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Successful defence of company director prompts change in prosecution policy
Matthew Kerruish-Jones was instructed to defend WYDL, a residential development company, and its director, for numerous alleged breaches of section 34 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 at Aylesbury Crown Court. The defendant company carried out renovation and refurbishment works on residential properties for its clients. It engaged the services of subcontractors and independent contractors […]
read moreFarrar’s Building is proud to be partnering with Support Inform to ensure Chambers is accessible to its clients
Farrar’s Building are delighted to be partnering with Support Inform to provide training to all members and staff on accessibility to clients who lack capacity, or who have disabilities. Capacity can be affected by a wide range of things, such as deafness, mental health, learning disabilities, sight, autism, or dementia. Through this partnership, our members […]
read more22 Miles in: Emma Curran supports 100 Miles for Mind
Congratulations Emma on running 22 miles this past week in rain, wind and rather muddy conditions! At the weekend, Emma ran in the beautiful town of Rye and later near Bodium Castle in Kent, where she was joined by about 50 sheep. She really enjoyed the change of scenery which was a lovely alternative to […]
read moreWEBINAR: A New Era of Age Discrimination since Covid 19?
Date: 1 March 2022 @ 16:30 Duration: 40 minutes Presenter: Leslie Millin Covid 19 has forced society to work in different ways and many businesses have suffered severe financial pressure. Reports have confirmed that younger and older workers have been the most affected by the pandemic and age discrimination claims in the Employment Tribunal […]
read more100 Miles in March for Mind Charity
Mental health and Wellbeing has been a subject close to the heart of our Fees Clerk Emma Curran for many years. She has taken the opportunity to support the charity Mind which educates and raises awareness around mental health. As such, Emma has pledged to run 100 miles in March to assist the charity and […]
read moreClinical negligence: An update to the standard direction orders
On 11 February 2022, standard direction order templates to use in multi-track clinical negligence cases being heard in the county courts and district registries or Royal Courts of Justice were updated. They were first published on 30 January 2017. These changes will be of particular interest to all legal practitioners specialising in the field of […]
read moreMaterial contribution and clinical negligence – where are we now?
In 2021 there were two cases where judges at first instance heard detailed argument on material contribution in the context of clinical negligence, Davies v Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust [2021] EWHC 169 (HHJ Auerbach) and Thorley v Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust [2021] EWHC 2604 (Soole J). These two cases drew significantly on […]
read moreLeslie Millin succeeds in an employment tribunal claim involving age discrimination, redundancy and furlough
Mr D Edmondson v Premier Christian Communications Limited Case No: 2207250/2020 Leslie Millin represented the Claimant, who was 64 years old was employed as a Telesales Executive, selling advertising on various media. He had around 35 years of previous sales experience. He worked in a team of four sales executives and he was the highest achieving […]
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