Drawdown of British Forces from Afghanistan
22 May 2013
Nicholas Moss has been instructed by the Ministry of Defence and
the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in relation to the policy for
further supporting Afghan Locally Engaged Staff on the drawdown of
British Forces from Afghanistan and related litigation
read more...
A Series of Seminars on International Adjudication in 2013
20 May 2013
Temple Garden Chambers organises and sponsors a series of seminars
on International Adjudication in 2013 with the British Institute of
International and Comparative Law (BIICL)
read more...
Unfair dismissal and a post-dated resignation letter
16 May 2013
Emily Wilsdon was successful in securing an award for a claimant
who was unfairly dismissed after appearing on a reality TV show
during her holiday
read more...
Dishonest Cage Fighter has claim rejected
10 May 2013
Anthony Johnson persuaded the Court that an alleged road traffic
collision had been staged or contrived
read more...
Court approves settlement for brain injury victim
7 May 2013
Richard Wilkinson appeared for Claimant cyclist who suffered head
injury when knocked from her bicycle
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£45,000+ claim rejected where Claimant found not to have told the truth
2 May 2013
HH Judge Worster accepted Anthony Johnson's submissions that
Claimant had not proven accident occurred as alleged and dismissed
claim outright
read more...
Costs Bill found to be “Grossly Disproportionate”
2 May 2013
Anthony Johnson represented a client Pro Bono who had been
presented with a Costs Bill of almost £200,000 from the other side
in a case that had settled for £9,000
read more...
Court of Appeal judgment in case where mother used wrong sort of child restraint for her 3-year old child
30 April 2013
Jonathan Watt-Pringle QC, instructed by Graham Dickinson of DWF
LLP, successfully resisted the appeal
read more...
The Silverlining charity launch
30 April 2013
TGC sponsors launch of Sussex branch
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Pupillage Gateway
28 April 2013
Problems accessing the Pupillage Gateway portal
read more...
First Hillsborough hearing 25 April 2013
24 April 2013
Andrew O'Connor instructed for the Independent Police Complaints
Commission
read more...
Bar Council's Civil (Private) Panel
23 April 2013
James Laughland appointed to the Bar Council's Civil (Private)
Panel
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Court refuses relief from sanctions under new rules where claimant breached unless order
18 April 2013
James Henry secures early CPR 3.9 decision
read more...
Inquest into hospital death of Debra–Ann Cooke
15 April 2013
Paul Kilcoyne acted on behalf of the husband of the deceased
read more...
Deputy President of Kenya, H.E. William S. Ruto
11 April 2013
Karim A. A. Khan QC instructed by newly elected Deputy President of
Kenya to lead his defence before the ICC in the Hague
read more...
Employment Appeal dismissed
10 April 2013
Edward Hutchin represents Carphone Warehouse
read more...
High Ct decision on Zambrano and interim payments of benefit
10 April 2013
Julia Smyth, led by Jason Coppel QC, appeared for the Secretary of
State for Work and Pensions and HMRC
read more...
Verdicts in the Lakanal House inquest
9 April 2013
Jury found deaths attributable to failings on the part of London
Borough of Southwark and London Fire Brigade
read more...
Ambassador Francis Kirimi Muthaura
30 March 2013
ICC Case against Ambassador Francis Kirimi Muthaura withdrawn on
eve of trial
read more...
Supreme Court examines “closed” judgment
28 March 2013
Robin Tam QC acts as Advocate to the Court
read more...
Court of Appeal decision on second Ethiopian deportation
28 March 2013
Robin Tam QC appears for the Home Secretary in the second Ethiopian
"deportation with assurances case"
read more...
Court of Appeal decision on Abu Qatada deportation
28 March 2013
Robin Tam QC appears for the Home Secretary in appeal over Abu
Qatada's deportation
read more...
First witnesses called in the Al Sweady Inquiry
20 March 2013
Cathryn McGahey represents a number of individual British
soldiers
read more...
£320,000 quantum settlement for claimant with disabling ankle injuries
20 March 2013
Lionel Stride acts on behalf of a Claimant who suffered multiple
injuries
read more...
High Court criticises local authority for issuing possession proceedings against protesters in the High Court
19 March 2013
Emily Wilsdon appeared in the High Court, successfully arguing for
transfer to the County Court and for costs sanctions
read more...
RTA claims dismissed with order for papers to be referred to DPP and Attorney General
19 March 2013
James Laughland successfully defeats three claims for whiplash
read more...
£2.4m Settlement for Ofsted Childcare Inspector
19 March 2013
Richard Wilkinson agrees £2.4m settlement for Ofsted childcare
inspector who suffered multiple injuries in RTA
read more...
Civil Justice Council
13 March 2013
Simon Browne QC to sit on the new Costs Committee of the Civil
Justice Council
read more...
Battersea Legal Centre
4 March 2013
TGC, in association with Simmons & Simmons, continues to
support the Battersea Legal Centre
read more...
Appointments to the Attorney General’s Panel
1 March 2013
Fiona Canby and Louise Jones appointed to AG's Panel
read more...
Appointment to sit as Bar Disciplinary Tribunals Chairman
25 February 2013
Simon Browne QC has been appointed to sit as a Chairman of the Bar
Disciplinary Tribunals
read more...
Employment Appeal Successful
12 February 2013
Edward Hutchin represented successful Respondent
read more...
Drug Toxicity Verdict in Police Use of Taser Case
7 February 2013
Nicholas Moss represented the Home Secretary in relation to the
safety, national policy, guidance and training on the use of Taser
read more...
Publication of the Final Report of The Mid-Staffordshire Foundation Trust Public Inquiry
6 February 2013
Joanna Hughes acted as part of a team of Junior Counsel to the
Inquiry
read more...
Judgment in the ‘Autofocus Appeals’ Test Cases handed down today
4 February 2013
Nigel Wilkinson QC and Paul McGrath instructed by AXA Insurance to
contest the Appeals
read more...
Court of Appeal Decision on costs between successful co-defendants
1 February 2013
James Arney appears for the British Waterways Board in respect
of costs issues
read more...
Supreme Court decision on contempt of court sentencing
31 January 2013
Robin Tam QC successfully resists appeal concerning appeals
against sentence in contempt of court cases
read more...
Further SIAC decision on “deportation with assurances” to Algeria
31 January 2013
Robin Tam QC appears in further SIAC review of cases of
proposed deportation to Algeria of suspected terrorists
read more...
Criminal Law Committee of the Council of the Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE)
30 January 2013
Murdo MacLeod QC has been appointed as one of two United
Kingdom delegates to the Criminal Law Committee of the Council of
the Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE)
read more...
Police Use of Taser – Inquest in to the death of Dale Burns
30 January 2013
Nicholas Moss is representing the Home Secretary in the Inquest
into the death of former bodybuilder Dale Burns
read more...
Nicholas Moss instructed in second inquest in to death of female RMP Corporal
30 January 2013
Nicholas Moss has been instructed to represent the Ministry of
Defence in the second inquest into the death of Corporal Anne-Marie
Ellement
read more...
International Crime Conference 2013 in Partnership with Justice
30 January 2013
Sir Geoffrey Nice QC will be a keynote speaker at the International
Crime Conference 2013 due to be held in London on Tuesday, 19 March
2013
read more...
Good Reason to depart from Costs Budgets
28 January 2013
Simon Browne QC and Joanna Hughes appeared for the successful
Claimant in the Court of Appeal when the test was laid down for
demonstrating good reason to depart from costs budgets which are to
be introduced in the majority of all litigation from April 2013
read more...
Submarine shooting
15 January 2013
Richard Wilkinson represented the widow of Lt Comm Ian Molyneux at
the Inquest into his death following a shooting on board HMS Astute
in April 2011 by a fellow crew member
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Without Notice Non Party Costs Order Thwarted
14 January 2013
James Laughland acted successfully in urgent last minute High
Court appeal
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'Work harder for less' - Andrew Prynne QC's Article in the Solicitor's Journal of January 2013
14 January 2013
The article addresses the observation that Third-party funding will
become an increasingly tempting option for litigators post-Jackson
but it will put them under greater financial pressure
read more...
Dishonest Claim Defeated
19 December 2012
Edward Hutchin represented the successful Defendant Insurer
read more...
Acquittal of Ramush Haradinaj
5 December 2012
Ramush Haradinaj, the former Prime Minister of Kosovo, has been
acquitted of all charges before International Criminal Tribunal for
the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
read more...
TGC highly ranked in the BSN Diversity League Table 2012
4 December 2012
Chambers are delighted to have participated in the Diversity League
Table 2012
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Leveson Inquiry
29 November 2012
Lord Justice Leveson publishes his keenly awaited report into press
standards today. David Barr will be returning to normal
practice following his 16 month commitment to the Inquiry as Lord
Justice Leveson's First Junior Counsel
read more...
Multi million pound settlement for car crash victim who suffered a stroke is approved by the High Court
29 November 2012
Marcus Grant appeared for the Claimant
read more...
Court of Appeal Decision on SIAC Procedural Fairness
19 November 2012
Robin Tam QC successfully resists appeal relating to SIAC
procedural fairness in bail applications
read more...
Immigration Decision in the Administrative Court
16 November 2012
Cathryn McGahey represented the Secretary of State for the Home
Department in a Judicial Review
read more...
Chambers and Partners Continues to Recognise Temple Garden Chambers as a Leading Set
5 November 2012
TGC is ranked in 8 practice areas in Chambers and Partners 2013,
with 26 individual barrister recommendations
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Accidental Death Verdict in Inquest into Death at Suffolk Country Fair
25 October 2012
Dominic Adamson acted for the driver of a horse and carriage at an
inquest into the death of a woman who sustained fatal injuries at
the Nowton Park Country Fair in Suffolk
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Costs Victory in Non-Freezing Cold Injury (“NFCI”) Case
12 October 2012
Mark James represented the MoD in the first High Court decision on
the meaning of the word 'disease'
read more...
Welsh Panel
4 October 2012
Cathryn McGahey and Louise Jones appointed as advocates for the
Welsh Government
read more...
United Nations General Assembly
3 October 2012
Melissa Pack attends first United Nations General Assembly high
level meeting in New York
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Jonathan Watt Pringle QC joins Chambers
1 October 2012
Jonathan Watt Pringle QC has accepted an invitation to join Temple
Garden Chambers
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Two new tenants at TGC
1 October 2012
James Henry and Emily Wilsdon to join chambers on completion
of pupillage
read more...
2012 Personal Injury Awards
27 September 2012
Marcus Grant short-listed as Barrister of the Year in the 2012
Personal Injury Awards
read more...
Judicial College (formerly JSB) Guidelines 11th edition
27 September 2012
Thursday 20th September saw the publication of the newly
renamed JSB Guidelines
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Criminal Injuries Compensation Award of £4.35 million
25 September 2012
James Laughland acted pro bono for Applicant
read more...
Litvinenko Inquest
21 September 2012
Andrew O'Connor instructed as Junior Counsel to the Litvinenko
Inquest
read more...
Legal 500 2012
20 September 2012
Temple Garden Chambers continues to be recognised by legal
directories
read more...
Dishonest injury litigant admits contempt of Court
18 September 2012
Marcus Grant appeared for the Insurer seeking an Order for
Committal from the Sheffield Registry of the Queen's Bench Division
read more...
International Criminal Court : The First 10 Years
18 September 2012
Rodney Dixon and Karim Khan QC to speak at the Grotius Centre
conference on "The Law and Practice of the International Criminal
Court"
read more...
The Cambridge Medico-Legal Society’s Annual Conference
13 September 2012
Marcus Grant delivered a lecture at The Cambridge Medico-Legal
Society's Annual Conference at Peterhouse College
read more...
G20 Pathologist : Fitness to Practise Hearing
28 August 2012
Simon Jackson QC concludes the prosecution of G20 Pathologist Dr
Patel on behalf of FFW (for GMC Legal)
read more...
£1.225m awarded to injured Policeman
10 August 2012
Richard Wilkinson obtains £1.225m for policeman injured in road
traffic accident
read more...
£175,000 settlement for claimant with pre-existing ankylosing spondylitis
2 August 2012
Lionel Stride acted on behalf of a claimant who suffered a
catastrophic deterioration of a pre-existing condition following a
minor road traffic accident
read more...
Settlement reached in Helicopter Crash case
2 August 2012
Simon Browne QC represented the defendant aviation insurers in this
Fatal Accident claim relating to a former City Businessman of the
Year which settled for £6.5 million
read more...
ALBA Conference Scholarship
25 July 2012
Emily Wilsdon Awarded ALBA Conference Scholarship
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Temple Legal Regatta
23 July 2012
TGC participates in charity regatta
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Spanish Claimant Awarded £3m on a Provisional Damage Basis
19 July 2012
Richard Wilkinson secures a £3m award for a Spanish claimant
injured in a road traffic accident
read more...
New Tenants at TGC
16 July 2012
Emma Northey, Mevlude Akay, James Henry and Emily Wilsdon to join
Chambers
read more...
Julia Smyth returns to Chambers
15 July 2012
We are delighted to welcome Julia Smyth back to private practice at
TGC
read more...
£500,000 settlement for the consequences of a Personality and Behaviour Disorder [ICD 10 F 07.0] sustained in a car crash is approved by the High Court
3 July 2012
Marcus Grant appeared for the Claimant
read more...
Honorary Degree Awarded to Karim A.A. Khan QC
27 June 2012
University College, Kosovo conferred the degree of Doctorate
Honoris Causa on Karim A.A. Khan QC
read more...
Landmark decision in Court of Appeal over costs orders and interest
22 June 2012
Simon Browne QC, instructed by Norton Rose, appeared for the
successful Appellant before the Court of Appeal when it ruled upon
the inappropriateness of analogies with the Part 36 costs regime,
the apportionment of costs, indemnity costs for failure to
negotiate, and the rates and periods of interest upon damages and
costs
read more...
Autofocus Appeals test cases before the Court of Appeal
19 June 2012
Paul McGrath instructed by AXA Insurance to represent them in the
Autofocus Appeals test cases before the Court of Appeal
read more...
BAM Construction UK Limited Acquitted on Charges of Failing to Ensure the Safety of Workers
18 June 2012
Keith Morton QC secures acquittal of BAM Construction UK Limited on
charges of failing to ensure the safety of workers in the course of
the construction of student accommodation at Bath University
read more...
Court of Appeal dismisses appeal against deportation to Ethiopia
15 June 2012
Robin Tam QC successfully resists appeal against "deportation with
assurances" to Ethiopia on national security grounds
read more...
Robin Tam QC Appointed Head of Chambers
1 June 2012
Chambers is delighted to announce that Robin Tam QC has succeeded
Nigel Wilkinson QC as Head of Chambers
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Injured Claimant exonerated of spectacular dishonesty allegation and awarded £169,000 and all his costs after a 10 day trial
1 June 2012
Marcus Grant appeared for the Claimant
read more...
High Court Rules on when appropriate to order a split trial
31 May 2012
Simon Browne QC successfully resisted an appeal in the Queen's
Bench Division against ordering a split trial on liability and
causation
read more...
“Fraud and Exaggeration in Personal Injury Cases” Conference in Leeds
24 May 2012
Chambers Delegation attends Leeds Fraud Conference
read more...
Inquest into the death of Lance Corporal Michael Pritchard
22 May 2012
Paul Kilcoyne acts for mother of L/Cpl shot by sniper fire in 2009
read more...
London Legal Support Trust
22 May 2012
TGC walkers raise £2,201.25 for the London Legal Support Trust
read more...
Court of Appeal rules on jurisdiction to vary or revoke an order of the court
17 May 2012
Mark James appears before the Court of Appeal in a dispute about
whether an interim order could be varied
read more...
Solicitors succeed in getting paid!
16 May 2012
Mark James acts in a landmark costs case in the Court of Appeal
read more...
Eulex War Crimes Court in Kosovo Acquits Prominent Member of Kosovo Assembly and Former KLA Commander
4 May 2012
Fatmir Limaj, prominent member of the Kosovo Assembly and the
Former Minister of Transport and Communication of the Republic of
Kosovo, acquitted by the EULEX District War Crimes Court in Kosovo
on three counts of war crimes
read more...
Inquest into the death of MI6 Officer Gareth Williams
3 May 2012
Andrew O'Connor represents MI6 and GCHQ at Gareth Williams inquest
read more...
Successful claim for employee in cancer claim following twenty years exposure to metal working fluids
28 April 2012
Simon Browne QC acted on behalf of the Claimant in Pickering v
Eaton Aerospace [2012]
read more...
The British Pain Society’s Annual Scientific Conference
27 April 2012
Marcus Grant spoke at The British Pain Society's Annual Scientific
Conference in Liverpool
read more...
Court of Appeal rules on tripping claim and questions of evidence
26 April 2012
Simon Browne QC and Anthony Johnson appeared for the
claimant/appellant in Lawrence v. Kent CC
read more...
Temple Garden Chambers Joins Twitter!
4 April 2012
Temple Garden Chambers is now on Twitter. Keep up to date with all
news and recent developments by following us @tg_chambers
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Application to the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights regarding the detention of Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi
3 April 2012
Sir Geoffrey Nice QC, Rodney Dixon and Aidan Ellis file an
application on behalf of Mishana Hosseinioun
read more...
Melissa Pack joins Chambers
2 April 2012
TGC is delighted to announce that Melissa Pack has accepted an
invitation to join chambers
read more...
Inquest into the death of MI6 Officer Gareth Williams
30 March 2012
Andrew O'Connor has been briefed to act on behalf of SIS and GCHQ
in the Inquest into the death of MI6 Officer Gareth Williams
read more...
Judgment handed down in the Atomic Veterans Appeal to the Supreme Court
15 March 2012
Supreme Court hand down judgment on limitation in the Atomic
Veterans litigation. Mark James was instructed to represent the
Veterans
read more...
Shaken-baby syndrome victim awarded £1,018,604 by the CICA in respect of consequences of a diffuse brain injury suffered
14 March 2012
Marcus Grant appeared for the Applicant
read more...
Young Claimant awarded £259,000 in respect of a subtle brain injury
12 March 2012
Marcus Grant appeared for the Claimant
read more...
Inquest Into The Death Of Officer Cadet Harry Whitworth
9 March 2012
Paul Kilcoyne was instructed by Hilary Meredith to represent the
parents of Officer Cadet Harry Whitworth at the Inquest into his
death conducted on 9th March 2012 by HM Coroner
Andrew Walker
read more...
Court of Appeal upholds a chronic pain judgment for a Claimant of £461,000
1 March 2012
Nigel Wilkinson QC and Marcus Grant appeared for the Claimant
read more...
Inquest into the Death of Air Cadet Nicholas Rice
1 March 2012
Paul Kilcoyne instructed to act on behalf of mother of Air
Cadet who died following a mid-air collision in 2009
read more...
High Court upholds Claimant’s award of damages following dancefloor slip
29 February 2012
Anthony Johnson successfully represents Respondent who slipped on
liquid that had been spilled on dancefloor whilst attending a 90's
weekend at Butlins Bognor Regis resort
read more...
Dishonest injury litigant committed to prison for contempt of Court
28 February 2012
Marcus Grant appeared for the Insurer seeking an Order for
Committal from the Divisional Court
read more...
£1,000,000 interim payment secured for applicant to Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority
23 February 2012
James Laughland acts for Applicant who sustained serious
traumatic brain injury in 1993 when only 6 weeks old
read more...
Appointment to the Attorney General's "A" panel
22 February 2012
Cathryn McGahey appointed as Junior Counsel to the Crown "A" Panel
read more...
Motor Insurers Bureau is deemed to provide security of continuity of payments under the Damages Act 1996 for damages to be paid by way of a Periodical Payment Order
1 February 2012
Simon Browne QC appeared in the case of Bennett v Stephens on
behalf of the Defendant Road Traffic Insurer, a body which was not
deemed to be a secure funder under the Damages Act 1996
read more...
Human rights: Access to a Lawyer, Libya, Saif Gaddafi and the International Criminal Court
31 January 2012
The Prosecutor v. Muammar Mohammed Abu Minyar Gaddafi, Saif
Al-Islam Gaddafi and Abdullah Al-Senussi. Sir Geoffrey Nice QC and
Rodney Dixon are instructed
read more...
Amputee recovers £900,000
30 January 2012
James Laughland acts for Claimant
read more...
Judicial Review arising out of the Leveson Inquiry
20 January 2012
Cathryn McGahey was instructed as junior counsel to the Leveson
Inquiry, and Louise Jones as Junior Counsel for the Core
Participant Victims, in a judicial review claim brought by
Associated Newspapers Limited (publishers of the Daily Mail and
Mail on Sunday) against the Chairman of the Inquiry.
read more...
Decision on Abu Qatada deportation
17 January 2012
Robin Tam QC appears for the Home Secretary in Abu Qatada's
application to the European Court of Human Rights
read more...
‘Outstanding Case of the Year’ Award
11 January 2012
Marcus Grant appears as Counsel in case that won the award of
'Outstanding Case of the Year' at the Personal Injury Awards 2011
read more...
Lawful killing verdict returned in recent inquiry into the deaths of armed robbers
19 December 2011
Alison Hewitt acted as Counsel to the Inquest in the recent inquiry
held in Winchester into the deaths of Mark Nunes and Andrew
Markland
read more...
Santa and his Elf blamed for icicle fall in unsafe grotto
14 December 2011
John Bate-Williams (leading A. Reindeer) secures a festive victory
in the Court of Appeal
read more...
Temple Garden Chambers continues to be recognised by legal directories
2 November 2011
TGC listed in a total of 9 Practice areas in Chambers and Partners 2012 and The Legal 500 2011
read more...
The Judicial College appoint member of chambers to editorial team of JSB Guidelines
26 October 2011
Chambers is happy to announce the appointment of Richard Wilkinson to the editorial team responsible for the publication of the JSB Guidelines for the Assessment of General Damages in personal injury cases
read more...
TGC Quiz Night Success for the Brain and Spine Foundation
7 October 2011
TGC and c. 125 guests raised more than £17,500 for this excellent charity
read more...
Dishonest injury litigant committed to prison for contempt of Court
5 October 2011
Dishonest injury litigants committed to prison for contempt of Court. Marcus Grant appeared for the Insurer seeking an Order for Committal from the Divisional Court
read more...
Employment Appeal Tribunal dismisses appeal against award of damages of £17,000
15 September 2011
Keith Morton QC appeared for the Ministry of Defence
read more...
Amputee awarded £1.3m
13 September 2011
Richard Wilkinson appears for Claimant
read more...
Baha Mousa Inquiry Report
8 September 2011
The Baha Mousa Inquiry published its final report today
read more...
Atomic veterans granted permission to appeal to the Supreme Court on various limitation issues
29 July 2011
Mark James appeared as part of the claimants' team
read more...
Scots Silk Joins Chambers
29 July 2011
Chambers extends a warm welcome to Murdo MacLeod QC
read more...
David Barr accepts brief to be first junior counsel to the public inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the press
28 July 2011
David Barr has accepted the brief to be first junior counsel to Lord Justice Leveson who is chairing the public inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the press
read more...
Andrew Prynne QC and Stephen Cottrell appear in Landmark Credit Hire Case
27 July 2011
Andrew Prynne QC led Stephen Cottrell in the Mercantile Court in the case of W v Veolia Environmental Services [Neutral Citation Number: 2011 EWHC 2020 (QB)] in which HHJ Mackie QC handed down judgment on Thursday 27th July
read more...
William Irwin to join chambers on completion of his Pupillage
25 July 2011
TGC is delighted to have offered William Irwin a Tenancy
read more...
Dishonest injury litigant committed to prison for contempt of Court
13 July 2011
Dishonest injury litigant committed to prison for contempt of Court. Marcus Grant appeared for the Insurer seeking an Order for Committal from the Divisional Court
read more...
Army Officer injured in a climbing accident fails to establish a breach of a duty of care by the MOD
8 July 2011
Army Officer injured in a climbing accident fails to establish a breach of a duty of care by the Ministry of Defence. Keith Morton QC appeared for the MOD before Spencer J in the QBD
read more...
Dishonest injury litigant receives suspended prison sentence for contempt of Court
7 July 2011
Dishonest injury litigant receives suspended prison sentence for contempt of Court. Marcus Grant appeared for the Public Authority seeking an Order for Committal from the Divisional Court
read more...
Court of Appeal decision on SIAC procedural fairness
22 June 2011
The Court of Appeal holds that the procedural requirements of Article 8 ECHR do not require any modification to SIAC closed evidence procedures
read more...
High Court Rules on Tripping Claim
21 June 2011
Kent County Council v. Lawrence [2011] EWHC 1590 (QB) - Anthony Johnson represented the Claimant in this appeal from a first instance decision of HHJ Caddick in the Maidstone County Court to the Queens Bench Division
read more...
Liability? What Liability? See Andrew Prynne QC's Article in the British Insurance Law Association Journal of June 2011
16 June 2011
The article addresses a clear divergence of judicial opinion in the Commercial Court as to whether a court, deciding a claim under a liability insurance policy, is bound by the terms of the underlying judgment, against the insured, in which that liability was established
read more...
Supreme Court gives further false imprisonment decision
25 May 2011
Robin Tam QC appears for Home Secretary in false imprisonment arising out of failure to carry out detention reviews
read more...
Baron Mereworth v Ministry of Justice (Crown Office)
24 May 2011
Louise Jones acts for the Ministry of Justice in case brought by hereditary peer seeking to assert entitlement to a Writ of Summons enabling him to become a member of the House of Lords
read more...
British Soldiers unlawfully shot dead by rogue Afghan policeman
23 May 2011
Inquests in relation to the deaths of Sgt Major Chant, Sgt Telford, Guardsman Jimmy Major of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards and Corporal Nicholas Webster-Smith and Corporal Boote of the Royal Military Police
read more...
Jay v Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School
20 May 2011
Tribunal finds that teacher bullied and harassed the claimant
read more...
Supreme Court decision on scope of "miscarriage of justice" compensation
11 May 2011
Robin Tam QC successfully resists Supreme Court appeal concerning statutory compensation for miscarriage of justice
read more...
Divisional Court Judgment on committal proceedings
10 May 2011
Divisional Court finds a dishonest litigant in contempt of Court and hands down a 12 month prison sentence, suspended for 2 years ... Marcus Grant appeared on behalf of the Claimant
read more...
Verdict in 7/7 Inquests
6 May 2011
The Coroner, Lady Justice Hallett, has handed down her verdict in to the 52 deaths caused by the London bombings on 7th July 2005
read more...
Tomlinson Jury Return Unlawful Killing Verdict
3 May 2011
Alison Hewitt appeared as Counsel to the inquest and Andrew O'Connor represented the IPCC
read more...
New Silk Robes for Chambers
7 April 2011
Temple Garden Chambers celebrates the elevation to Queen's Counsel of Simon Browne, Keith Morton and Karim Khan
read more...
Supreme Court gives judgment in false imprisonment case
23 March 2011
Robin Tam QC represents the Home Secretary in Supreme Court false imprisonment case
read more...
Court of Appeal gives judgment clarifying the principles to be applied in determining the reasonableness of a period of immigration detention
9 March 2011
Robin Tam QC represents the Home Secretary in a case concerning immigration detention
read more...
Three New Silks for Temple Garden Chambers
2 March 2011
Temple Garden Chambers is delighted to announce that Simon Browne, Keith Morton and Karim Khan have been appointed to the rank of Queen's Counsel in the announcement made on 2nd March 2011.
read more...
Court of Appeal judgment on breach of duty and causation appeal in assault case
1 March 2011
Breach of duty and causation appeal in assault case allowed by the Court of Appeal. Andrew Prynne QC and Marcus Grant appeared for the Appellant
read more...
Appointment to the Attorney General's "A" panel
1 March 2011
Andrew O'Connor appointed to the Attorney General's Panel of Counsel
read more...
Edward Hutchin joins chambers
14 February 2011
Temple Garden Chambers extends a warm welcome to Edward Hutchin
read more...
Solicitors' firm loses all of its costs
8 February 2011
Mark James represents a former client of the Hampstead firm CKFT
read more...
Court of Appeal judgment on Duty of care / causation appeal
2 February 2011
Tetraplegic succeeds in part in his duty of care / causation appeal in the Court of Appeal. Sir Geoffrey Nice QC appeared for the Appellant and Keith Morton appeared for the Second Respondent
read more...
George Alliott joins Temple Garden Chambers
1 February 2011
George Alliott accepts an invitation to join chambers
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First corporate manslaughter prosecution under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007
31 January 2011
Keith Morton appears as junior defence counsel
read more...
Court of Appeal refuses to extend law of champerty
25 January 2011
Mark James successful in persuading the Court of Appeal not to extend the law of champerty
read more...
Divisional Court gives judgment in case concerning SIAC's disclosure obligations
24 January 2011
Robin Tam QC represents the Home Secretary in a case relating to SIAC's disclosure obligations
read more...
Inquest Verdict in relation to the mid-air collision at Porthcawl, Wales.
17 January 2011
Two air cadets killed in a mid-air collision over the Kenfig Nature Reserve near Porthcawl.
read more...
R (Health and Safety Executive) v Dalkia Utilities Services Limited
14 January 2011
Keith Morton secures acquittal of Dalkia Utilities Services Limited in a prosecution arising out of the death of an employee following exposure to carbon dioxide at the Berkshire Brewery in Reading. The prosecution offered no further evidence after Keith's cross-examination of its expert witness
read more...
Young chronic pain sufferer awarded £1/2m
20 December 2010
Young chronic pain sufferer awarded £1/2m. Marcus Grant appeared
for the Claimant
read more...
QBD Judgment on an EU law challenge against the MIB's 2003 Untraced Driver's Agreement.
9 December 2010
David Barr appeared for the Secretary of State in defeating this challenge
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Court of Appeal Judgment in a Highways Act case
7 December 2010
Andrew Prynne QC and Paul Kilcoyne appeared for the Appellant in a claim against the Local Authority and the Highway Authority
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Impecunious drivers' duty to mitigate
6 December 2010
Nigel Wilkinson QC and Anthony Johnson appeared before Holroyd J to resist an appeal in a credit hire case that sought to argue that impecunious drivers do not have a duty to mitigate their losses in the way that pecunious drivers do
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Court of Appeal judgment on CFS appeal
2 December 2010
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome appeal dismissed by the Court of Appeal. Marcus Grant appeared for the Respondents in an appeal against an Order for just £3,000 out of sum of c. £295,000 claimed
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Divisional Court decision on 7/7 Inquests
30 November 2010
The Divisional Court has ruled that the Coroner does not have the power to hear national security evidence in closed or secret proceedings
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Atomic Veterans in Court of Appeal
22 November 2010
Mark James represents Atomic Veterans in Court of Appeal
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Norwich student pursues £2m damages claim against former landlord
18 November 2010
James Laughland succeeds in contested High Court application
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TGC 2 - Stewarts 0
8 November 2010
Third time lucky! Victory over Stewarts on the football pitch
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The Public Inquiry into the failure to regulate the Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Opens
8 November 2010
Joanna Hughes is instructed as Junior Counsel to the Inquiry
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Court approves £2.5m settlement
15 October 2010
Damages of £2.5m awarded to 15 year old paperboy.
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Inquests in to the 7/7 London Bombings Opens
11 October 2010
The 52 inquests in the deaths of the members of the public killed by the bomb explosions on 7th July 2005 have opened
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The Legal 500 rank 23 Members of Chambers in 7 Practice Areas
15 September 2010
Temple Garden Chambers has been ranked as a leading set by Legal 500 in 7 Practice Areas, with 23 Members of Chambers recognised for their expertise.
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Employment Appeal Tribunal - Clarity of Disciplinary Charges
14 September 2010
Daniel Barnett represented Compass Group plc at the Employment Appeal Tribunal
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Commercial Court Judgment in a contract claim emanating from product liability dispute
10 September 2010
Andrew Prynne QC appeared for the Defendant in a claim brought under the Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act 1930
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Deputy District Judge Appointments for TGC
7 September 2010
Chambers is pleased to announce that Alastair McFarlane and Sacha Ackland have been appointed as Deputy District Judges
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Chambers UK Bar Awards
23 August 2010
Keith Morton shortlisted for Junior of the Year
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First Judgement by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC)
2 August 2010
Karim A. A. Khan was lead counsel for the largest group of victims in the case against KAING Guek Eav (alias Duch) in the first case before the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC).
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Court of Appeal decision in ZA (Nigeria)
30 July 2010
Court of Appeal affirms "fresh claims" mechanism
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Court of Appeal decision in terrorist deportation appeals
29 July 2010
Court of Appeal upholds SIAC "closed evidence" procedure
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Supreme Court decision in ZO (Somalia)
28 July 2010
Supreme Court rules on scope of EU Directive
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Divisional Court Judgment on committal proceedings
26 July 2010
Divisional Court test case ruling on the granting of permission to bring committal proceedings for contempt of court proceedings against dishonest litigants ... Marcus Grant appeared on behalf of one of the Applicants in this decision of the Divisional Court which should pave the way ahead for similar claims ... Barnes v. Seabrook & Others [2010] EWHC 1849 (Admin)
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TCC Judgment in a negligence claim addressing the recoverability of foreseeable economic loss following a negligent act
21 July 2010
Andrew Prynne QC appeared for the Defendants
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Karim A. A. Khan joins Chambers
1 July 2010
Karim Asad Ahmad Khan accepts an invitation to join Chambers.
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High Court disclosure decision in 'Guantanamo Bay Damages' litigation
25 June 2010
Louise Jones appeared for the Defendants in Al Rawi & others v Security Service v Others [2010] EWHC 1496 (QB)
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Substantial Award of Damages for Claimant with Subtle Brain Injury
23 June 2010
Marcus Grant appeared for the Claimant, a solicitor, who was awarded substantial damages for a subtle brain injury
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Supreme Court Decision on Control Orders
21 June 2010
Robin Tam QC appears for the Home Secretary before the Supreme Court
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Bloody Sunday Inquiry Report Published
15 June 2010
After 12 years the Bloody Sunday Inquiry Report has been published. Several Members of Chambers were instructed in the Inquiry.
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Scope of the Inquests into the London Bombings of 7th July 2005
3 June 2010
The Coroner has ruled that the scope of the 7/7 Inquests will include alleged intelligence failings by the Security Service
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Sam Carter joins the Clerking Team
2 June 2010
Chambers welcome Sam Carter
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"Operation Pathway"
19 May 2010
Robin Tam QC and Andrew O'Connor were part of the team representing
the Home Secretary and Cathryn McGahey was a Special Advocate in
appeals by five of the Pakistani men arrested in April 2009
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Dominic Grieve QC
12 May 2010
Dominic Grieve QC appointed Attorney General
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Inquests into the London Bombings
5 May 2010
Keith Morton and Fiona Canby appear on behalf of Transport for London
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DeBique v Ministry of Defence
5 May 2010
Keith Morton successfully defends the Ministry of Defence at the remedies hearing in claim of indirect sex and race discrimination arising out of child arrangements for single parent soldiers serving in the Army
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Inquest into deaths of Privates Aaron McClure, Robert Foster and John Trumble blown up by friendly forces bomb whilst serving in Afghanistan
28 April 2010
The Assistant Coroner for Wiltshire has returned a Narrative Verdict in relation to the deaths of three privates whilst serving in Afghanistan
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Mark Blackburn joins the clerking team
14 April 2010
Chambers welcome Mark Blackburn
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Baha Mousa Inquiry declines to order disclosure of AG's advice
6 April 2010
Chairman of Inquiry rules he will not order disclosure of an advice by the then Attorney General
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Daniel Barnett and Benjamin Hay co-author new book
23 March 2010
Two members of Chambers have co-authored Costs in Employment Tribunals (Jordan Publishing)
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Inquests into the 7 July 2005, London Bombings
19 March 2010
Four Members of Chambers are instructed in the pending inquests into the 56 deaths arising from the 7/7 London Bombings.
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Stephen Cottrell secures interim payment of £100,000 for severely injured client
18 March 2010
Decision has important implications for claimants
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Robin Tam QC defends foreign national prisoner detention claims
12 March 2010
R (WL (Congo) and KM (Jamaica)) v Home Secretary [2010] EWCA Civ 111 (19 February 2010)
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Appointment to the Attorney-General's Panel of Counsel
11 March 2010
Benjamin Hay appointed to the Attorney-General's Panel of Counsel
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Appointment of Louise Jones as specialist advisor to the Legal Services Board.
8 March 2010
Louise Jones appointed specialist advisor to the Legal Services Board
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Report into Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust Published
26 February 2010
The deficiencies of care have been described in the media as one of the most serious scandals in the history of the NHS.
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Rodney Dixon, co-author of Archbold International Criminal Courts (Sweet & Maxwell)
15 February 2010
New edition of the work just published
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Expert Evidence: Law and Practice
7 February 2010
3rd Edition just published
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Andrew O'Connor appears in Supreme Court terrorist asset-freezing cases
29 January 2010
First full appeals to be heard by the Supreme Court
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Six 1TG Counsel involved in the Nimrod Review
2 November 2009
Wide ranging recommendations to improve the safety of military aviation and the airworthiness of military aircraft.
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Opening of the Mid Staffs NHS Trust Inquiry
2 November 2009
Oral hearings opened on 2 November 2009
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Andrew Prynne QC joins 1 Temple Gardens
2 November 2009
1 Temple Gardens are delighted to welcome Andrew Prynne QC to chambers
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