CASES
February 10, 2022
Wills & Trusts
Dunbabin & Ors v Dunbabin [2022] EWHC 241 (Ch)
Alex Troup, instructed by Hugh James, represented the successful claimants in the case of Dunbabin & Ors v Dunbabin [2022] EWHC 241 (Ch), a case concerning the law of severance. The main issue in the case was whether
CASES
February 10, 2022
Planning
Barton Park Estates Limited v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Dartmoor National Park Authority (High Court and Court of Appeal)
Tim Leader appeared for Dartmoor National Park Authority in the Court of Appeal, having represented the Authority in the High Court during 2021. The High Court decision case report can be found here.
CASES
February 1, 2022
Inquests & Public Inquiries, Wills & Trusts
Leeson v Mcpherson
Leslie Blohm QC (leading Tom Gosling of 23 ES Chambers) has been instructed by Glaisyers in the high-profile case of Leeson v Mcpherson where he appeared for the claimants, Leesons family.
CASES
January 30, 2022
Disputed Wills, Wills & Trusts
Kindred v. Warhurst [2022] EWHC 1100 (Ch)
A decision of HHJ Russen (sitting as a High Court Judge) regarding strike out applications in connection with a dispute over the beneficial ownership of a yacht.
CASES
January 17, 2022
Highways & Rights of Way, Personal Injury
Brown v South West Lakes Trust and others [2022] EWCA Civ 18
Three members of our Personal Injury team were all successful in the Court of Appeal in a judgment handed down on 17th January 2022 in the case of Brown v South West Lakes Trust and others [2022] EWCA Civ 18,
CASES
December 10, 2021
Children Private Law, Children Public Law, Family & Divorce
Griffiths v Tickle [2021] EWCA Civ 1882
The Court of Appeal today handed down judgment in Griffiths v Tickle [2021] EWCA Civ 1882. Lucy Reed acted for the applicant journalist who wished to report the contents of a fact finding judgment delivered in the course
CASES
December 6, 2021
Children Public Law
Re D
Dominik Morton represented the respondent father at a ten-day fact-finding hearing. The issues revolved around neglect of the children due to them being severely obese for their respective ages. Dominik was also heavily involved with case
CASES
November 17, 2021
Personal Injury, Personal Injury Fraud
Cornish v Darnley
Personal Injury barrister, James Marwick was recently successful in securing a finding of fundamental dishonesty on appeal in the reported case of Cornish v Darnley.
CASES
November 4, 2021
Inquests & Public Inquiries
Re: Christopher Jones
Two-week jury inquest into the death of a man who suffered from Asperger’s Syndrome and Paranoid Schizophrenia who was detained under the MHA. He died in a fire which he started whilst he was on unescorted
CASES
November 2, 2021
Children Public Law
G v G (2021)
Dominik Morton represented the applicant mother at a contested final hearing. Dominik was able to successfully able to resist an application made by the respondent father for a change of residency and successfully persuaded the Court
CASES
October 12, 2021
Children Public Law
Re M
Dominik Morton represented the respondent mother at an IRH in the High Court. After lengthy discussions, the parties came to an agreement whereby there would be a gradual progression towards reunification between the respondent mother and
CASES
October 11, 2021
Wills & Trusts
Baston v Osment & Fox & others [2021]
Natasha Dzameh successfully represented a claimant who had applied for removal of a lay executor and a professional executor, the estate not having been administered for circa 6 years. The application was opposed by the lay