CASES
November 29, 2018
Children Private Law, Family & Divorce
BT & GT (Children: twins – adoption) [2018] EWFC 76
Lucy Reed acted for the prospective adopters of a boy placed for adoption apart from his twin, following egregious failures in local authority decision making and multiple systemic failures in record keeping, and in the care
CASES
November 1, 2018
Children Public Law, Family & Divorce
A LA v F
Asha represented the local authority in this 5 day final hearing in care proceedings concerning allegations of inflicted injury. Asha secured significant findings against both parents in line with the evidence of the child.
CASES
October 31, 2018
Commercial, Commercial Dispute Resolution
Off Site Solutions (RT) Ltd v Altecnic Ltd
His Honour Judge Russen QC handed down judgment on 31st October 2018 in the High Court, Business and Property Courts, Commercial Court (QBD) Bristol District Registry trial of the case of Off Site Solutions (RT) Ltd
CASES
October 26, 2018
Real Estate, Wills & Trusts
Sollis v Leyshon & Leyshon [2018] EWHC 2853 (Ch)
Natasha Dzameh represented the Defendants at a complex 3-day trial concerning breach of trust, duress, proprietary estoppel, resulting trusts, unconscionability, undue influence and unjust enrichment. The scope of the Claimant’s case was reduced to one of
CASES
October 12, 2018
Personal Injury
Elnadief v Markerstudy Insurance
Ben successfully represented the Defendant insurer in this civil fraud trial in which a fundamentally dishonest claim for damages was dismissed by His Honour Judge Petts sitting in Cardiff County Court, and following which the Claimant
CASES
October 5, 2018
Inquests & Public Inquiries
Jacqueline Oakes
Tom Leeper was instructed on behalf of the National Probation Service in the inquest into the death of Jacqueline Oakes who was murdered by Marcus Musgrove. Three week inquest.
CASES
October 3, 2018
Personal Injury
Power v Cardiff
Ben successfully represented the defendant council at trial, in which His Honour Judge Harrison made useful comment on dangerousness and the extent of the duty under section 41 the Highways Act 1980 in the context of
CASES
October 1, 2018
Clinical Negligence
C v County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
This case was based on the failure to inform the patient/claimant of a diagnosis of Crohn’s Disease due to poor systems operating at the trust, it looks at what the reasonable patient would expect to be
CASES
September 7, 2018
Inquests & Public Inquiries
Kevin Crehan
Tom Leeper was instructed on behalf of HMP Prison Service following death in custody of Kevin Crehan.
CASES
September 2, 2018
Licensing
Off Licence TQ Limited v Torbay Council
Roy succeeded on two legal arguments of great importance to local authorities in relation to costs in appeal cases: (a) a third party order for costs can be made against the director of a limited company
CASES
August 10, 2018
Clinical Negligence
W v Betsi Cadwaldr
Failure appropriately to treat rejection episode following corneal transplant.