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7 Aug 2019 11:43
Kerry Broome prosecutes drug-driver who killed university lecturerOn 9th October 2018, Luke McErlean’s Mercedes collided with the rear wheel of Dominic Bassett’s motorbike. Mr Bassett suffered a severe traumatic brain injury with neck and spine injuries; his family made the decision to take him off life support and he died on 19th October. At the Central Criminal more...
4 Jul 2019 08:55
Bill Braithwaite QC and Chris Allen secure lump sum settlement of £6.225 millionMr Justice Jay approved the settlement which Bill Braithwaite QC and Chris Allen had negotiated at a JSM in the sum of £6.225m on a lump sum basis for a significantly brain injured cyclist. As the case is now the subject of reporting restrictions and an anonymity order it is not possible to provide more...
11 Apr 2019 11:47
Major property managers admit safety breach after Storm Doris deathThe property management firm responsible for Wolverhampton’s Mander Centre at the time of a fatal accident in 2017 has admitted breaching the Health and Safety at Work Act. Tahnie Martin, 29, of Stafford, suffered fatal head injuries when a wooden panel from the lid of a redundant water tank blew more...
4 Apr 2019 08:54
R v RDavid James has secured the acquittal of an HGV driver accused of causing death by careless driving, following a fatal collision while the vehicle was performing a U-Turn manoeuvre. The crash between the HGV and motorbike took place on the A556 in Sandiway, Cheshire, just after 8pm on October 3, more...
28 Feb 2019 12:22
Will Waldron QC and Chris Gutteridge secure £1.7 million for motorcyclistWill Waldron QC and Chris Gutteridge have secured compensation of £1.7 million for a motorcyclist who suffered catastrophic injuries after a road accident in Hampshire in 2015. The Claimant underwent a below-knee amputation on the right and suffered a significant injury to his left ankle. The more...
28 Jan 2019 11:24
Amputation/subsequent prosthetic use in cases of Chronic Regional Pain SyndromeHeadline 1. Chris Bright QC and Paul Evans of No5 Chambers, instructed by Laura Harper of Thompsons Solicitors Birmingham, recently acted for a Claimant in an unusual and interesting claim in which a claimant suffering from Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (“CRPS”) underwent an elective left more...
16 Jan 2019 09:45
Tom Kark QC and Kerry Broome prosecute Shoreham air show pilotTom Kark QC and Kerry Broome will today open for the prosecution at the Old Bailey in the trial of the pilot of the Shoreham air show disaster. The disaster, on the 22nd August 2015, was the worst UK air show accident since the 1952 Farnborough air show crash. The pilot, Andrew Hill, faces 11 counts more...
14 Jan 2019 13:30
Exchange Chambers barristers act for prosecution in Hillsborough trialHillsborough match commander David Duckenfield has today gone on trial at Preston Crown Court facing 95 charges of gross negligence manslaughter following the crush in the terrace pens at the Leppings Lane end of Sheffield Wednesday’s ground at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and more...
9 Jan 2019 16:46
£1.7m award for David Knifton QC and Simon VaughanFollowing lengthy negotiations in a Joint Settlement Meeting in South Wales, David Knifton QC and Simon Vaughan have secured an award of damages of £1.7m on behalf of a young woman who suffered a severe brain injury and multiple fractures to her pelvis and leg whilst travelling as a passenger in a more...
13 Nov 2018 14:04
Bill Braithwaite QC and Chris Gutteridge secure ‘£9 million settlement’ for double amputeeBill Braithwaite QC and Chris Gutteridge have settled a long running compensation claim on behalf of a catastrophically injured child. The child, who is now thirteen, was the victim of medical negligence when she was nine months old. She was sent home from hospital despite suffering from a more...
1 Nov 2018 16:19
“Go-to” Exchange Chambers is “home to top-flight barristers” says Chambers and Partners 2019Exchange Chambers has retained its Band 1 ranking as a Northern Powerhouse in this year’s Chambers and Partners legal directory. Described as “home to top-flight barristers” and “one of the go-to sets” Exchange Chambers is also praised for its “strong presence across the North of England”. A record more...
5 Oct 2018 12:50
Spectator injuries: who is liable?A terribly sad story came out of the recent Ryder Cup Golf Tournament. A spectator, Corine Remande, was blinded in one eye as a result of being hit by a ball played by Brooks Koepka. In the UK, it is accepted that competitors in sporting events owe a duty of care to spectators and so, for example, more...
Approval of Protected Party Settlements and Ability to Withdraw Not Incompatible With Human Rights
Parties are still feeling the effects of the change in discount rate back in March. In the case of Revill v Damiani [2017] EWHC 2630 (QB) the court permitted the Defendant to resile from a settlement agreement reached in a protected party claim. Whilst it may be unusual for parties to seek to void more...
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