In a judgment dealing with preliminary issues only, Master Cook held that s.33 (2) Limitation Act 1980 does allow the court to disapply s.12 Limitation…
No5’s Michael Duck KC and Cathlyn Orchard were successful in prosecuting three gang members for attempted murder. The case involved the prosecution of a 17 year old and two…
Toby Chaplin (by his mother and litigation friend, Diane Chaplin) v Ben Pistol, Allianz Insurance Plc [2020] EWHC 1543 (QB),2020 WL 03254432 Key Points Mr…
The pithily titled Damages for Bereavement (Variation of Sum) (England and Wales) Order 2020 will raise the bereavement award pursuant to section 1A(3) of the…
Clinical negligence experts from No5 Barristers’ Chambers have seen the successful conclusion of a claim involving Cauda Equina Syndrome with damages agreed at around £1.5million….
Headline 1. Chris Bright QC and Paul Evans of No5 Chambers, instructed by Laura Harper of Thompsons Solicitors Birmingham, recently acted for a Claimant in…
Counsel from No5 Barristers’ Chambers has seen a motorist acquitted in an unusual case, where a jogger was killed after a vehicle skidded on ice….
Boal UK which operated an aluminium factory in Leicester has been fined £140,000 following the death of an employee from “catastrophic internal injuries”. Leicester Crown…
On 29th January 2015 Adam Farrer acted for a Dairy Farm Company and a Director of the Company in a HSE prosecution before Stafford Crown…
Nageena Khalique appeared in the Court of Appeal before Laws LJ, Richards LJ and Gloster LJ, instructed by the Official Solicitor as litigation in friend…
Headway and the Spinal Injuries Association are joining up again to host the Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Conference, which No5 Chambers are pleased to…
In March 2014 Adam acted for the CICA in relation to two 1990 Pre-Tariff Scheme claims brought by two applicant’s, who were adopted by a…