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Tamsin Sandiford
Employment
25/05/2023

Dismissal may be unfair if furlough was not considered as an alternative

In the recent EAT case of Lovingangels Care Ltd v Mrs B Mhindurwa, the Claimant was employed as a live-in carer for “HR”, a client of the Respondent. HR went into hospital in February 2020 before moving to a care home, so the Claimant was no...
Scales of Justice
Business & Property
22/05/2023

Breakfast Seminar Series: Conflict of Laws

Please join us for a series of three breakfast seminars over the summer that will see Raghav Trivedi delve into the fascinating realm of Conflict of Laws. In today’s globalised world, legal disputes often transcend national boundaries,...
Elizabeth Hodgetts
Employment
22/05/2023

Elizabeth Hodgetts acted on behalf of the successful respondent in Spencer v Unison Leicestershire Healthcare Branch

“Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised or a little mistaken” (Jane Austen). “If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything”...
Kevin Hegarty KC & Ben Williams
Crime
18/05/2023

Successful murder conviction in trial prosecuted by Kevin Hegarty KC & Ben Williams

The Defendant had driven his car into a crowd of young adults on the pavement outside a takeaway in Oswestry. The Crown’s case was that he had done so deliberately in an effort to seriously injure someone in the group. He hit and killed a young...
Wellbeing at the Bar Certification
General News
18/05/2023

Wellbeing at the Bar Certification Re-awarded

We are delighted to confirm that our Wellbeing at the Bar Certificate of Recognition has been re-awarded by the Bar Council. After a rigorous review process which not only focussed on the policies and strategies that Chambers has in place to ensure...
John Aldis
Business & Property
18/05/2023

Banks & the MCA: a significant reconciliation?

In Baker v Hewston [2023] EWHC 1145 (Ch), HHJ Tindal makes some potentially significant comments on the relationship between Banks v Goodfellow and the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (“MCA”). Real doubts were raised about the testator’s...
Insolvency Conference
Business & Property
17/05/2023

Insolvency and Restructuring Conference

We would like to invite you to our upcoming Annual Insolvency & Restructuring all day conference, which promises to be an informative and engaging event for professionals in this field. The conference will feature a range of speakers from our...
Ali Tabari
Business & Property
15/05/2023

Ali Tabari acts for successful defendant in High Court trial

Ali Tabari acted for the successful defendant in London Business House Ltd v Pitman Training Ltd [2023] EWHC 1077 (Comm) after a 4-day trial before HHJ Worster sitting as a High Court Judge.  The claimants had claimed for rescission of a franchise...
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