was dismissed after a 4 day trial on the issue of liability only heard before […]
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