CASES
March 23, 2023
Larsen & Anor v Annan [2023] EWHC 662 (Ch)
Joss acted for the claimants in Larsen & Anor v Annan [2023] EWHC 662 (Ch) in a claim for financial provision under the Inheritance (Provision for Families and Dependants) Act 1975 in the High Court in
CASES
March 14, 2023
Disputed Wills, Wills & Trusts
Wilmot-Smith v. Burstall [2023] EWHC 962 (Ch)
A decision of Master McQuail regarding a disclosure application made by the residuary beneficiary of a deceased’s estate against the executors and trustees of that estate.
CASES
March 2, 2023
Planning
Diddly Squat Farm Shop – appeal by Jeremy Clarkson
Peter Wadsley acted for West Oxfordshire District Council in one aspect of the long-running planning dispute between Jeremy Clarkson and the Council. This concerned an enforcement notice issued by the Council to stop the use of
CASES
February 6, 2023
Property Damage & Insurance Disputes
Davies v Bridgend County Borough Council [2023] EWCA Civ 80
The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in the case of Davies v Bridgend County Borough Council [2023] EWCA Civ 80. They have overturned the first instance decision of DJ Fouracre, and the first appeal decision
CASES
February 2, 2023
Commercial Dispute Resolution, Company
Capital Green Recycling v Bird [2023] EWHC 760 (Comm)
James Pearce-Smith represented defendants in substantial claim (>£1m) for damages for misrepresentation and breach of warranty brought by the overseas purchaser of the majority of shares in a Birmingham waste recycling company. The claim involved allegations
CASES
January 25, 2023
Inquests & Public Inquiries
Re: GR and DD
Rachel Russell represented the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board at a 5-day inquest into the deaths of two nurses from COVID-19. Both GR and DD had contracted COVID and sadly died at an early stage of
CASES
January 6, 2023
Commercial, Company
Davies v O’Keeffe & Ors (Re Greenfrost Ltd & PMO Property Ltd) [2023] EWHC 5 (Ch)
Charlie Newington-Bridges was instructed by Aaron and Partners LLP, to act for Ms Davies (‘the Petitioner’) in respect of her s994 Companies Act 2006 unfair prejudice petition to the High Court seeking a buy-out of shares in two
CASES
December 15, 2022
Divorce & Financial Remedy, Real Estate, ToLATA
Hudson v Hathway [2022] EWCA Civ 1648
Head of Divorce & Financial Remedy, Zoë Saunders was led by Alexander Learmonth KC acting for the appellant in the Court of Appeal in high profile TOLATA case of Hudson v Hathway [2022] EWCA Civ 1648.
CASES
November 28, 2022
Children Public Law, Family & Divorce
X & Anor v M [2022] EWFC 168
An 18 year old sought adoption by his paternal family members, who had been his de facto parents since he was a small child, after his mother killed his father. The application had been made just
CASES
November 23, 2022
Divorce & Financial Remedy, Family & Divorce
PP v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and SP (CSM)[2022] UKUT 286 (AAC)
Jody Atkinson appeared for the father in this appeal to the Upper Tribunal, instructed by Stowe Family Law. The father had a road haulage business which he ran through a limited company. The mother complained about the amount
CASES
November 21, 2022
Boundary Disputes, Real Estate
Philpott v Bovisand Park Limited
Adam Boyle appeared for the Respondent in the recent case of Philpott v Bovisand Park Limited before the FTT, Property Chamber, Land Registration division. The case addressed whether a use can be “nec precario” if the user
CASES
November 2, 2022
Clinical Negligence
X v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Justin Valentine was instructed by Enable Law to act in an unusual case where serious sciatic nerve injury was sustained by the claimant shortly after her birth in the mid-1960s, but where she only became aware