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November 2018

William Irwin represents the Secretary of State in human trafficking case

William Irwin, led by Gwion Lewis of Landmark Chambers, represented the Secretary of State for the Home Department in R(MN) v Secretary of State for the Home Department, AIRE Centre Intervening [2018] EWHC 3268 (QB). The claimant challenged a conclusive…

29/11/2018
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William Irwin represents the Secretary of State in human trafficking case

Court of Appeal – Landmark Decision on Solicitors Act Bills

Simon Browne QC, instructed by Richard Slade & Co, succeeded in persuading the Court of Appeal (Newey LJ, Coulson LJ and Haddon-Cave LJ) that Slade J of the High Court was wrong to hold that to qualify as an interim…

27/11/2018
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Rodney Dixon KC is representing Briton Matthew Hedges as International Counsel

Matthew Hedges, a British PhD student who has been sentenced to life in prison in the UAE for espionage. Rodney is instructed by Matthew’s wife Daniela Tejada in both the Appeal process and also to assist in diplomatic efforts between…

22/11/2018
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Cathryn McGahey KC is representing Geronimo the alpaca

Cathryn McGahey KC is representing the owner of Geronimo, an alpaca whose slaughter has been ordered by DEFRA because he has tested positive for bovine tuberculosis. In judicial review proceedings, the owner is challenging the reliability of the TB tests,…

22/11/2018
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50-year-old sales manager recovered £1m in respect of losses flowing from chronic pain and PTSD sustained in a road accident

Marcus Grant represented the Claimant, a 50-year-old sales manager who sustained thoracolumbar and wrist fractures and PTSD in a high energy head-on road accident, and compromised her claim for damages in the sum of £1m. She was left with chronic pain…

22/11/2018
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47-year-old senior manager recovered £675,000 in respect of a soft tissue neck injury sustained in a road accident

Marcus Grant represented the Claimant, a 47-year-old senior manager who sustained a soft tissue neck injury when she was knocked from her bicycle by a van, compromised her claim for damages in the sum of £675,000. She was left with a…

21/11/2018
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Association of Personal Injury Lawyers’ (APIL) Costs Conference 2018

Shaman Kapoor and Matt Waszak are demonstrating a mock detailed assessment with the new electronic bill of costs with Master James and Deputy Master Campbell at the APIL Costs Conference 2018 in London. Details of the programme can be found…

20/11/2018
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ICC Pre-Trial Chamber orders ICC Prosecutor to reconsider her decision not to investigate the raid on the Mavi Marmara ship in the Gaza Flotilla

Rodney Dixon KC acted for the Government of the Comoros before the ICC in a judicial review application of the Prosecutor’s decision not to open an investigation into the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) operation against the Mavi Marmara on the…

19/11/2018
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44-year-old café proprietor recovered £250,000 in respect of a mild traumatic brain injury and chronic pain sustained in a road accident

Marcus Grant represented the Claimant, a 44-year-old café proprietor who sustained a mild traumatic brain injury and developed chronic neuropathic pain and headaches in a high energy car accident, compromised his claim for damages in the sum of £250,000. He was…

16/11/2018
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Zimbabwe Commission of Inquiry into the Post-Election Violence

The Zimbabwe Commission of Inquiry into the post-election violence of 1 August 2018 continues its hearings this week in Harare. The Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces as well as the Chief of Police and the Head of the Electoral…

14/11/2018
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