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News & Events

2018

MOJ provides further guidance on the likely timing of a change in the discount rate

On 24th April 2018 the Civil Liability Bill had its second reading in the House of Lords. A transcript of the debate can be found here.
Of greatest interest to practitioners will be the comments by

Emily Verity successfully prosecutes case of devastating abuse

N was sentenced to 25 years for sexually abusing his step daughter when she was aged between 10 and 12, in a gross breach of trust. The trial judge paid tribute to the victim’s courage in describing how the abuse from her…

Amount of a Part 36 offer can be reduced by a subsequent payment on account

The case of Gamal v Synergy Lifestyle Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 210 relates to a claim against an invoice for unpaid building work. It turned out the invoice was in fact fraudulent, and resulted in the judge having to assess the value…

‘Evil’ scoutmaster sentenced to 11 years’ imprisonment for grooming and sexually abusing cubs and scouts

James Thacker prosecuted AA, a scoutmaster of 11 years, who groomed and sexually abused at least 7 young boys when aged between 9 and 13 years who were cubs and scouts. He carried out his ‘appalling and evil’ pattern of offences at…

Emily Verity successfully prosecutes ‘Uber rapist’

Muhammed Durrani, an Uber driver, raped the customer in the back of his taxi. Durrani, 38, picked the customer up from outside a bar on the Northcote Road, Battersea and drove her home to Hammersmith. She was unaware that he had taken…

Jamie McCracken considers the application of TUPE in a pre-pack Administration: When did the Transfer Begin?

In Mr PM Rogers and Mrs K Rogers v Project Viva Ltd (In Administration) & Others: 1300027/2016; the Employment Tribunal was faced with an argument from Mr & Mrs Rogers as regards the effect of TUPE regulations upon the purchaser of a…

9 Gough Chambers supports the stance of The Criminal Bar

The underfunding of the Criminal Justice system has led to a system that is broken; we must act now.
Read the Announcement to CBA members here.

Jake Richards invited to speak at the Association of Surgeons in Training’s Annual Conference (ASiT 2018)

Jake’s interactive talk on ‘Ethics in Surgery: the Surgeon and the law’ will offer practical guidance for surgeons.
Surgeons will be taken through recent developments in the law of medical negligence, including patient consent as set out in Montgomery and case…

Jake Richards: Worboys’ release quashed

On 28th March 2018 a three-judge panel of the Divisional Court gave its decision in

James Thacker secures Confiscation Order in excess of £3.3million in ‘Britain’s largest Educational fraud’

Between January 2006 and October 2012 SK, who had worked his way up to the Accounts Manager, defrauded Haberdashers’ Aske’s Federation Trust of over £4million. SK was arrested and charged in 2015, he pleaded not guilty and gave evidence at his trial…

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