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Geoffrey Williams QC wins ACCA Appeal

Published: 07/11/2016 | News

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 […]

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James Pretsell successfully represented the Defendant in an application to rely on surveillance evidence in the High Court

Published: 02/11/2016 | News

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 […]

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R v Tomasz Kroker

Published: 31/10/2016 | News

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 […]

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Updated guidance: consent following Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board

Published: 31/10/2016 | News

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 […]

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Inheritance (Provision for Family & Dependents) Act 1975, S.4: Out of time Applications

Published: 18/10/2016 | News

‘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 […]

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Geoffrey Williams QC represents Solicitor who admitted dishonesty but avoided striking off

Published: 17/10/2016 | News

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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Christopher Quinlan QC review into British Horseracing Authority’s regulatory function published

Published: 30/09/2016 | News

Christopher Quinlan QC was appointed to lead a review of the structure, composition and operation of the British Horse Racing (BHA) Disciplinary Panel, Appeal Board and Licensing Committee following the Jim Best case. The resulting Quinlan review, published today, has made far-reaching recommendations in order to bring the process in line with current best practice. […]

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Joshua Hedgman appears in Chancery Division trial on the formal validity of three wills

Published: 28/09/2016 | News

Joshua Hedgman was recently instructed in a case concerning the formal validity of three wills pursuant to section 9 of the Wills Act 1837. The matter was tried in the Chancery Division on 15th and 16th June 2016. An interesting point of law emerged during the case. The challenger to the wills alleged a variety […]

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