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Bonike Erinle appointed as Chair of Rugby Football Union disciplinary hearings
Bonike was appointed as an Rugby Football Union (RFU) Judicial Panel Member in June 2014 and went on to deal with her first case as Chair in January 2016. She continues her judicial activity on the international playing field, having been drafted in, for the second year running, as a Panel Member for the Rugby […]
read moreGeorgina Crawford appointed legal chair of appeals ahead of Olympics
Georgina Crawford will determine appeals arising out of selection and anti doping decisions made by the British Equestrian Federation. She is delighted to take up this position which will include applying a new expedited appeal procedure drafted ahead of Rio, to enable appeals to be heard as quickly as possible. Appeals are expected to arise […]
read moreGeorgina Crawford secures fundamental dishonesty costs order
On 3 March in Uxbridge County Court, Georgina Crawford secured a finding of fundamental dishonesty in a fast track RTA on behalf of her lay client and Aviva Insurance. It was held that the case had been ‘started or continued on the dishonest premise of certain evidence which was not just lacking in credibility but […]
read moreHannah Saxena settles fatal accident clinical negligence claim
Hannah represented the family of EH (deceased) in a fatal accident clinical negligence claim against Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. EH attended Luton and Dunstable hospital for a laparoscopic nephrectomy in 2012 during which one of her main arteries was severed but this was not noticed. EH required a further emergency operation and […]
read moreCyclist receives four year ban by National Anti-Doping Panel
Amateur cyclist Robin Townsend was given a four year ban by the National Anti-Doping Panel (NADP) for a violation of Rule 2.1 of the Cycling Time Trial Anti-Doping Rules. Christopher Quinlan QC chaired the Panel which delivered its verdict following a trial in December 2015. Robin Townsend (the respondent) tested positive for a performance enhancing […]
read moreHannah Saxena reduces costs by 50% for failure to engage in mediation
Hannah recently reduced the costs for a Claimant she was representing. The claim concerned declarations under section 14 of the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 (“TOLATA”) in respect of two properties which were in the sole legal name of the Claimant’s ex-partner, the Defendant. The claim was heavily disputed by the […]
read moreChangez Khan successful in 8 day unfair dismissal case for a trade union official
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. […]
read moreJake Rowley successfully obtains a finding of ‘fundamental dishonesty’
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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