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

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

The claimant was assaulted by fellow privates whilst posted in Cyprus. The claim was advanced on the basis of failure to act to prevent previous incidents of bullying. Compromise was reached at a joint settlement meeting

Andrew McLaughlin, who has been reappointed by the Attorney General to the Government A Panel of Counsel, has successfully defended a claim for £1.4m brought by Nicola Ward, a former Sergeant and nurse in the RAF,

The claimant injured his shoulder whilst undertaking exercises as a trainee at a rugby football club ending any hopes the claimant had for a professional career. The claim hinged on evidence from expert physiotherapists and settled

The claimant was employed as an instructor at a prison when he was stabbed in the neck with a screwdriver by a prisoner. The claim was advanced on the basis that the prisoner’s history indicated that

Ben acted for the Defendant in this six-figure Multi-Track employers’ liability claim involving serious allegations of fraud including fabrication of witness statements by the Defendant, and surveillance evidence which was inconsistent with the Claimant’s written evidence.

The claimant was at the defendants’ public house with her partner. Without provocation her partner was punched by a man at the pub. In the ensuing scuffle the claimant and her partner were ejected from the

The claimant sought laser removal of a butterfly tattoo on her left wrist.  The first three sessions went well but the defendant employed an unqualified assistant for the fourth treatment which left very significant scarring to

The claimant worked as a farm assistant on a pig farm. Whilst moving an injured pig into another shed he was injured. The claimant and one of the defendants were working with pig boards but the

This case was a manual handling claim in which Jimmy Barber successfully defended the NHS Trust at first instance. Led by Andrew McLaughlin in successfully defending the appeal.

Ben Handy of our personal injury team was instructed by Horwich Farrelly Solicitors to represent the defendant at trial in this fundamental dishonesty case in Adrian Pope (1) Sarah Pope (2) v Allied Bakeries Limited (13/1016).