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With excellence from top to bottom Chambers provides a first class service in a number of different fields.
Decision of Mr Justice Jay in relation to the liability for costs following discontinuance by Claimant of claim against Belgian Joint Venture joined erroneously to proceedings. Defendant ordered to pay Claimant’s costs up until after proceedings were served due to…
Conflict of laws case under Regulation 44/2001. Successfully represented Claimant in defeating challenge to jurisdiction by Belgian Defendants to PI claim arising from accident at work on construction site in Belgian involving multiple Defendants. D unsuccessfully contended there was no…
Successful costs appeal, establishing that a trial had not “commenced” for the purpose of triggering a 100% fixed uplift, despite the parties, their witnesses and advocates attending for 1.5 days on the date fixed for trial. Successive adjournment applications were…
Richard Wilkinson represented the Defendant / insurer in proceedings brought by a solicitor against her former employer arising from accident at work. Claimant suffered from Fibromyalgia pre-accident but claimed to have developed disabling CRPS post-accident. Claim advanced for damages in…
Finding of fundamental dishonesty and an order for indemnity costs made against London bus driver following dishonest injury claim. (Instructed by Sandra MacMichael of Weightmans.)
Represented, leading John Greenbourne, the successful claimant at trial and on appeal, in another negligence action against Raleys for failing to provide proper advice about the claims under the Vibration White Finger (“VWF”) compensation scheme. Raleys’ advice in a series…
A workplace claim by a young woman who alleged she had suffered Thoracic Outlet Syndrome as a result of a manual handling accident at work. Her claim was initially pleaded on the basis that her ability to work had been…
Successful appeal against a decision to strike out ‘concerns’ pleaded in a Defence that did not advance a positive case of fraud. Instructed by Karen Mann of Greenwoods.
Obtaining a freezing injunction for a political party arising out of a failure to supply advertising vans during the election campaign.
A long running fraud case defended upon the basis of a deliberate slam on accident where the claimant had deliberately further damaged his vehicle after the accident. The case involved numerous interlocutory skirmishes by the claimant. Ultimately having heard the…
