CASES
September 2, 2016
Employers’ Liability, Personal Injury
S v Brenntag & Suttons Transport Group
The claimant was a tanker driver employed by the second defendants delivering concentrated bleach for the first defendants. Whilst discharging he was sprayed with the product from a fault in the line sustaining chemical burns and
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
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 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
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
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
November 3, 2015
Personal Injury, Personal Injury Costs
Price v Egbert H Taylor & Company Limited
No fee means no application. Matthew acted for the defendant employer and the claim was struck out on the basis that an application to extend time for service of the claim form, whilst received by the
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
June 19, 2015
Personal Injury
Davies v Asda
In which His Honour Judge Denyer QC held, on appeal, that applications for pre-action disclosure are interim applications for the purposes of the fixed costs regime.
CASES
February 11, 2015
Agriculture & Rural Affairs, Personal Injury
Richards v Richards (2015)
Richard is defending a claim by a widow following the death of her husband who was kicked by a bullock: sections 2(2), 5(1) and (2) of the Animals Act 1971.
CASES
October 9, 2014
Industrial Disease, Personal Injury
Coventry University v Mian [2014] EWCA Civ 1275
Andrew successfully represented the defendant in the Court of Appeal in the work-related stress case of Coventry University v Mian [2014] EWCA Civ 1275. Andrew was instructed by Matthew Harrington of BLM solicitors Cardiff on behalf