No.18 Chambers Welcomes New Tenant – Rachel Chapman (2017)
Rachel Chapman (2017)
No.18 Chambers is delighted to announce that Rachel Chapman (2017) has accepted an invitation to join Chambers following successful completion of her pupillage in October. Rachel will be joining our Family & Civil teams.
Rachel joined chambers following successful completion of her pupillage in October 2019. Rachel predominantly undertakes work within...
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STOP PRESS – BARNABY LARGE HAS EAT CASE REPORTED (UKEAT/0282/18/RN)
Barnaby Large (2007)
Case Summary:
The Claimant had taken photographs of invoices she had seen during her work, which she considered established that she had not been told the truth by her employer about her pay and working hours. She provided copies of these photographs to her solicitor, who was assisting with her grievance,...
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STOP PRESS : Does Boris need a non-cohabitation agreement
Gary Fawcett (1975)
In a land of black BMW’s, dark suits, and the odd shock of blond Old Etonian hair … was a lad called Boris. Separated from Marina, but not divorced, cohabiting or not with a lass called Carrie, the press wondered will he ever settle down?
Entering the doorway of no 10...
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Stop Press: The Spectre of Dishonesty
Barnaby Large (2007)
Dishonesty has always been that dirty word lawyers like to skirt around in litigation. There are professional obligations as to when and how its to be pleaded and, as we had previously understood, if it was not pleaded, we were unable to assert it.
ATB Sales Ltd v Rich Energy Ltd...
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No.18 Chambers Welcomes New Tenant – Amelia King (2016)
Amelia King (2016)
No18 Chambers are delighted to announce that Amelia King has accepted her invitation to join Chambers following the successful completion of her pupillage in April 2019. Amelia’s practice includes family law and all areas of civil law. She was called to the Bar in 2016 after obtaining a ‘Very Competent’...
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STOP PRESS :Judicial Appointment in Chambers
No18 Chambers is delighted to announce that Katherine Henry has been appointed as a Deputy District Judge. Katherine will sit on the Western Circuit in a part time capacity. Everyone at Chambers wishes Katie well in her new role....
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Chambers are sorry to announce the sad passing of Chas Cochand.
Fondly recorded in the records of the Western Circuit as "the top Canadian barrister on the Western Circuit", Chas will be missed by both the profession, his Circuit and all those in Chambers.
Chas joined Chambers in 1991 with an exclusive criminal practice. He was a formidable advocate but also a...
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News Flash: General Damages for Methanol Exposure
Barnaby recently appeared on behalf of the Claimant in the matter of Brady v Detect Fire & Security Ltd (LTL Doc. AM0505427, December 2018).
The Claimant, an installer of fire alarms, was assigned by the Defendant, his employer, to a fitting assignment at the site of a third party, a company...
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Stop Press :Simplistic Pensions Overview.
Gary Fawcett (1975)
In trying to make a topic simple but informative, some detail is necessarily lost. And remember, in law, there is the general rule, and then there are always exceptions to it!
Pensions can come from three sources:-
1) State (OAP and employees of the state e.g. police, judges!),
2) Employers, and
3) Individuals.
The types...
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Stop Press :Simplistic Pensions Overview.
Gary Fawcett (1975)
In trying to make a topic simple but informative, some detail is necessarily lost. And remember, in law, there is the general rule, and then there are always exceptions to it!
Pensions can come from three sources:-
1) State (OAP and employees of the state e.g. police, judges!),
2) Employers, and
3) Individuals.
The types...
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NEWS FLASH : Disclosure in the Family court
Gary Fawcett (1975)
Further to my recent short article re slow disclosure of medical records under DPA/GDPR, the provisions of s31G of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 are also of relevance (inserted by the C and C Act 2013).
For some reason, the section is not reproduced in my Red Book 2018...
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News Flash :Slow disclosure of medical records under DPA /GDPR
Gary Fawcett (1975)
In a recent care case, medical records of one of a later joined party was requested from her GP by the her solicitor with appropriate authority. The GP replied that under GDPR they were entitled to 42 days within which to respond. The mental health of the party was in...
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