• 海角破解版 to host a virtual quiz in aid of the Child Brain Injury Trust

    海角破解版鈥檚 Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Team is pleased to be hosting a virtual quiz, in aid of the Child Brain Injury Trust, at 7pm on Friday 1st May 2020. We would be delighted if you could join us. All the usual rounds, together with 鈥榯eam breakout rooms鈥 and the wooden spoon! The Child Brain Injury Trust is the leading voluntary sector organisation providing support for those people affected by childhood acquired brain injury across...

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  • 海角破解版鈥檚 Hamish Dunlop in landmark NHS mediation against Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    海角破解版 Barristers鈥 Hamish Dunlop, a senior clinical negligence barrister, was instructed by law firm Coles Miller and both represented a then-17 year-old student, 聽after her ovarian cyst operation at the Queen Alexandra Hospital in August 2013 went tragically wrong, throughout her case and the mediation on a no win/no fee basis. The Waterlooville student reached an out-of-court settlement of 拢815,000 with Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust following a mediation in December 2019, ahead of a...

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  • 海角破解版 nominated twice in the Legal 500 UK Bar Awards 2020

    海角破解版 is thrilled to have been shortlisted by the Legal 500 directory in the following categories: Regional Bar: Set of the Year and Regional Bar:聽Silk of the Year 鈥 Vanessa Meachin QC The nomination for Regional Set of the Year is further acknowledgment of the talent, hard work and investment by 海角破解版's members and staff this year across all of our specialisms and 6 office locations in the UK. The set was previously shortlisted in...

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  • 海角破解版鈥檚 Emma Waldron successful at The Lawyer Monthly Awards 2019

    Education, clinical negligence and court of protection barrister Emma Waldron聽was today recognised as one of a handful of UK lawyers winning a Women in Law award from Lawyer Monthly. The Lawyer Monthly Women in Law Awards 2019 recognise the hardworking achievements of women working in law firms, corporate lawyers, counsel and those connected to the legal world who have a proven track record in delivering results for their clients over the past twelve months. With...

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  • 海角破解版鈥檚 Blood-Halvorsen authors review of UK and international cannabis regulations and compliance

    Pupil barrister Ashley Blood-Halvorsen has been working for the last 18 months on a review of global reforms of cannabis law, that has just been published by a working party of the Society of Conservative Lawyers (SCL). The new report 鈥淐annabis: A look at sweeping global change鈥澛爓as authored by Ashley and Simon Randall CBE of Winkworth Sherwood LLP and looks at the history of the drug and the legal position in England and Wales, Canada,...

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  • 海角破解版 provide specialist legal and practical tips training for law firm Irwin Mitchell

    Ten specialist members of 200-strong 海角破解版 Barristers will today be training more than 50 lawyers from leading law firm Irwin Mitchell鈥檚 highly-regarded Medical Negligence, Family Law, Court of Protection/Public Law and Travel (Serious Injury) teams at 海角破解版's聽Colmore Building offices in Birmingham.    

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  • Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Barrister Angela Grahame QC (Scot) joins 海角破解版

    海角破解版 is delighted to welcome Angela Grahame QC (Scot) to 海角破解版. Angela becomes the first female QC from the Scottish Bar to practice at the Bar in England and Wales. This move comes in the year that many in the legal profession around the UK are marking the Centenary of Women in the Law and notable female 鈥榝irsts鈥.

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  • Proving causation in periodontal disease claims: an analysis by 海角破解版 Dental Negligence Specialist Sarah Mynard

    Bringing a claim for periodontal disease can be straightforward in terms of breach of duty.聽Causation can be more problematic.聽The recent QBD case of Karen Haughton-v-Dr Minersh Patel is one such case and deserves further analysis in terms of how the Claimant was able to prove liability and recover substantial damages despite the complex causation arguments put forward by the Defendant and in particular the smoking defence. Click聽here聽to聽read聽Sarah聽Mynard's聽analysis.

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  • 海角破解版's PI & Clinical Negligence Group to support the Child Brain Injury Trust with their Midlands Golf Day and dinner on 21 May

    海角破解版鈥檚 Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence Group are delighted to be supporting The Child Brain Injury Trust by sponsoring and organising the inaugural Midlands Golf Day & Dinner on Tuesday 21st May at Olton Golf Club. This golf day will help raise crucial funds for the Child Brain Injury Trust and highlight the fine work the charity undertakes. The聽Child Brain Injury Trust聽was established by a group of health professionals in 1991 to research and provide...

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  • 海角破解版 takes on new highly experienced personal injury and clinical/dental negligence specialist lawyer

    海角破解版 is pleased to announce its recruitment of barrister Sarah Mynard, a highly successful personal injury litigator and solicitor-advocate who has been the director of Wisdom Law, her own dental negligence practice since 2009. Sarah has over 25 years experience, qualifying as a solicitor in 1991 and becoming a barrister last year. She holds the Solicitors' Civil Higher Rights of Audience qualification which has enabled her to represent her clients in the Higher Courts in...

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  • 海角破解版 Birmingham hosts AVMA conference for clinical negligence specialists

    海角破解版 are delighted to host more than 50 delegates for this two-day course for those who are new to the specialist field of clinical negligence. The event, organised by the charity Action Against Medical Accidents, is especially suitable for trainee and newly qualified solicitors, paralegals, legal executives and medico-legal advisors, and will provide the fundamental knowledge necessary to develop a career in clinical negligence. Expert speakers with a wealth of experience will cover all stages...

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  • Susan Jones successfully opposes High Court Appeal challenging both Procedural Matters and Findings of Fact

    Susan Jones successfully opposed High Court Appeal before Mrs Justice Lambert Arising out of a Public Trial, at which Susan acted for the Claimant at First instance, the Appellate Local Authority challenged a decision of a Circuits Judge on 5 Grounds, which Susan categorised under two headings: Whether the Judge was wrong to allow the Claimant鈥檚 oral application to rely on his witness statement, which despite his inability to read had not been verified by...

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