Peter Glenser QC successfully prosecuted Northumbrian Water for polluting a watercourse in a case brought by the Environment Agency at Durham Crown Court. Northumbrian Water pleaded guilty just before the trial was due to start on Monday 4th October to discharging sewage effluent into the watercourse that runs through Heads Hope Dene near Castle Eden…. Read more »
THE BUSINESS OF BUSINESS INTERRUPTION: Insurance Concepts, Forensic Issues and Broker Negligence On Wednesday 13th October at 5pm The Manchester Business and Property Courts Forum are holding a Hybrid event discussing ‘The Business of Business Interruption, focusing on the following points of Insurance Concepts, Forensic Issues and Broker Negligence’ and are delighted to welcome Cockerill… Read more »
Huge well done to James Parks and his wife Sarah on completing the Virtual London Marathon in aid of The Oesophageal Patients Association. They completed this in a very respectable time of 7 hours and 26 minutes and James would like to say a huge Thank you to everyone for all their support and encouragement,… Read more »
The Supreme Court handed down its awaited decision in Ho v Adelekun [2021] UKSC 43 this week (06 October 2021) on whether a Defendant’s costs order can be set off against the costs of a Claimant with QOCS protection. 18 St John Street’s, Ian Huffer gives his view. SUPREME COURT DECISION IN HO V ADELEKUN The… Read more »
We are proud to announce that 18 St John Street has again been ranked as a leading set in the latest edition of The Legal 500, with several members of chambers receiving recommendations and glowing testimonials. The 2022 rankings for The Legal 500 directory have been announced. This latest edition sees several members of 18 St John Street… Read more »
18 St John Street Chambers are delighted to announce that Kane Simons has been appointed as a Deputy District Judge. Appointments to the role are made by the Lord Chancellor on the advice of the Judicial Appointments Commission, and through open recruitment. Kane will sit as a Deputy District Judge on the Northern Circuit in… Read more »
18 St John Street’s Richard Vardon successfully defends a 65 year old coach driver charged with causing death by careless driving. The defence case was that on a dark rainy night the deceased, wearing dark clothing and having consumed a significant amount of alcohol walked into the road providing no opportunity to avoid the fatal… Read more »
18 St John Street are proud to share with you this important and topical article written by Olivia Edwards which was recently published by The Family Law Journal. In 2020, the world witnessed the escalation of events concerning racial and cultural matters such as the killing of George Floyd by a policeman, the highly publicised… Read more »
Christopher Limb has for many years supported, organised and spoken at the APIL (Association of Personal Injury Lawyers) headline Clinical Negligence Conference. This year’s event at Cardiff’s Celtic Manor resort will be his last following Chris’s recent retirement from the bar. Christopher Limb Chairs The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers Annual Clinical Negligence Conference for… Read more »
18 St John Street Chambers are pleased to announce that Dr Mike Wilkinson and Rupert Davies have qualified as mediators. Both have successfully passed their mediation training course and are now PDSL accredited and international Mediation Institute qualified mediators. They join our current team of experienced mediators. 18 St John Street offers an extensive range… Read more »
In the first of a regular series of case updates, 18 St John Street’s Ian Huffer warns of the pitfalls that may await unwary clinical negligence practitioners when undertaking an analysis of the facts relevant to section 11 and 14 ‘knowledge’. Claimant’s solicitor takes eye off ball but section 33 to the rescue There have… Read more »