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After over 10 years of gradual expansion we have outgrown our previous home in Lincoln’s Inn, and have relocated into fully renovated and refurbished premises at 42 Bedford Row.  
 
42 Bedford Row boasts state-of-the-art conference facilities, a mediation suite, and a seminar suite with capacity for 70 delegates, together with the space and facilities to continue our policy of measured expansion.
 
Our members of chambers are attached to one or more of our speciality practice groups.  With 10 silks and approaching 70 juniors, many of whom are top ranked in their fields of practice, our clients will find an appropriate specialist to suit all areas of civil and family practice at all levels.


 

Yemshaw v London Borough of Hounslow (Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government intervening) (15/12/09)

The Court of Appeal held that the term “violence” referred to in section 177(1) of the Housing Act 1996 required some form of physical contact, and that the term should be given its ordinary natural meaning. Matthew Feldman appeared for the Respondent.


 

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Young v. Kent County Council, 16 November 2009

The Claimant sustained severe brain damage after falling through a skylight in 2001.  Judgment for 50% of his damages was awarded in 2005. On 16 November 2009, damages on a full liability basis were agreed in the sum of £1.86M.  Sir Christopher Holland approved the settlement figure of £930,000.  Charles Utley and Scott Matthewson appeared for the claimant, instructed by Hodge Jones & Allen LLP.

 

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Dobson v Thames Water Utilities Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 28

The Court of Appeal made important rulings as to the basis on which courts should award damages for an amenity nuisance pursuant to Hunter v Canary Wharf Ltd [1997] AC 655 and as to the interaction between damages in nuisance and damages recoverable under the Human Rights Act 1998.

 

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