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Congratulations
After a successful pupilage, Oriel Chambers is pleased to welcome Miss Indunee Seneviratne as a Chambers’ Member.
We have no doubt that Indunee will have an excellent career at the bar and will be an important part of our Chamber’s future.
New Chambers' Director
Oriel Chambers is please to announce that Nick O'Neill has become the new Chambers' Director following the early retirement of Sarah Cavanagh after more than 22 years.
Sports Injuries and the Law
Very often in sports there are incidents which lawyers must wonder about in a way that others may not. If the same incident had occurred on the street rather than on the pitch nobody would have been surprised if civil or even criminal action was initiated.
What is domestic abuse
Since the Covid pandemic there has been a surge of cases with many victims feeling that they are trapped in their home and not in a position to escape their abuser. Domestic abuse is defined as being any incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive or threatening behaviour, violence or abuse.
John Gray has been appointed as a Recorder
Oriel Chambers are delighted to announce that John Gray has been appointed as a Recorder - a part time judge with a jurisdiction broadly similar to that of a Circuit Judge.
Recorder Appointment of Mark Cooper
Oriel Chambers are pleased to announce that Mark Cooper has been appointed by the Queen as a Recorder on the North Eastern Circuit with effect from October 2020.
John Gray instructed in Court of Appeal
John Gray has been instructed for the claimant in the 2nd appeal to the Court of Appeal in
Holmes -v- S & B Concrete Limited.
Damages arising out of work place stress
Michelle Liddy has article published in the PI Brief Update Law Journal which she explores the requirements for and difficulties with succeeding in an action for damages arising out of work place stress
Returning to Court - discussed by Chris Middleton
So…. you’ve found a court which is actually listing civil trials in person. You’ve
persuaded the court to list your case in person, rather than one of the 50 other cases
where the parties want an in-person listing. You’ve completed the 2020 civil
litigation equivalent of the 12 labours of Hercules. What next ?
Severn Trent are fined £800K for pollution
Richard Bradley appears on behalf of the Environment Agency as Severn Trent are fined £800,000 for polluting a Shropshire stream.
Care Case Law May 2020 Update
This document below will focus on two judgments that the Court of Appeal gave on 30th April 2020.
The judgments relate to remote court hearings. It can be deduced that these judgments represent an effort by the Court of Appeal to give a clear message on remote hearings as they relate to both interim and final contested hearings
Matrimonial Finance: June 2020 Update
Brief update from Tom Hynes regarding Matrimonial Finance.
District Judge Appointment
The Queen has appointed Lindsay Jane Clarke to be a District Judge on the advice of the Right Honourable Robert Buckland QC MP
Deputy District Judge Appointment
Mark Cooper has been appointed Deputy District Judge
Guidance on Compliance with Family Court Child Arrangement Orders
Coronavirus Updates - During the current Coronavirus crisis, some parents whose children are the subject of Child Arrangements Orders made by the Family Court have been understandably concerned about their ability to meet the requirements of these court orders safely in the wholly unforeseeable circumstances that now apply across the world.
Remote Hearings During Lockdown: Telephone and Video Hearings during the COVID-19 crisis
Oriel Chambers barristers have produced a guidance document to be of help to practitioners wrestling with the practicalities of an influx of telephone and video.
Tom Hynes appointed by Attorney General
Chambers are pleased to announce the appointment of Tom Hynes as Junior Counsel to the Crown (Regional C Panel).
Congratulations to Peter Harold Wolfende
Peter Harold Wolfenden has been appointed as a Judge of the First-tier Tribunal by the Senior President of
Tribunals, the Right Honourable Sir Ernest Ryder.
100% reduction on the basis of contributory conduct and Polkey principles
Stephanie Cummings secures a 100% reduction on the basis of contributory conduct and Polkey principles. Stephanie appeared before Employment Judge Porter in the Manchester ET on behalf of a Respondent whose dismissal of its employee was found to be procedurally unfair. The Judge agreed that the award ought to be reduced to nil taking into account the principles in Polkey and the contributory conduct of the Claimant.
Matrimonial Finance - Update
Tom Hynes covers some of the more interesting decisions over the last 3 months regarding Matrimonial Finance.
Legal 500 2020 Rankings
The set has a strong track record in personal injury, regulatory, and commercial matters, and its family team is also well-regarded by clients
New tenant following his successful completion of pupillage
Marc recently joined chambers as a tenant following his successful completion of pupillage under the supervision of John Gray.
Michelle Liddy is welcomed to the Oriel Civil Group
Oriel Chambers welcomes Michelle Liddy to their civil group.
Cameron v Hussain Article
Identify a unknown person against whom judgment can be obtained. This issues came into sharp focus before the Court of Appeal in Cameron v Hussain, Liverpool Victoria Insurance Company Limited [2017] EWCA Civ 366.
Deputy District Judge appointments 2019
Chambers congratulates Christopher McMurtrie and Alexander Williams on their Deputy District Judge appointments.
Rebecca Jones helps to secure settlement in multi-track housing disrepair case
Rebecca Jones has assisted with the settlement of a multi-track housing disrepair case on behalf of the Claimant. Rebecca was involved in all aspects of this litigation from drafting the pleadings to attending a CMC and a CCMC and providing advice on settlement. Indeed, Rebecca helped to ensure that the matter was allocated to the multi-track at CMC stage owing to its complexity.
Graham Williams delivers talk on late notification claims
In answer to an invitation Graham Williams has recently spoken to Direct Line Insurance and Plexus Law
John Gray becomes Judge for First-tier Tribunals
Chambers are pleased to announce that John Gray has been appointed a Fee-paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, assigned to the Health, Education and Social Care (HESC) Chamber effective immediately.
Legal 500 2018/19 Rankings
2019 Legal 500 Chambers Review - Oriel Chambers' Barristers and clerking team make the rankings
New pupil Marc Tyler
Chambers would like to welcome our new pupil Marc Tyler under the supervision of John Gray.
Rebecca Jones secures dismissal on behalf of Respondent in claim for unlawful deduction of wages
By way of a reserved judgment, Employment Judge Shotter, sitting in the Employment Tribunal in
Liverpool found that the Claimant did not suffer an unlawful deduction of wages and that the
Claimant’s claim was not well-founded and should be dismissed.
Barrister career review
Barrister or a Professional Footballer - that is the question ?
Appointment to the office of Assistant Coroner.
Tim Holloway is the first member of Chambers to be appointed to the office of Assistant Coroner
Attorney General’s Regional Panel of Counsel to the Crown
There are now five members of Chambers on the Attorney General’s Regional Panel of Counsel to the Crown. Chambers is pleased to announce the re-appointment of Yaqub Rahman and Alexander Williams and the new appointment of Stephanie Cummings
Appointed to Research Ethics Committee
Oriel Chambers's John Gray appointed to University of Liverpool Research Ethics Committee
Commercial Litigation Conference 13 Dec 2017
Commercial Litigation Conference
Legal 500 2017 Rankings
Experienced across a breadth of commercial matters.
New address for Preston Chambers
New address for Preston Chambers. Telephone number, fax etc all to remain the same.
Employment Tribunal Fees
In 2013 the Government introduced Employment Tribunal fees. As a result, any prospective Claimant was faced with having to pay up to £1,200 to commence their claim and see it through to a hearing. The Supreme Court have unanimously ruled that the government was acting unlawfully and unconstitutionally when it introduced the fees.
RICHARD BRADLEY leads Tesco £8 Million fine case
The largest fine to date for a single offence ever imposed in a prosecution by either the Environment Agency or Lancashire County Council. and the second largest total fine ever imposed on a Defendant for environmental offences was lead by the head of Oriel Chambers Richard Bradley
McBride v UK Insurance Ltd [2017] EWCA Civ 144
The Court of Appeal have handed down the latest judgement in the latest long running battle between motor insurance companies and credit hire agencies.
ESSAR OIL UK £1.65M Fine
Richard Bradley appeared on behalf of the Health & Safety Executive in a prosecution brought against Essar Oil (UK)
Liverpool University invites John Gray to Clinical Negligence conference
John Gray will be attending the conference hosted by the Health Law and Regulation Unit examining 'New Challenges in Medical Negligence Law' on Thursday 20th April 2017
Fundamental dishonesty success on 2 grounds within same case
On Monday, 7 November 2016 Graham Williams, of Oriel Chambers, instructed by Aileen Scott of Horwich Farrelly, added to his tally of fundamental dishonesty findings by successfully employing Section 57 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015.
Former Lord Mayor found fundamentally dishonest
Former Lord Mayor of Exeter found fundamentally dishonest in claim for alleged personal injuries in minor RTA in his year of office as Lord Mayor.
AvMA invites John Gray as guest speaker
AvMA’s (Action Against Medical Accidents) forthcoming Best Practice in Quantum Conference on 28 March 2017
First British child cryogenically frozen against father wishes
British child who died of cancer has become the first British child to be cryogenically frozen following ruling by High Court judge Mr Justice Peter Jackson
Legal 500 - Oriel in top review
"The clerking team is first class, proactive and pragmatic" from legal 500 2106 review.
Dismissal of claim pursuant to section 57 of the Criminal Justice & Courts Act 2015
Potentially first decisions where this section has been used !
Record breaking fine in Environment Agency action.
Richard Bradley presents Environment Agency on one of their biggest prosecutions
Alexander Frodsham appointed by Attorney General
Alexander Frodsham has been appointed by the Attorney General