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James Pretsell successfully represents Defendants against substantial claim for damages
ATKINSON v (1) PATHAK & (2) ROYAL SUN ALLIANCE 26/02/15, QBD, HHJ Owen QC sitting as a High Court Judge James Pretsell successfully represents Defendants against substantial claim for damages. James was instructed by the Defendant insurer to defend a claim involving a Claimant who had been working as a self-employed gardener when in December […]
read moreRecovery of CFA Success Fees & Children
Introduction As those who deal with personal injury litigation involving minors will know, when heard together, the phrases “Jackson Reforms” and “success fees” have caused significant headaches. The problem which is too often being encountered is the refusal of District Judges to release funds from a child’s damages to satisfy the success fee charged by […]
read moreNigel Spencer Ley obtains substantial damages for motorcyclist who suffered major orthopaedic injuries
Nigel Spencer Ley obtains substantial damages for motorcyclist who suffered major orthopaedic injuries. Motorcycles were the Claimant’s passion. By day he was a motorcycle instructor and in his spare time, he was either riding or rebuilding bikes. In October 2010, he suffered major orthopaedic injuries when a negligent car driver pulled out in front of […]
read moreNigel Spencer Ley secures substantial damages for an IT Director suffering from Conversion Disorder
Nigel Spencer Ley secured substantial damages for an IT Director suffering from Conversion Disorder. The Claimant was injured in a minor road traffic accident in July 2010. She subsequently developed what appeared to be a major vestibular disorder: she walked with an abnormal gait and required crutches, she suffered problems with balance and dizziness and […]
read moreMatthew Hodson succeeds in establishing pregnancy discrimination in remitted ET hearing
Matthew Hodson represented the Claimant in this remitted claim for pregnancy discrimination in the case of Martinez v (1) Indigo Design & Build Ltd (2) Mr Tank (2015). The EAT ((2014) UKEAT/0020/14/DM; 2014 WL 4423177; LTL 11/9/14) had found that the ET had erred in its analysis of direct discrimination, in particular by applying an […]
read moreNigel Spencer Ley succeeds in a major Fatal Accident Act claim against the NHS Ambulance Trust
Hayes v South East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust [2015] EWHC 0018 Nigel Spencer Ley was successful in a major Fatal Accident Act claim against the NHS Ambulance Trust. Mr Hayes, a barrister’s clerk and father of three sons, had a long history of severe asthma attacks. In December 2008 when he began to suffer […]
read moreBonike Erinle is invited to sit on the Six Nations Disciplinary Panel
Earlier this month, Bonike Erinle was invited to join a Six Nations Disciplinary Panel Committee that had been convened to decide on the merits of a citing complaint against a French No. 4 player who had been accused of making contact with the eye or eye area of an opponent during the match against Ireland […]
read morePeter Freeman successfully defends a haulier in a fatal accident claim
Dursan v J Sainsbury Plc (26th, 27th January & 12th February 2015) – RCJ Peter Freeman represented D in a fatal road traffic accident. The driver of a HGV was in stop-start traffic in a busy area in which he was aware of pedestrians crossing from both sides in between vehicles. It was dark and […]
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