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Costs budgeting: re-cast Rules, revised Practice Direction and new Precedent T for Budget Variations – In force from 01.10.20
In-force from today 1 October 2020, pursuant to the 122nd PD Update, parts of the costs budgets practice direction 3E are moved to the rules themselves by the addition of new r.3.12(3); 3.15(5); 3.17(3); 3.15A. The PD is re-cast and shortened in substance and the Guidance Notes are now expressly included within the body of […]
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Farrar’s Building Welcomes Kamran Khan
We are very pleased to welcome Kamran Khan as a Member of Chambers, following his successful completion of pupillage with us this year. Kamran has appeared in Court regularly – both remotely and in person – in a variety of claims, including road traffic accidents, credit hire and personal injury trials and applications. Kamran is […]
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Farrar’s Building Welcomes Lauren Jones
We are very pleased to welcome Lauren Jones as one of our newest Members of Chambers. Lauren successfully completed her pupillage with us this year and has gained experience in personal injury and clinical negligence, two of Chambers’ core practice areas. During her second six, Lauren has undertaken small claims track trials, including credit hire, […]
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Understanding the Business Interruption Insurance Decision in FCA v Arch Insurance & Others
The Financial Conduct Authority v Arch Insurance & others [2020] EWHC 2448 (Comm) Last week on 15 September 2020 the High Court consisting of two specialist judges (Flaux LJ and Butcher J) gave its judgment in the business interruption test case. This is a moment that the insurance industry and hundreds of businesses have been […]
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Farrar’s Building Welcomes Leonard Wigg
We are very pleased to welcome Leonard Wigg to Chambers, following completion of his 3rd six pupillage. The past six months has seen Leonard appearing in court regularly, acting for both Claimants and Defendants in a variety of claims, including road traffic accidents, credit hire and personal injury. He has drafted statements of case and […]
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COVID-19 : Our Current Chambers’ Policy
Covid-19 Civil Procedure Summary and Covid-19 Court Protocols & Guidance Summary The Covid-19 emergency has resulted in a proliferation of civil procedure changes, court protocols and guidance. Farrar’s Building have prepared summaries of the materials that we hope will be a useful first port of call on these issues. Covid-19 Civil Procedure Summary: To download […]
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Farrar’s Building Covid-19 Civil Procedure Summary: 17.08.20
Farrar’s Building has compiled a Covid-19 Civil Procedure Summary for civil procedure specific to Covid-19. The summary, which can be found below, covers the following topic areas and includes links to the relevant sources: Covid-19 specific Practice Directions Cases relevant to Covid-19 issues Limitation, service of Defences & progressing claims HMCTS’s weekly operational summary Courts and Tribunals […]
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Michael Dougherty successfully defends claim, and obtains finding of fundamental dishonesty and order for recoverable costs in remote trial hearing.
Instructed by DAC Beachcroft, Michael Dougherty of Farrar’s Building successfully defended an Occupiers’ Liability claim for London Borough of Hackney recently. The matter was heard remotely by Skype with the judge sitting at Central London County Court, and a total of four witnesses giving live evidence. The Claimant brought a claim arising from an incident […]
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