Case Summary This was a simple credit hire case where the argument was over the rate to be used. The Defendant had put forward a range of basic hire rates of which the cheapest was at Gatwick Airport some 35 miles from the Claimant’s home. I submitted that the airport rate was neither a suitable … Continue reading
Case Summary This was a credit hire case where the claimant was a minor at the time of hire. There was very little to argue on behalf of the Defendant and my instructions related to contesting the additional items to the hire and as to the period of hire being longer than needed due to … Continue reading
Paul acted for the local authority in a nuisance neighbour/anti-social behaviour possession claim. There had been a long history of issues between two neighbours resulting in repeated interventions and attendance by the Police and Local Authority and culminating in possession proceedings. The Claim was issued relying on several hundred allegations, based on a single neighbour’s … Continue reading
Cara represented the Applicant in an application for an injunction under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 due to the Defendant’s ongoing behaviour causing increased drug activity, amongst other ASB in the areas associated with them. A power of arrest was also applied for due to the significant risk the Defendants posed.
Nicole represented the Respondent at a fast track trial that involved a road traffic collision. Prior to court, Nicole negotiated a global figure for quantum and therefore the only issue at trial was liability. The Judge found in favour of the Claimant.
Cara acted for the Defendant in a pre-trial review for a one-day fast track trial. All matters were agreed, save for the timetable prior to the review. Before the review, the timetable was agreed as per the one drafted by the Defendant.
Cara acted for the Defendant making a counterclaim in an RTA small claims case, where the Claimant undertook whilst the Defendant was already undertaking a left hand turn. The Claimant was found 100% liable as the Defendant had already almost completed his manoeuvre and should have been visible to the Claimant. The claim was dismissed … Continue reading
Rachel appeared on behalf of the Claimant in a fast track trial in order to seek relief from sanctions imposed on her client after they filed their witness evidence after the deadline set by the court. The sanction for such late filing of the evidence was that the client was not allowed to rely on … Continue reading
Dean was instructed by a private individual mortgagee, his client having loaned approximately £500,000, secured against the borrower’s commercial property. The borrower’s business had since dissolved and he had gone through a divorce, the result of which being that the court had ordered that the property subject to the charge was to be transferred to … Continue reading
Dean was instructed by the wife at the final hearing of financial remedy proceedings. Due to the length of the marriage and circumstances of the parties the husband sought an equal share of the assets, which he stated he required in order to meet his needs. Dean’s client sought to transfer the family home to … Continue reading
In this complex case, Rachel’s client had previously issued a claim against his former solicitor requesting permission for an assessment of bills already paid by him for work undertaken in defending criminal charges. He had been prosecuted for various parking ticket offences and, despite an initial estimate that the cost of defending these proceedings would … Continue reading
Rachel was instructed on behalf of a Defendant insurance company who had admitted liability for a road traffic collision but disputed the Claimant driver’s claim for thousands of pounds worth of hire charges. With her extensive knowledge of credit hire law (including the recent Court of Appeal case of McBride v UK Insurance Ltd) Rachel … Continue reading
Rachel was instructed by the defendant company to deal with the issue of damages arising from a road traffic accident. As well as claiming damages for the personal injury suffered, the claimant sought to recover over £650 for lost earnings. The claimant provided evidence from her employer, which she argued showed that she had lost … Continue reading
Rachel successfully defended two joined applications for civil injunctions against a married couple. Whilst this was a civil matter, the application arose out of acrimonious contact proceedings in the family court and Rachel’s knowledge of both civil and family proceedings was essential. The application was dealt with by way of a fully contested hearing. The … Continue reading
Melanie successfully represented an Appellant under the Direct Public Access scheme, appearing before the First-Tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement) Chamber in an appeal against the Department of Work and Pension’s refusal to award Personal [LC1] Independence Payments (PIP) in respect of daily living activities and mobility activities. Both daily living activity and mobility activity PIPs were awarded … Continue reading
Dean was instructed by an intervener in financial remedy proceedings to recover a £30,000 loan made to a friend. The client had loaned the money to enable his friend and friend’s partner to purchase a property. They had agreed verbally that the client would have an interest of £30,000 in the property, however this had … Continue reading
Lavinia represented the Defendant, a driver for a supermarket chain, against a claim of negligence resulting in a road traffic accident. The Claimant’s vehicle had been hit by the Defendant’s at traffic lights. She argued that any negligence was on the part of the Claimant, who had failed to make the Defendant aware of his … Continue reading