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Is this the “hammer blow” to the credit hire companies the end of the matter?
Karl Stevens v Equity Syndicate Management Limited [2015] EWCA Civ 93; is this the “hammer blow” to the credit hire companies the end of the matter? This significant appellate decision handed down at the end of February impacts upon the main arguments going to the issue of “rate” in credit hire claims which are routinely […]
read moreJoshua Hedgman successful in multi track road traffic accident trial
Joshua Hedgman was successful in a multi track road traffic accident trial where he appeared for the Claimant before Recorder Bright QC. The claim was for damages after the uninsured Defendant shunted the Claimant’s vehicle onto a roundabout. The impact caused the Claimant to suffer a head injury alongside orthopaedic injuries and Post Traumatic Stress […]
read moreAidan O’Brien sits on the RFU disciplinary hearing arising from Nathan Hughes’ collision with George North
Aidan O’Brien sat as a panel member at the RFU disciplinary hearing, chaired by Sir James Dingemans, arising from the red card shown to Nathan Hughes (Wasps Rugby) following a collision with George North (Northampton Saints). The player appeared before the panel charged with striking with the knee and/or shin, contrary to Law 10.4(a), during […]
read moreAndrew Arentsen joins Farrar’s Building
Andrew Arentsen, a tier 1 leading junior, has joined Farrar’s Building. Andrew’s practice is predominantly personal injury with a focus on high value and complex claims usually involving conflicting medical evidence. It also includes professional and clinical negligence. He is highly regarded for his work on commercial and contractual disputes, including insurance as well as […]
read moreHuw Davies successfully defends claim brought against Hertfordshire Council
Huw Davies, appearing in front of HHJ Charles Harris QC, successfully defended a claim brought against Hertfordshire Council for significant damages brought by a cleaner at a school when she allegedly slipped on a puddle of water in a school dining hall. The claim was brought under under regulation 12(3) of the Workplace Regulations. However, […]
read moreRobert Golin in successful claim under the Consumer Protection Act 1987 and Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957
Robert Golin was successful in a claim under the Consumer Protection Act 1987 and Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957. Robert acted for the Claimant (“C”), under a CFA, in a successful claim against a national building supplies warehouse (“D”). The circumstances of the accident were that C had visited D’s warehouse to buy several boxes of […]
read moreDiscount Rate Panel Appointed
The Ministry of Justice has confirmed that the panel to advise the Lord Chancellor in relation to setting the discount rate for personal injury damages has now been appointed and is to provide the Lord Chancellor with its recommendations within the next six months. The membership of the panel is as follows: John Pollock of […]
read moreJoshua Hedgman successfully resists a relief from sanction appeal
Joshua Hedgman successfully resisted a relief from sanction appeal that deprives the claimant of chronic pain report estimated to have been worth over £1 million to the value of the claim. Joshua was recently instructed for a defendant on the claimant’s appeal from a decision not to grant relief from sanction for failing to serve […]
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