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Rosalind Young obtains exemplary damages against a dishonest Claimant

Published: 11/09/2023 | News

Rosalind obtained exemplary damages and indemnity costs on an insurer’s counterclaim brought under the tort of deceit against a Claimant who was alleged to be fundamentally dishonest. The Claimant made a claim for general damages resulting from an RTA. The Defendant defended the claim on the basis of fraud and made a counterclaim for exemplary […]

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Geoffrey Williams KC & Murdochs achieve significant success in breach of trust case at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal

Published: 08/09/2023 | News

Geoffrey Williams KC was instructed by Nick Trevette of Murdochs to represent a Solicitor ‘SM’ who faced very serious allegations before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (“SDT”). To cut a long story short, SM and his erstwhile partner CH were appointed Trustees of a Will Trust of a very unusual nature.  The Testator created the trust […]

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Kamran Khan Succeeds in Proving Panel Bias

Published: 11/08/2023 | News

Kamran Khan, representing the Nursing and Midwifery Council (“NMC”), successfully applied for a Panel of the Fitness to Practise Committee to recuse itself on the grounds of bias. The Charges It had been alleged that on 25 February 2020, the Registrant had: 1. Driven a motor vehicle after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion […]

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Andrew Morse appointed Assistant Coroner

Published: 02/08/2023 | News

We are delighted to announce that Andrew Morse has been appointed as an Assistant Coroner for the South Wales Central Coroner’s Office. This permanent appointment, effective from 1 September 2023 will see Andrew working alongside the Senior Coroner, Area Coroner and fellow Assistant Coroners. This is a part-time, judicial commitment complementing Andrew’s practice at Farrar’s […]

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Richard Ive Fulfils Advocate’s Pro Bono Pledge

Published: 24/07/2023 | News

Richard Ive has fulfilled Advocate’s Pro Bono Pledge, by undertaking a minimum of 25 hours of pro bono work in 2023. Richard significantly exceeded this target by representing a bereaved family at a multi-day inquest. The bereaved family that Richard represented thanked him for his ‘excellent representation’. On behalf of the bereaved family, the deceased’s […]

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New Recruits

Published: 21/07/2023 | News

We are thrilled to announce that Holly Girven and Alex Findley will join Farrar’s Building in October 2023, following the successful completion of their pupillages with us. Both Holly and Alex will have spent twelve months with the fantastic team here at Farrar’s, gaining experience in all Chambers’ core areas, including personal injury, clinical negligence, regulatory & disciplinary and employment […]

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Leonard Wigg appointed to Sport Resolutions’ Pro Bono Legal Advice Panel.

Published: 19/07/2023 | News

Chambers is delighted to announce that Leonard Wigg has been successfully appointed to Sport Resolutions’ Pro Bono Legal Advice Panel. As a member of this panel, Leonard will provide pro bono legal advice and representation to eligible athletes and individuals in the areas of: • Anti-Doping • Athlete Selection and Eligibility • Athlete and Player […]

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Farrar’s Building welcomes Faith & Tendai, in partnership with the Bar Council’s 10,000 Black Interns Scheme.

Published: 18/07/2023 | News

Farrar’s Building are delighted to have recently welcomed two interns from the 10,000 Black Interns Scheme in partnership with the Bar Council. The Scheme is designed to support Black students and graduates and address under-representation of Black talent across various sectors. Two interns from the Scheme, Faith Osifo and Tendai Chiguvare, both spent a week […]

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