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.