Philip Rule KC was instructed by Will Whitaker of Bindmans Solicitors, assisted by Carmen Hall, to represent the family of a girl who was in…
On 6 September 2023, District Judge Anthony Rich TD, sitting at Birmingham County Court, rejected attempts by the Government and G4S, the world’s largest security…
Introduction In the aftermath of the pandemic, parties and their advocates in care proceedings are implored by ‘The Road Ahead’ (and more recently in the…
On 13th October, following a 7-day trial before His Honour Judge Cooke at Warwick Crown Court, nurse Catalina Ferchiu was convicted of wilfully neglecting 87-year-old resident…
Permission has been granted on s78 appeal for a 60 bed care home (Use Class C2) in Hartley Wintney, within Hart District Council: APP/N1730/W/18/3203638 James…
The controversial expansion of a care home in Bath has been halted by the High Court. Leanne Buckley-Thomson of No5 Barristers’ Chambers and commercial law…
Melissa Swift, 23, West Bromwich, has admitted 3 charges of attempted murder and 2 counts of making threats to kill. Birmingham Crown Court heard that…
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Nageena Khalique QC, Deputy Head of Chambers, Head of the Public Law and Court of Protection Groups, Emma Sutton and Rebecca Stickler, barristers both specialising in Public Law and…
John Butterfield QC and Harpreet Sandhu successfully defended a nurse charged with manslaughter. They combatted the complex medical -and extensive factual- evidence to such a…
In November 2014 Adam Farrer acted for the HSE in a prosecution of a Care Home Company (a charity owning 15 Care Homes) in Cardiff…
London Borough of Redbridge v G, C and F [2014] EWCOP 17, COP(Ms. Justice Russell), 21st July 2014 http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCOP/2014/17.html G was a frail, 94 year old lady…
Ian Brownhill has acted in the inquest into the extraordinary death of Edward Ham, a prisoner at HMP Oakwood. Brownhill was instructed on behalf of…
Hashi Mohamed, led by David Lock QC, successfully represented Cornwall Council in a judicial review that’s likely to have far reaching ramifications for local authorities…
By David Lock QC and by Michael O’Brien The highly controversial Health and Social Care Bill has proposed significant changes to the way the NHS…