Congratulations to our members, Richard Ive, Holly Girven and Alex Findley, and Probationary Tenant, Daniel Holt, for being included in the 2025 Pro Bono Recognition List. Now in it’s second year, the List recognises solicitors, barristers, chartered legal executives and registered foreign/European lawyers both in private practice and in-house who provided at least 25 hours […]
read moreLeslie Millin succeeds in an appeal to the EAT on an application for strike out which was made by the Respondent initially at a Preliminary Hearing in a claim of constructive unfair dismissal. The Claimant’s claim was struck out by the Employment Tribunal without hearing the evidence about the circumstances in which the Claimant’s notice […]
read moreGeoff Williams KC was instructed by Nick Trevette of Murdochs Law Solicitors to defend a Solicitor (“G”) in contested proceedings at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal. G had been admitted a Solicitor in 1991 and had never previously been made the subject of disciplinary proceedings. By the time of the hearing he was a sole […]
read moreThis week, we celebrate neurodiversity with Barrister Michael Dougherty of Farrar’s Building. Michael has collaborated with Neurodiversity in Law to bravely share his experiences of life at the bar, with autism. Please join us in proudly supporting Michael and neurodiversity at the Bar, by reading about his journey, the barriers he faced and the actions […]
read moreDate: 11 March 2025 @ 16:30 Duration: 1 hour Presenter: Tim Found Following a wealth of recent judicial criticism of medico-legal experts, Tim distils the learning points from those judgments, along with his own, professional experience of both claimant and defendant instructions. This webinar will appeal to both medico-legal experts and those who instruct […]
read moreWe are delighted to welcome Rosalind Young back to Chambers, following a period of maternity leave. Ros continues to accept instructions from both claimants and defendants in her areas of specialism, to include personal injury and clinical negligence. Please contact our Clerks with your enquiries.
read moreThe appeal in PMC v A Local Health Board was heard on 25 February 2025 but was adjourned to early summer pending the outcome of the appeal and the judgment of the Supreme Court in Abbasi v Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Trust [2023] EWCA Civ 331. For a detailed discussion of PMC, see Katriona King’s […]
read moreIntroduction On 12th February 2025, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in Kristie Higgs v Farmor’s School and Ors [2025] EWCA Civ 109 which concerned an employee’s right to express potentially controversial beliefs on a private social media account. The case explored the extent to which ‘reputational risk’ to an employer can justify disciplinary […]
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