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2021

James Thacker and Laura Hibberd successfully prosecute OCG that flooded London market with substantial quantities of drugs and used EncroChat

An Organised Crime Group (OCG) operated across London to deliver over 90 different types of drugs during 2020 until their arrest on 22nd February 2021. Upon warrants being executed at various premises in London and a storage unit, almost £2 million of drug…

The Weekly Roundup: the Spaced Edition

As Captain Kirk resumed his Space Odyssey this week, the team remained depressingly earthbound. But thank goodness we were! If we’d been Lost In Space, we’d have missed the New Hope presented by the court’s new remote hearing platform. We might also…

1CL Exhibiting at the Bar Council Pupillage Fair

We are looking forward to exhibiting at the Bar Council’s Pupillage Fair 2021 tomorrow, Saturday 16th October. Bar Council website.

Do pop by our virtual stand to find out more about us. We look forward to talking to you.

Find out more about…

Eleanor Mawrey and William Dean speak at DEFRA Investigators’ Annual Conference

On 13th October 2021, Eleanor Mawrey and William Dean spoke on prosecutions for fraud and associated matters at a conference attended by investigators from DEFRA Investigation Services (DIS), who investigate suspected criminal offences on behalf of DEFRA’s executive agencies.Eleanor spoke about the…

William Dean speaks at Community Care Live 2021

On 12th October 2021, William Dean delivered a legal update lecture at Community Care Live, an annual conference event for social work professionals.William’s lecture addressed the provision of accommodation by local authorities for vulnerable children under section 20 of the Children Act,…

1CL Webinar: Limitation, date of knowledge – claimants in or defendants take them out!

In this webinar, David Thomson and Francesca O’Neill discuss date of knowledge, looking at how claimants should assess date of knowledge and present this in proceedings.

They also look at defendants’ assessment and tactics to improve their poor outcome in much of…

A ding-dong over a ding-dong: the potential perils of home security

“Could EVERY doorbell camera owner face £100,000 fine after landmark ruling” thundered a headline from yesterday’s Daily Mail.  The short answer to the question is “No”, but the question was prompted by the judgment of HHJ Melissa Clarke in Fairhurst v Woodard.

Webinar Recording: Beauty Treatment Claims: Injuries, Insurance and Proving the Claim

In yesterday’s webinar Ella Davis and Dominique Smith looked at beauty treatment claims. They covered:

Injuries arising from high street beauty treatments
The scale of the problem
Issues of regulation and insurance (or the lack thereof)
Proving the standard…

John Foy QC, Edwin Buckett and Max Melsa featured in this month’s edition of PI Focus

John Foy QC, Edwin Buckett and Max Melsa have been published in this month’s edition of PI Focus, APIL’s monthly newsletter, regarding amputation claims and claims under the Montreal Convention respectively.

Members of APIL are able to access the articles here:

The Weekly Roundup: the Smugger Edition

Last week we brought you news of our triumphant rankings in the latest edition of the Legal 500; this week we were told that chambers has been shortlisted for Barristers’ Chambers of the Year in the Personal Injury Awards 2021. As you…

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