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John Randall KC & Robert Mundy
Business & Property
15/11/2022

John Randall KC and Rob Mundy successful in three-week trial

Judgment was handed down on Monday in Gill v Thind [2022] EWHC 2872 (Ch), a dispute over the ownership of three companies. After a three-week trial, Mr David Halpern KC, sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge, dismissed claims for...

William Horwood
Family
10/11/2022

Pro bono work for Advocate

During Pro Bono Week we would like to highlight the work that William Horwood regularly undertakes via Advocate. He completed the “25 for 25” challenge run by Advocate in 2021/22 to mark its 25th anniversary. William is currently instructed...

Bethany Armitage
Family
08/11/2022

#WeDoProBono

It is Pro Bono Week and we are proud to highlight some of the exceptional work undertaken by our members in this area. Beth Armitage, a family law barrister, is involved with a variety of pro-bono work, from volunteering at the Birmingham...

Pro bono week 2022
General News
07/11/2022

Pro Bono Week 2022

Pro Bono week has begun today and events are taking place across the legal community to both highlight and celebrate the excellent pro bono work which is completed each year. As part of pro bono week, we will be highlighting just a small...

Luke Tallis
Family
07/11/2022

Warnings for periodical payments orders – indexation during high inflation

Inflation – why does it matter in financial remedies? We are living in an era of high inflation. At the time of writing, the current rate of inflation is 10.2%. This is a seismic shift from what has gone before it: between 2012 – 2020 the UK had...

Kevin Hegarty KC
Crime
03/11/2022

Kevin Hegarty KC prosecutes in murder trial

Kevin Hegarty KC prosecutes in ‘revenge killing’ murder trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court.  Find out more about the case [external...

Jonathan Gidney
Employment
03/11/2022

Court of Appeal to consider landmark Covid unfair dismissal case

In what is thought to be the first appellate case of its kind, the Court of Appeal will today hear the case of Mr D Rodgers v Leeds Laser Cutting Ltd, where they will consider whether a Coronavirus related absence dismissal was automatically unfair...

Christopher Millington KC and Jonathan Barker
Crime
02/11/2022

Christopher Millington KC and Jonathan Barker defend in the “A46 double murder” trial

Christopher Millington KC and Jonathan Barker defend Mahek Bukhari in ‘the A46 double murder’ trial at Leicester Crown Court before Mr Justice Saini. The trial is expected to last until Christmas. Find out more about the case here [external...