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Farrar’s Building welcomes Faith & Tendai, in partnership with the Bar Council’s 10,000 Black Interns Scheme.
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 […]
read moreAndrew Arentsen shortlisted as Personal Injury Junior of the Year
We are delighted to announce that Andrew Arentsen of Farrar’s Building has been shortlisted as Personal Injury Junior of the Year, in this year’s Legal 500 Bar Awards. Please join us in congratulating Andrew and others shortlisted on this fantastic achievement. We look forward to celebrating all involved at the Legal 500 Awards Ceremony in […]
read moreCourt of Appeal confirms translator fees are recoverable.
Earlier today the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in Santiago v MIB [2023] EWCA Civ 838 and determined translator/interpreter fees are recoverable. The appeal had arisen following the first instance judgment of DDJ Sneddon in August 2022 in which she refused the Claimant recovery of the costs of an interpreter in reliance on the […]
read moreWEBINAR: Causation in Personal Injury Claims
Date: 4 July 2023 @ 16:30 Duration: 1 hour Presenter: Tom Bourne-Arton In this webinar, Tom Bourne-Arton discusses causation in personal injury claims, from basic general principles to cases with multiple causes. Tom also considers the chain of causation, negligent omissions, scientific uncertainty, and contributory negligence. For a recording of the webinar, please click here.
read moreInformed Consent: The Latest Update
In the case of Bilal and Malik v St George’s University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust [2023] EWCA Civ 605, the Court of Appeal considered the issue of how Montgomery and Bolam apply in cases relating to informed consent. Mr Malik brought a claim for personal injury following elective spinal surgery on the basis that there […]
read moreSorcha Dervin instructed by Eversheds Sutherland successfully defends claim for unfair dismissal.
Sorcha Dervin, instructed by Lucie Bradley of Eversheds Sutherland, represented a major aviation company in a three day Tribunal in which the Claimant’s complaint of unfair dismissal resoundingly failed. The Facts On the day in question, the Claimant (a Security Officer at the time) came across a female colleague whom he had never met […]
read moreCaroline Rees KC joins Farrar’s Building
Farrar’s Building is excited to announce that Caroline Rees KC joins Chambers as an associate member today. Elected as Leader of the Wales and Chester Circuit earlier this year, and with recent accolades including a shortlisting for Crime Silk of the Year 2022 at the Legal 500 Awards and The Times ‘Lawyer of the Week’ in […]
read moreWorld Rugby Announces a ‘One-Team Approach’ to Disciplinary Processes.
Pathways and processes implemented under independent Judicial Panel Chairman Christopher Quinlan KC and Citing Commissioner Manager Steve Hinds, to broaden representation and deepen the talent pool of officials selected to represent Rugby World Cup 2023 in France, have resulted in widened global and gender representation. Thirteen nations will be represented across an experienced team, including […]
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