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James Cracknell’s feat in winning the Boat Race at 46 after suffering a serious cycling accident in 2010 is extraordinary and inspiring.
Cracknell has also been an inspiration to campaigners for care for traumatic brain injuries through the likes of Headway….
Tom Little QC prosecuted Natasha Welsh at the Old Bailey, after a trial lasting just over a week.
Natasha was convicted of murdering her husband – both her son and daughter gave evidence for the Prosecution.
For further information:
The Mirror
Stuart McKechnie QC will shortly start work as part of the 4 person editorial team updating / revising the Judicial College Guidelines for the Assessment of General Damages in PI cases. The 15th edition will be under the new chair of Mrs…
Suicide is a topic that many of us find difficult to discuss. Attempts on one’s own life, particularly if unsuccessful, are not commonly spoken about, let alone raised in personal injury proceedings. However, can a defendant raise that a claimant should be contributorily negligent for…
On 2nd April 2019, the Court of Appeal handed down a reserved judgment which rejected Max Clifford’s application for leave to appeal against his conviction. Tom Little QC was one of two advocates representing the Prosecution in the appeal. Although Max Clifford…
We are delighted to announce that Jacob Levy QC has assumed the role of Head of Chambers.
He succeeds Andrew Ritchie QC, to whom we are extremely grateful after six years of leadership; he will remain an active Member of our…
Jeremy Ford has been appointed as the new General Editor of the Journal of Personal Injury Law (JPIL), taking over from Colin Ettinger.
For more information on the publication please visit the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers website
In this inaugural briefing for our Public Law Group, Saleem Khalid and Richard Collier take a detailed
look at some of the key cases of the last twelve months affecting public authority liability. The
Supreme Court’s judgment in the case…
The Claimant, between the ages of 16 and 19, suffered sexual abuse during the course of consultations with Dr Andrew Clayton (Consultant Psychiatrist) employed by Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in the 1990s. The consultations were all unchaperoned and Dr Clayton perpetuated…
QOCS, otherwise known as Qualified One-way Costs Shifting, leaves defendants out of pocket when defending claims, unless a defendant can satisfy one of the few exceptions in the Civil Procedure Rules to merit its disapplication. In particular, CPR 44.15 provides several exceptions…
