News and Cases

We are delighted to be shortlisted in the ‘Chambers of the Year’ category for the second year running at the STEP Private Client Awards.

Mark Mullen appeared before Nugee J on the hearing of an application to lift the stay imposed on the disqualification order made in respect of Mr Atkar.

It is with great sadness that we have to announce the death on Monday 6^th June of Michael Heywood.  He will be much missed by all who knew him.

Bullock Orders  are designed to avoid the injustice that when a claimant does not know which of two or more defendants should be sued for a wrong done to the claimant, he can join them all and recover from the unsuccessful defendant the costs that have to be paid to the successful claimant. The application of the principles relating to such orders have just been reviewed by the Court of Appeal.

Our team of walkers joined more than 10,000 lawyers in the London Legal Walk which took place on the 16th of May. We are delighted to have successfully raised £1,746.69 and we are extremely grateful to everyone who has donated and helped us to achieve this substantial amount.

Building on his existing ties with the Commercial Law Group, David has been invited to join the group as an Associate Member.

We are thrilled to have been shortlisted for Chambers of the Year category, at The Lawyer Awards this year.

Frances Ratcliffe and Ben Fairhead from Pinsent Masons LLP will be speaking at the Pensions Litigation Committee Forum organised by the Association of Pension Lawyers on the 10th May.

David di Mambro is delivering the third in a series of seminars to the Commercial Law Group, having previously addressed (1) Interpretation of Contacts in English Law in London in September 2014 and (2) Entire Agreement Clauses with Professor Castermans of the University of Leyden at the Autumn Conference in Amsterdam.

Clive Moys was a member of the Charity Law Association’s working party which produced a consultation response to the recent Northern Irish Rating Reform proposals.