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Inquest concludes into death of British security guard killed by drone strike on tanker in the Indian Ocean

On 29 July 2021, the MV Mercer Street was in international waters off the coast of Oman when it was struck by an Iranian manufactured explosive laden one-way-attack drone. The attack killed the Captain and a British security guard. The…

20/11/2025
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Inquest concludes into death of British security guard killed by drone strike on tanker in the Indian Ocean

Exemplary Damages Awarded

David R White has secured exemplary damages for his client, an insurer who was the victim of orchestrated and repeated fraudulent credit hire claims by a rogue accident management company. Importantly, the Judge agreed that Judgment should be entered…

20/11/2025
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Rhys Davies to Speak on INTERPOL and Transnational Repression in Buenos Aires

Rhys Davies will be speaking at the Bar Association in Buenos Aires on 2 December as part of an international conference on Transnational Organized Crime and International Criminal Law. The three-day conference brings together practitioners and academics to examine challenges…

20/11/2025
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Daniel Walker acts for Gas Engineer in Gas Explosion Inquest

On 19 September 2024, a gas explosion in CB’s home caused her to suffer 90-95% burns and for large parts of the family home to collapse around her as she escaped the explosion. CB was airlifted to hospital where tragically…

14/11/2025
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Andrew O’Connor KC and Richard Wilkinson Succeed at Chambers UK Bar Awards

We are delighted to share that at last nights Chambers and Partners UK Bar Awards, we were successful in both of our shortlisted categories!Andrew O’Connor KC won Inquests and Inquiries Silk of the Year, and Richard Wilkinson won Personal Injury…

14/11/2025
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Harriet Gilchrist secures very minor fine for multi-million-pound company charged with overloading a goods vehicle

On 19 March 2025 on the M25, Leatherhead, the DVSA stopped a 3.5 tonne goods vehicle transporting bags of cement and timber from Dartford to Leatherhead. The vehicle had a maximum gross permitted weight of 3,500 kilograms. The vehicle was…

12/11/2025
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Rodney Dixon KC speaks on expert panel on International Investment Law

The Practicing Law Institute (PLI) of Singapore organised a symposium this week on International Investment Law and Investor-State Dispute Settlement. Rodney Dixon KC spoke on a panel addressing the ‘Unique Aspects of Investor-State Disputes Arising from Regional Uncertainties across the…

07/11/2025
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Independent Report recommends reversal of the Supreme Court decision in Maughan

Independent Report recommends reversal of the Supreme Court decision in Maughan as it relates to unlawful killing conclusions in inquests On 23 October 2025, the Home Office and Ministry of Justice published the recommendations arising from the ‘Rapid Review’ of…

04/11/2025
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Preliminary hearing in BA flight 149 litigation

Around 100 passengers and crew of BA flight 149 seek damages for the mistreatment they suffered at the hands of Saddam Hussein’s forces following Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait in August 1990. A preliminary hearing was held on 3 November before…

04/11/2025
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Rhys Davies Secures UN Finding of Arbitrary Detention for British National

Rhys Davies of Temple Garden Chambers, alongside Ben Keith of 5 St Andrew’s Hill, has secured a finding from the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention that UK national Charles Ridley has been arbitrarily detained in the UAE for…

03/11/2025
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