Richard Boyle (instructed by Michael Rimer of the Legal Aid Agency) appeared on behalf of the Lord Chancellor in costs proceedings in the High Court, Administrative Division, heard by Lane J: Fuseon Ltd v Senior Courts Costs Office & the Lord Chancellor [2020] EWHC 126 (Admin).
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Richard represented the Defendant insurance company in this personal injury claim arising out of a road traffic accident.
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Richard represented the Ministry of Defence in this personal injury and clinical negligence claim arising out of the Claimant’s PTSD, suffered during his service with the Army.
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Richard was instructed by the Ministry of Justice to represent a prison at which Prisoner A had died. Prisoner A had been on a drugs detoxification ward and prescribed methadone. There was conflicting evidence as to whether his death had been caused by methadone, another drug obtained illicitly or both. There were issues about the extent of supervision of Prisoner A from both the prison and the healthcare provider during night state.
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On 20.06.19, HH Peter Rook QC delivered detailed factual findings and a combined narrative and short form conclusion in the fresh inquest into the death of Pte Geoff Gray at Deepcut barracks on 17 September 2001. Nicholas Moss represented the Ministry of Defence and individual soldiers/civil servants, leading Richard Boyle (TGC), Georgina Wolfe and Cicely Hayward (5 Essex Court). The inquest sat for 28 days over 2½ months, and received evidence from 105 witnesses.
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Richard was led by Keith Morton QC in a large prosecution against a leading construction company. The case concerned exposure to hand arm vibration over a nine year period. The Defendant raised an abuse of process argument which led to the Prosecution accepting a partial guilty plea. The Defendant received a fine for a far lower sum than contended for by the Prosecution.
Richard Boyle (instructed by Faith Cosgrove of A & M Bacon) appeared in an appeal before HHJ Walden-Smith, sitting with DJ Lethem as an assessor. The judge allowed the appeal against Master Gordon-Saker (as he was then) in which the master had made a “broad brush” reduction of an ATE premium
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Richard represented the Appellant who was seeking a right of residence in the UK based on her EEA national child. The Appellant was estranged from the father of her EEA national child and therefore had little evidence to prove that the father was exercising his treaty rights by working
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Richard Boyle, instructed by Clare Dalby of Wace Morgan Solicitors, settled a soldier’s claim for a significant sum at a joint settlement meeting.
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TGC Inquest & Inquiries Newsletter – Second Issue, November 2021
24th November 2021
Please see link below to the second edition of the TGC Inquests and Inquiries newsletter, a twice-yearly publication, containing articles on recent key legal developments in these fields, as well as a selection of recent noteworthy cases in which Members of Chambers have been involved.
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TGC Clinical Negligence newsletter
22nd March 2021
Welcome to the inaugural edition of the TGC Clinical Negligence newsletter, a twice-yearly publication containing articles on recent key legal developments in this field, as well as a selection of recent noteworthy cases in which Members of Chambers have been involved.
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TGC Costs Update – Vol 7 December 2020
17th December 2020
Please see link below to the latest TGC Costs newsletter.
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TGC Costs Newsletter Vol VI
15th July 2020
Please see link below to the latest update from the TGC Costs Team.
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TGC Costs Newsletter Vol V
10th December 2019
Please see link below to the latest update from the TGC Costs Team.
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TGC Costs Newletter Vol IV
4th June 2019
Please see link below to the latest update from the TGC Costs Team.
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TGC Costs Newsletter Vol III
10th December 2018
Please see link below to the latest update from the TGC Costs Team.
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TGC Costs Newsletter
17th May 2018
Please see link below to the latest TGC Costs Newsletter.
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TGC Fraud Update February 2016
3rd February 2016
Facing up to the challenge of fraud rings.
Please see link below for the second edition of TGC Fraud Update, a publication which was set up with the stated aim of facilitating the sharing of information about decided claims involving issues of road traffic fraud and related matters. Thank you also for all of the kind words and helpful feedback received about the inaugural edition.
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3rd May 2022
Welcome to the third issue of the TGC Clinical Negligence Newsletter.
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24th November 2021
Welcome to the second edition of the TGC Inquests and Inquiries newsletter, a twice-yearly publication, containing articles on recent key legal developments in these fields, as well as a selection of recent noteworthy cases in which Members of Chambers have been involved.
Our previous edition, published in March 2021, was published one year on from the first Covid-19 national lockdown, which had a huge impact on
inquests and public inquiries alike. At that time, inquests and inquiries were tentatively starting again, albeit with social distancing and additional technology measures. Now many inquests and inquiries are going ahead in person (or with hybrid in person/video link arrangements).
As such, it has been a busy few months for the Inquests and Inquiries team at Temple Garden Chambers. We were delighted to see that our recent work in this area has been rewarded with Chambers being promoted to a Band 1 ranking set for Inquests & Public Inquiries in Chambers and Partners UK Bar Rankings 2022, with a number of individuals being ranked individually, namely Andrew O’Connor QC, Cathryn McGahey QC, David Barr QC, Dominic Adamson
QC, Keith Morton QC, Nicholas Moss QC and Fiona Canby. All of these individuals were also ranked in the Legal 500 for Inquests and Inquiries, alongside Sian Reeves. We congratulate all members of the TGC Inquests and Inquiries team on this brilliant news.
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22nd September 2021
Andrew O’Connor QC, Cathryn McGahey QC and Emilie Pottle appeared today at the second pre-inquest review in the inquest into the death of Dawn Sturgess. The hearing was conducted by Baroness Hallett, the Coroner, at the Royal Courts of Justice. Ms Sturgess died of Novichok poisoning in Salisbury in 2018.
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2nd August 2021
Richard Boyle, led by Francesca Whitelaw, is representing the Secretary of State for the Home Department in this inquest which starts today. The inquest arises out of the terrorist attack on Streatham High Road by Amman. Amman was shot dead by armed police after stabbing two members of the public, who survived their injuries. At the time of the attack, Amman was on licence for offences under the Terrorist Act and under active police surveillance. The inquests will consider the management of Sudesh Amman by state agencies from his release from prison up to the date of the attack and the surveillance operation on Amman.
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21st June 2021
Richard Boyle, instructed by Sevilay Saitoglu of the Government Legal Department, represented the Ministry of Defence in a three day multi-track trial before HHJ Sephton QC. The Claimant suffered from PTSD as a result of traumatic events in Afghanistan but was not diagnosed until three years after his return from the Tour. He stated that he had complained to his Chain of Command about symptoms of PTSD on return from the Tour, however he was not referred to a Medical Officer at that time. He claimed that the resulting delay in diagnosis had exacerbated his condition and sought damages of over £300,000.
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12th April 2021
Richard Boyle, led by Samantha Leek QC, is representing the Secretary of State for the Home Department and the Secretary of State for Justice in these inquests which start today. The inquests arise out of the terrorist attack of a Cambridge University event, held at Fishmongers’ Hall, and London Bridge.
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22nd March 2021
Welcome to the inaugural edition of the TGC Clinical Negligence newsletter.
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15th December 2020
Please see link below to the latest 26 page update from the TGC Costs Team.
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TGC Costs Newsletter
15th July 2020
Please see link below to the 6th edition of the the TGC Costs Newsletter.
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28th January 2020
Richard Boyle (instructed by Michael Rimer of the Legal Aid Agency) appeared on behalf of the Lord Chancellor in costs proceedings in the High Court, Administrative Division, heard by Lane J: Fuseon Ltd v Senior Courts Costs Office & the Lord Chancellor [2020] EWHC 126 (Admin)
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TGC Costs Newsletter
10th December 2019
Please see link below to the 5th edition of the the TGC Costs Newsletter.
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20th June 2019
HH Peter Rook QC has today delivered detailed factual findings and a combined narrative and short form conclusion in the fresh inquest into the death of Pte Geoff Gray at Deepcut barracks on 17 September 2001. Nicholas Moss represented the Ministry of Defence and individual soldiers/civil servants, leading Richard Boyle (TGC), Georgina Wolfe and Cicely Hayward (5 Essex Court). The inquest sat for 28 days over 2½ months, and received evidence from 105 witnesses.
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TGC Costs Newsletter
4th June 2019
Please see link below for the 4th edition of the the TGC Costs Newsletter.
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TGC Costs Newsletter
10th December 2018
Please see link below to the latest update from the TGC Costs Team.
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TGC Costs Newsletter
17th May 2018
Please see link below to the latest TGC Costs Newsletter.
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6th March 2018
Richard Boyle, instructed by Clare Dalby of Wace Morgan Solicitors, settled a soldier’s claim for a significant sum at a joint settlement meeting.
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Richard Boyle appointed to Crown “C” Panel
1st February 2018
TGC offers congratulations to Richard Boyle on his appointment as Junior Counsel to the Crown “C” Panel by the Attorney General with effect from 1 March 2018.
4th July 2017
Welcome to the very first edition of TGC’s Costs Newsletter! Costs has been a huge part of our practice at TGC for as long as it has been recognised as a discrete area of law. Whilst the team has naturally changed and evolved over that time, it has retained phenomenal strength and depth from its leadership right through to its most junior members. We pride ourselves on being leaders in the field and being able to offer a client service level second to none. We remain extremely grateful for our Directory recognition, and through 2017 we’ve reinvigorated our energy levels as a team being ever ready to serve!
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7th July 2016
Richard Boyle (instructed by Faith Cosgrove of A & M Bacon) appeared in an appeal before HHJ Walden-Smith, sitting with DJ Lethem as an assessor. The judge allowed the appeal against Master Gordon-Saker (as he was then) in which the master had made a “broad brush” reduction of an ATE premium.
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13th May 2016
Richard Boyle pleaded the defence and Alex Glassbrook appeared at trial, defeating the claims of a man who the judge found to be in the business of inducing accidents.
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3rd February 2016
Facing up to the challenge of fraud rings
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