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Giles Mooney QC successfully resisted an appeal from the Defendants in a claim under the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1934 and the Fatal Accidents Act 1976. The deceased died from bronchopneumonia, having contracted asbestosis, allegedly in the course of his employment…
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
Our wonderful Consultant Clerk, Garry Farrow is leaving Chambers at the end of the month. He has decided to enjoy time away from London and spend more time in Winchester where he lives.
Many of you…
Vicarious Liability Revisited
We might still be seven months away from the beginning of the festive period 2019 but those that are already thinking about their work Christmas parties might be interested in this recent High Court decision.
The Facts
In December…
This case concerned a jurisdictional challenge brought by two corporate entities, one English and one Zambian registered/domiciled, which made its way through the High Court ([2016] EWHC 975 (TCC)) and Court of Appeal ([2018] 1 WLR 3575) before a hearing in the…
Chambers is delighted to announce that 1 Chancery Lane has been shortlisted for Barristers’ Chambers of the Year, at The British Claims Awards 2019. Personal Injury (including Clinical Negligence, Professional Liability and
Presented at the PEOPIL Presentation – X v Kuoni (May 2019)
APIL’s forthcoming advanced brain and spinal cord injury conference is taking place at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, South Wales from 12th to 14th June 2019.
The programme is now finalised and it’s available
On 31st March 2019 the Home Secretary announced that he was giving more power to the police to exercise the power contained in section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 to stop and search without having reasonable suspicion…
Sherratt v Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police [2018] EWHC; 1746 (QB)
[2019] P.I.Q.R. P1
This is a confusingly written judgment which I am firmly of the opinion is wrong. It is, however, interesting for how it is wrong.
The basis of…
Diamond v Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust [2019] EWCA Civ 585
Lord Faulks QC and Laura Johnson have successfully resisted an appeal on causation in a case concerning consent to medical treatment.
The Claimant (C) brought a claim for clinical…
