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Changez Khan successful in 8 day unfair dismissal case for a trade union official

Published: 16/12/2015 | News

Facts The Claimant was employed by Metrolink, the operator of Manchester’s tram network. He was also the local trade union official. As part of a business restructure, Metrolink was proposing to make redundancies. Various dissatisfied union members approached the Claimant to ask him to raise a collective grievance on their behalf. So far so good. […]

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Jake Rowley successfully obtains a finding of ‘fundamental dishonesty’

Published: 04/11/2015 | News

Jake Rowley successfully obtains a finding of ‘fundamental dishonesty’ whilst acting on behalf of the successful Defendant driver (‘D’) in a Fast Track trial arising out of an alleged road traffic accident on a roundabout. The Parties’ Cases The Claimant (‘C’) alleged that he had come to a stop at a set of traffic lights […]

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Farrar’s Building ranked as a leading set in legal directories

Published: 03/11/2015 | News

Farrar’s Building is delighted to have been ranked in the latest Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 directories across five practice areas and with numerous individual mentions. A detailed summary of the rankings can be found below. Chambers & Partners Crime Farrar’s Building enjoys a strong reputation for its serious criminal work. Its members are […]

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Joel McMillan Joins Chambers

Published: 07/10/2015 | News

Chambers is very pleased to announce that Joel McMillan has joined Chambers having successfully completed his pupillage in October 2015. Joel will be happy to accept instructions across the full range of Chambers’ practice areas.

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Aidan O’Brien discusses Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board [2015] UKSC 11

Published: 15/09/2015 | News

Aidan discusses the case of Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board [2015] UKSC 11 and explores the legal issues surrounding  informed consent to medical treatment. Factual Background In October 1999, Nadine Montgomery gave birth to her first child, who sustained severe disabilities as a consequence of shoulder dystocia during his birth. Her treating obstetrician, Dr Dina […]

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Rugby World Cup 2015: Christopher Quinlan QC appointed Judicial Officer

Published: 14/09/2015 | News

Christopher Quinlan QC has been appointed a Judicial Officer for the Rugby World Cup 2015 and will form part of the tournament’s disciplinary team. The team is responsible for all disciplinary matters and has been selected from 11 nations worldwide. The team comprises 11 citing commissioners, 10 judicial officers and four appeal officers.

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Joshua Hedgman settles High Court pensions claim

Published: 13/08/2015 | News

Joshua Hedgman has been instructed in a High Court pensions claim which had been proceeding in the Queen’s Bench Division. The Claimant had worked for a public sector employer when he sustained injury in a road traffic accident causing serious cognitive deficit. He was dismissed from that employment and duly brought proceedings in the Employment […]

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Successful dismissal of a liability admitted claim

Published: 11/08/2015 | News

Tim Found was recently successful in case which resulted in the dismissal of a liability admitted claim. He represented the defendant in a case where his client had reversed into the claimant’s parked vehicle. Liability was admitted but causation and quantum were in dispute. The claim was served on the cusp of limitation along with […]

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