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Recent Cases

  • CASES

    August 9, 2016

    Children Private Law, Family & Divorce

    Y v S (2016)

    Graeme has successfully represented mother, a Chinese national, in the High Court on an application to remove a child permanently from this jurisdiction to the People’s Republic of China. Although there have been a small number of

  • CASES

    July 20, 2016

    Personal Injury, Personal Injury Costs

    Price v Egbert H Taylor & Company Limited (costs) Appeal REF.BM5/007/A

    In Price v Egbert H Taylor & Company Limited the Claimant had wrongly said that a pre-1/4/13 CFA was in existence (in fact there was none). Having lost the claim he said that because there was

  • CASES

    July 17, 2016

    Personal Injury

    Trussler v Surrey County Council

    Two day trial concerning the nature of duty of care owed to a school pupil during the conduct of a science experiment at school. James successfully acted for the Claimant at first instance.

  • CASES

    July 17, 2016

    Personal Injury

    Issa v Bristol City Council

    A claim was discontinued at trial because it disclosed no reasonable grounds for bringing the claim and a wasted costs order was obtained against the Claimant’s solicitors in respect of their conduct of the claim.

  • CASES

    July 17, 2016

    Personal Injury

    Edwards v Bristol City Council

    James successfully set aside a late notice of discontinuance and had the claim struck out with an enforceable costs order under CPR44.15.

  • CASES

    July 17, 2016

    Personal Injury

    Apfel v London Borough of Hackney

    James was successful in acting for a local authority in a multi-track personal injury claim brought by an employee. The decision provides employers with clear authority and guidance over the interpretation and meaning of Regulation 4(3)

  • CASES

    July 11, 2016

    Children Public Law, Family & Divorce

    A and B (Findings against social worker) (Rev 1) [2016] EWFC 68 (11 July 2016)

  • CASES

    June 2, 2016

    Real Estate

    Darby v James

    In June 2016, in the case of Darby v James, Adam successfully defended the position of the defendant, James. The parties had, years earlier, compromised a land dispute which involved various issues, including problems centring around rights

  • CASES

    May 12, 2016

    Commercial

    Beeny v Ghersie & MG Associates Limited

    Charlie, instructed by Richard Gore at Gregg Latchams Limited, has successfully defended Mr David Beeny, a former accountant, against a misrepresentation claim worth c. £1m in the case of Beeny v Ghersie & MG Associates Limited.

  • CASES

    May 12, 2016

    Planning, Public & Administrative Law

    Oadby and Wigston Borough Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2016] EWCA 1040; JPL 358

    5 year housing land supply, choice of HMA on s.78 appeals and for the preparation of local plans.

  • CASES

    April 21, 2016

    Personal Injury

    Dawid Masel v Esure

    Ben Handy was instructed by Horwich Farrelly solicitors in order to defend this claim on behalf of the defendant insurer, Esure.

  • CASES

    April 19, 2016

    Proprietary Estoppel, Real Estate, Wills & Trusts

    Davies and Another v Davies [2016] EWCA Civ 463

    In April 2016 Adam acted in the widely publicised “Cowshed Cinderella” proprietary estoppel case Davies and Another v Davies [2016] EWCA Civ 463.