By: Kelly Penstone-Smith


Victoria Logue is Back in the Building

Published: 01/03/2023 | News

We are delighted to welcome Victoria Logue back to Chambers, following maternity leave. Tory specialises in civil fraud and personal injury and will continue to accept instructions from both claimants and defendants. Tory also has a special interest in product liability, having previously been instructed in personal injury claims arising from health, beauty and cosmetic treatments. Tory’s […]

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Holly Girven wins James Hunt Prize for best advocacy

Published: 28/02/2023 | News

Congratulations to Holly Girven for being awarded the James Hunt Prize for best advocacy performance in the Pupil Trial Exercise. The trial exercise was held at the Royal Courts of Justice and hosted by The Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn.

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Farrar’s Building: Looking back at 2022

Published: 24/02/2023 | News

We started the year reflecting on 2022, which we can now say was our most successful year ever. 2022, for Farrar’s Building saw: 9 new recruits joining our “collegiate, supportive, progressive” set; an expansion of our client base in terms of key relationships with new and existing firms; a broadening of the areas of expertise […]

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WEBINAR: Personal Injury Liability Update 2022 – 2023

Published: 09/02/2023 | Webinars

Date: 8 February 2023 @ 16:30 Duration: 1 hour Presenters: David Roderick   This popular, annual update seeks to cover the following developments in general liability principles and PI practice area updates:   Developments in general liability principles: • The scope of a duty of care. In particular, the assumption of responsibility: Tindall v Chief Constable […]

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WEBINAR: Personal Injury Liability Update 2022 – 2023

Published: 02/02/2023 | News

We are delighted to welcome you to our first public webinar of 2023. Attendance is by registration only, via the link below. This popular, annual update will be hosted on 8 February 2023 by David Roderick who will seek to cover the following developments in general liability principles and PI practice area updates: Developments in general liability […]

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Geoffrey Williams KC appointed to Bar Disciplinary Tribunal

Published: 25/01/2023 | News

Congratulations to Geoffrey Williams KC who has been formally appointed as a KC member of the Council of the Inns of Court (COIC) Disciplinary Pool, effective from 1 February 2023.

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Personal Injury Discount Rate: Exploring the option of a dual/multiple rate

Published: 19/01/2023 | News

The MOJ have just opened a consultation on the Personal Injury Discount Rate (PIDR) that, as personal injury practitioners, we all know is of such importance when advising our clients about future losses. In recent times we have had +2.5%, -0.75% and the current rate of -0.25% that apply to all future heads of loss […]

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Lucie Danti represents the family at an inquest where shortfalls in care management and treatment were identified.

Published: 12/01/2023 | News

Lucie Danti recently appeared at a four-day inquest, representing the family of a patient who took her own life. At the time of death the patient had been under the care of an NHS Trust’s specialist mental health team. Despite requiring a hospital admission within six months of death, the patient’s only direct contact with […]

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