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Recent Cases

  • CASES

    July 16, 2020

    Personal Injury

    Gregory v Penchard Limited

    Ben represented the Claimant in this £1m+ employers’ liability claim following a manual handling accident, which successfully settled at a JSM shortly before trial.

  • CASES

    June 8, 2020

    Wills & Trusts

    Sofer v Swissindependent Trustees SA [2020] EWCA Civ 699

    Leslie Blohm QC and Alex Troup of the Wills & Trust Team, instructed by Burges Salmon LLP, represented the successful Appellant, Robert Sofer, in the case of Sofer v. Swissindependent Trustees SA [2020] EWCA Civ 699.

  • CASES

    June 2, 2020

    Highways & Rights of Way, Personal Injury

    Barlow v Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council [2020] EWCA Civ 696; [2021] QB 229

    More higher court success for Matthew White in a case of significance for claims involving accidents on the highway.

  • CASES

    June 1, 2020

    Catastrophic Injury, Personal Injury

    Powell v Ham competitive carriage driving accident

    Richard Stead, instructed by Lea Brocklebank, partner in DACB Beachcroft’s Complex and Catastrophic Injury Team, successfully defended a GB International carriage driver in a claim alleging negligence arising out of an accident occurring during a competition

  • CASES

    June 1, 2020

    Personal Injury

    Barlow v Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council [2020] EWCA Civ 696.

    Matthew White, of St John’s Chambers’ personal injury team, successfully represented the claimant in Barlow v. Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council [2020] EWCA Civ 696.

  • CASES

    May 28, 2020

    Wills & Trusts

    Challen v Challen [2020] EWHC 1330 (Ch)

    The High Court in Bristol (HHJ Matthews) has granted Sally Challen relief from the forfeiture arising from her killing of her husband Richard in 2010.

  • CASES

    April 27, 2020

    Commercial

    Alwitry v SEB

    Nick Pointon, together with Jersey Advocate Steven Chiddicks, has been representing Consultant Ophthalmologist Mr Amar Alwitry in long running proceedings before the Jersey courts, arising out of his unlawful dismissal in 2012.

  • CASES

    April 2, 2020

    Inquests & Public Inquiries

    Re: Andrew Goldstraw 

    Two-week Article 2 jury inquest into the death of a man who was found hanged in his cell in prison having taken an excessive amount of anti-depressant medication and had traces of psychoactive substances in his

  • CASES

    April 1, 2020

    Commercial

    Heathfield International LLC v (1) Axiom Stone (London) Limited (2) Medecall Limited [2020] EWHC 1075 (Ch)

    Natasha Dzameh represented the second defendant in a relief from sanctions application in respect of a late costs budget against a background of procedural breaches/deadline failures.

  • CASES

    April 1, 2020

    Wills & Trusts

    Sofer v SIT [2020] EWCA Civ 699

    Considered the requirements for pleading a dishonest breach of trust against trustees.

  • CASES

    March 27, 2020

    Personal Injury

    Lent v Freer

    Ben successfully represented this cyclist who sustained severe colorectal and orthopaedic injuries in a road traffic accident.