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Henry Pitchers KC and Steven Fisher recently secured High Court approval of a lump sum settlement totalling £5.65m for a young Claimant who suffered life…
Facts In this important judgment handed down by HHJ Joanna Vincent on the 9th January 2025 at the Family Court in Oxford, the issue of…
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Whilst anonymity orders have long been considered to be something of a routine and default order in personal injury and clinical negligence claims brought by…
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In R(Clarke) v Parole Board [2025] EWHC 190 (Admin) Mr Justice Fordham quashed the decision of the Parole Board to not grant the Claimant an…
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Though it’s still early in January, 2025 is already set up to be a busy year for family law, with HMCTS having a number of…
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In the case of R (SARCP) v Stoke-on-Trent City Council [2025] EWHC 18 (Admin) the Administrative Court considered a dispute over the setting of care…
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Malcolm Duthie recently represented Mr Steve Perez, the Claimant [C] at trial at the High Court in London, before Mr Charles Bagot KC, sitting as…
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No5 is delighted to announce that Tom Schofield will be appointed as King’s Counsel, on the recommendation of the Lord Chancellor. Tom was called to…
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Jonas Hankin KC led Chloë Ashley in the case of a father accused of gross negligence manslaughter of his severely disabled six-year-old son. Joseph Davidson,…
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Philip Rule KC is instructed by Advocates for Animals, a specialist solicitors’ firm, in a judicial review challenge to a decision of the Secretary of…
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Baldip Singh, instructed by Arti Maini of Duncan Lewis Solicitors, and Susan Todd, instructed by Shazia Saliheen of National Legal Service, successfully represented the father…
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The defendants, Demalji Hadza, Abubaker Alezawy, Ali Hassan, Wasim Omar and Mohammed Sharif undertook the campaign of robberies across Derby and Birmingham between April 2023…
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Last week, Lachlan had the pleasure of attending the inaugural address of the Chair of the Bar of England and Wales, Barbara Mills KC. He…
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Rachael will be taking instructions from the 13th January. Rachael accepts instructions in both public and private children matters. Rachael has always been client focussed….
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In January 2025, the Chief Coroner’s Guidance for Coroners on the Bench was published and formally released online. Known as the Bench Guidance, it replaces…