13th February 2019
Edward Hutchin, instructed by Andrew Thomson of DAC Beachcrofts on behalf of Allianz Insurance, successfully represented the insurers in this case, in which a dishonest Claimant was found guilty of 2 counts of contempt of court.
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Julia Smyth successfully represented the Secretary of State for the Home Department in Fatima & ors v SSHD [2019] EWCA Civ 124 (judgment 7 February 2019). The case concerned the limits on the rights of “extended family members” under EU law.
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Julia Smyth, led by Gerry Facenna QC at Monckton Chambers, represented the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in two appeals heard in the Court of Appeal on 7 February 2019, concerning the “genuine and sufficient link” test as it applies to Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance.
Read more30th January 2019
Rhys was asked to comment on the steps taken by the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions to investigate the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
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