Rajiv Bhatt acted for LBB Limited against Ms YH and W4C Limited. LBB is a company that buys and sells land. In October 2016 it entered into a contract with W4C for the sale of a piece of land. Ms YH is the sole shareholder and director of the W4C. Unfortunately, W4C failed to complete […]
read moreAidan O’Brien chaired the RFU disciplinary hearing involving challenges made by London Irish Captain, David Paice. The news report of the hearing can be found here. The full judgment will be posted on the RFU website in due course.
read moreAidan has recently been appointed to the Sport Resolutions Pro Bono Legal Advice Panel and has been invited to provide athletes with advice and assistance in the following areas: Anti-doping Athlete Selection and Eligibility Athlete and Player Contracts Safeguarding – children, young people and / or adults at risk Discipline Paralympic classification Aidan is […]
read moreMeasures to change the way compensation payouts are calculated have been unveiled today by Lord Chancellor David Lidington. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/reforms-to-compensation-payouts-announced The announcement follows a pledge made by Ministers in February to consult on whether there was a fairer way to set the “discount rate” in future.
read moreAn independent investigation by Ian Unsworth QC into events surrounding the submission of a forged letter has led to the English Football League fining Watford FC £4.3m including costs. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41042983 Ian Unsworth QC is ranked by Chambers and Partners as one of the country’s leading Sports Law Silks.
read moreWe are pleased to announce that Lee Evans has been shortlisted as one of only three personal injury juniors for the 2017 Personal Injury Junior of the Year Award. The result will be announced on 26th October 2017 at the London Hilton on Park Lane. https://www.chambersandpartners.com/chambers-uk-bar-awards-2017
read moreAidan O’Brien recently chaired an RFU Competitions Appeal panel, tasked with considering an appeal against the North Divisional Organising Committee’s decision to relegate Blyth RFC, from Durham Northumberland 2 to Durham Northumberland 3, following the conclusion of the 2016-17 season. The full judgment can be found here: http://www.englandrugby.com/mm/Document/Governance/Disclipine/01/32/53/27/BlythAppealJudgmentJul17[1]_English.pdf
read moreR (on the application of UNISON) (Appellant) v Lord Chancellor (Respondent) uksc-2015-0233-judgment[1]
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