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Recent Cases

  • CASES

    October 21, 2015

    Divorce & Financial Remedy, Family & Divorce

    C v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Child Support Agency)

    Jody acted for non resident parent harassed by CSA and subject to a deduction from earnings order. Deductions from earnings order quashed and cost paid by the CSA.

  • CASES

    October 21, 2015

    Divorce & Financial Remedy, Family & Divorce

    P v G

    Jody acted for intervener in divorce proceedings, where there was a dispute as to the owner of agricultural land. Held that the agricultural land belonged to the intervener and costs awarded against the husband who sought

  • CASES

    October 19, 2015

    Highways & Rights of Way, Personal Injury, Public Liability

    Sullivan v (1) Cardiff Council; and (2) Dwr Cymru/ Welsh Water

    Point of interest: for highway lawyers: Shine v Tower Hamlets [2006] EWCA Civ 852 (no s.41 duty in respect of street furniture) applies to pillar fire hydrants just as much as it does to bollards. The

  • CASES

    October 2, 2015

    Professional Negligence

    Gaze v Harcus Sinclair [2015]

    Representing shareholders in family company in substantial claim against solicitors and counsel for conduct of a professional negligence claim against other solicitors relating to the listing of the company on the AIM.

  • CASES

    September 29, 2015

    Construction & Engineering

    Lloyd v James Blair and RO Dando & Sons [2015]

    Advising employer in claim against architect and builders concerning the installation of defective doors and windows in a substantial country house.

  • CASES

    September 29, 2015

    Commercial Dispute Resolution

    Airbus Operations Ltd v Withey [2014] EWHC 1126 (QB)

    James represented Airbus at 5 week trial at Bristol Mercantile Court in claim worth c.£1m vs ex-employee and two other individuals and their three companies for bribery, secret profits and conspiracy. Judgment obtained for Airbus.

  • CASES

    September 4, 2015

    Commercial, Commercial Dispute Resolution

    Stenor Environmental Services Limited v SDL Ground Engineering Limited (In Liquidation)

    Adam successfully defended a multi track commercial claim heard before HHJ Keyser QC. The claim related to payment for works done by one haulage company, Stenor, for another, SDL.

  • CASES

    September 3, 2015

    Clinical Negligence

    D v B, D and V

    The claimant contracted with a commercial dental organisation for private dental treatment.  A treatment plan was agreed with the first defendant but then she was treated by the second defendant who she had not previously met.

  • CASES

    August 4, 2015

    Planning, Public & Administrative Law

    Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2015] 2464 (Admin)

    5 year housing land supply, affordable housing.

  • CASES

    July 23, 2015

    Real Estate

    Hoyl Group v Cromer Town Council [2015] EWCA Civ 782

    Leslie and Catherine Collins of Iscoed Chambers Swansea appeared for the respondent, instructed by Douglas Jones & Mercer, Swansea.

  • CASES

    July 21, 2015

    Company

    Whitehouse v West Somerset Railway Association [2015]

    Advising charitable company and its trustees in claims brought by disgruntled (ex-)members seeking injunctions relating to expulsions from the membership, the conduct of meetings of the membership, etc.

  • CASES

    July 19, 2015

    Licensing

    Troia Restaurants (The Ivy) Ltd

    Troia Restaurants owns and operates some of London’s top restaurants, including The Ivy. An application to licence premises located in the Clifton Cumulative Impact Area as one of ‘The Ivy Collection’ met with opposition from some