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2019

Sabotaging your own claim: how Facebook can lead to committal proceedings

It is commonplace for social media posts to form part of personal injury litigation. They can be provided by parties in the course of disclosure or uncovered throughout the life of proceedings, often in an attempt to discredit a claimant’s account of…

High Court dismisses a fundamentally dishonest PI claim: a review of Patel v Aviva & Zurich

There have been several interesting judgments concerning fundamental dishonesty that have been handed down over the last year. The recent judgment of Her Honour Judge Melissa Clarke, sitting as a High Court Judge in the matter of Sudhirkumar Patel v (1) Aviva…

Chambers is pleased to announce the appointment of 6 members to the Specialist Regulatory Advocates

9 Gough Chambers is pleased to announce the appointment of 6 of its barristers to the list of Specialist Regulatory Advocates. All are able to prosecute on behalf of regulatory bodies, including the Health & Safety Executive and the Environment Agency.

Following…

Meat cutting plant fined for obstructing Food Safety Inspectors

On 10th May 2019 at Thames Magistrates’ Court, a meat cutting plant was fined for obstructing food safety inspectors acting in the execution of their duties, contrary to the Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013.

On two occasions in 2018, inspectors…

Is a ship a ‘She’?

The Scottish Maritime Museum has been in the news for adopting gender-neutral signage for ships as a response to vandalism of its signs.
This is a thorny issue. HMS Queen Elizabeth may well logically be a ‘She’, but what about HMS…

Barrister and Judge wins war over her patio

In Suki Waschkuhn (nee Johal) v Capital Asset Management (Worple Road) Limited and Wimbledon Central Residents’ Association Limited the court was concerned with a dispute in respect of works to Mrs Waschkuhn’s terrace. The Management Company, Wimbledon Central Residents’ Association Limited, asserted…

Grahame Aldous QC achieves the highest level of accreditation available from APIL

Grahame Aldous QC becomes the first barrister to achieve the highest level of accreditation available from APIL for his outstanding contribution to personal injury law.
Grahame is now one of an exclusive group of just 12 APIL senior fellows. APIL is…

House of Lords Call for Reform of Forensic Science Services

A report of the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee issued on 1st May 2019 highlights that the UK was once regarded as world-leading in forensic science but an absence of high-level leadership, a lack of funding and an insufficient level…

Edwin Buckett successfully resists PACE appeal challenge in the High Court

In a reserved judgment handed down on the 26th April 2019, Mr Justice Murray dismissed the Claimant’s appeal in the lengthy on-going case of Westminster College of Computing v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2019] EWHC 1036 (QB).
The Claimant…

Hot drinks and burns: what are a vendor’s duties when serving hot drinks to customers?

Customers can sometimes sustain injuries when purchasing hot drinks from vendors, particularly if the contents of their drink escapes from the mouth of the lid, if the lid is not secured properly, or, if by way of an accident, liquid contents escape…

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