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Costs Thrown Away

Published: 09/06/2015 | News

The court dealt with costs applications, including one under section 19 of the 1985 Act. The court observed that it was unclear whether a Judge dealing with a determination under section 19 could seek the assistance of the NTT or SCCO, however, given the likelihood that applications of this type are likely to increase suggested […]

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Successful strike out of claims in OLA Claim

Published: 08/06/2015 | News

James Pretsell and David Roderick achieved a successful strike out of the claims brought against two separate defendants in a multi-party Highways Act / OLA claim. The C sustained an injury as a result of a trip and fall which took place outside a prominent pub on the Thames Path at Blackfriars Bridge. The trip […]

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Hannah Saxena successfully defends an RTA claim brought by motorcyclist

Published: 01/06/2015 | News

Hannah Saxena successfully defended an RTA claim brought by motorcyclist against a truck driver. She appeared in Bow County Court defending a claim brought by the Claimant who came off his motorbike after colliding with a London Borough of Waltham Forest refuse truck that was turning out of a minor road into a major road […]

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Geoffrey Williams QC successfully acts for the SRA

Published: 28/05/2015 | News

Geoffrey Williams QC represented the Solicitors Regulation Authority in a largely contested 4 day hearing at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal in May 2015. There were two Solicitor Respondents, Mr B and Mr H. All allegations were proved against both. The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found that Mr B had behaved dishonestly and imposed a striking off […]

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Rescission of Settlement Agreement in Fraudulent Personal Injury Claims

Published: 27/05/2015 | News

Nick Blake discusses the Rescission of Settlement Agreement in Fraudulent Personal Injury Claims. In recent years the sanctions which the Courts have been willing to visit upon Claimants found to have fraudulently exaggerated the value of their claims have increased dramatically with adverse costs orders, strike out and committal ever more commonplace. So the decision […]

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Robert Golin acts for rugby club in Employment Tribunal hearing

Published: 11/05/2015 | News

Robert Golin was recently successful in an employment tribunal hearing. Robert acted for the Respondent, a successful rugby club, to resist a claim for unfair dismissal, disability discrimination, sexual discrimination, sexual harassment, unlawful deduction of wages and breach of Working Time Regulations. The claim was heard over a period of 3 days. All claims were […]

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Paul Lewis QC successful in murder case for the Crown

Published: 09/05/2015 | News

Paul Lewis QC recently acted for the Crown in the successful prosecution of a grandfather charged with the murder of his 6-week old grand-daughter. Following a trial lasting six weeks at the Newport Crown Court, the defendant was unanimously convicted by the jury of murder, and was sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum term […]

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Nick Blake successfully resists Mitchell / Denton Appeal

Published: 08/05/2015 | News

Nick Blake acted for three Claimants who successfully resisted the Defendant’s Mitchell / Denton Appeal where the Claimants had been granted relief from sanction having served their Particulars of Claim three months out of time. Nick is part of the Personal Injury law team. To read more about his practice please click here. 

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