Alexandra Pountney was appointed as an Assistant Coroner for South Yorkshire (West) in 2023, and since then she has been involved in hearing complex medical and jury inquests. Her appointment in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire will see her continue this management of complex cases, with her primary role set as hearing jury cases. She will be…
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We are well-versed in all aspects of animals and equine law and regularly advise on contractual and misrepresentation matters involving livestock, horses and dogs.
Employment
We are well-versed in all aspects of animals and equine law and regularly advise on contractual and misrepresentation matters involving livestock, horses and dogs.
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01 Aug 2025
In the case of Shabana Chowdhury v Haven Insurance Co Ltd (County Court at Birmingham, 25 July 2025) Dominic was successful for the defendant in its cross application to strike out the claim as an abuse of process in the post-Cable v Liverpool Victoria Insurance Co Ltd [2020] EWCA Civ 1015 arena. The case concerns…
20 Jan 2025
Ropewalk Chambers is delighted to announce that Tom Carter’s case of Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil Borough Council [2023] EWCA Civ 1416, relating to Japanese Knotweed, has been shortlisted for the Case of the Year Award at Lexis Nexis at the 2025 Legal Awards. The case overturned the longstanding decision in Halsey and confirmed that parties…
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23 Jun 2025
It is with great delight that we announce that Ropewalk Chambers has been nominated for the ‘Set Outside London of the Year’ award, and Rochelle Rong has been nominated for the ‘Junior of the Year’ for her work in Clinical Negligence. To view the full shortlist, please click here. The Legal 500 Awards are widely…
11 Mar 2025
We are delighted to announce that Sam Shelton and Jack McCracken have contributed to the recently published 18th Edition of Munkman on Employer’s Liability (LexisNexis). Samuel and Jack have co-authored chapter 17, which addresses the occupational condition of Hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS). Their work brings the chapter up to date with developments on this topic since the last edition was published in…
28 Feb 2025
Tom Carter has been granted permission to appeal by the Court of Appeal for a second appeal in Wetherell v Student Loans Company Ltd in Wetherell v Student Loans Company Ltd [2024] EWHC 1443 (KB) about whether the Student Loans Company is an “emanation of the state” for the purposes of EU law.
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01 Sep 2025
Alexandra Pountney was appointed as an Assistant Coroner for South Yorkshire (West) in 2023, and since then she has been...
01 Aug 2025
In the case of Shabana Chowdhury v Haven Insurance Co Ltd (County Court at Birmingham, 25 July 2025) Dominic was...
23 Jun 2025
It is with great delight that we announce that Ropewalk Chambers has been nominated for the ‘Set Outside London of...
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25th Sep 2025 @ 16:00
Register Here Ropewalk Chambers will be holding our fourth conference in Lincoln on Thursday 25 September 2025 at the DoubleTree by...
3rd Jul 2025 @ 13:30
Register Here We are delighted to be holding our annual Clinical Negligence Litigation Conference in Nottingham. This free half-day conference,...
19th Sep 2024 @ 16:00
Register here > Ropewalk Chambers will be holding our third conference in Lincoln on Thursday 19 September 2024 at the DoubleTree...
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2nd Oct 2025 @ 13:00
Register Here Join us for our upcoming webinar, Personal Injury Liability Update 2025, on Thursday 2 October 2025 at 1:00...
27th Nov 2024 @ 13:00
https://youtu.be/kV--k3xwjqs This webinar is presented by Jayne Adams KC. Covered in this webinar are the following related to fatal accident...
4th Jun 2024 @ 13:00
https://youtu.be/s_z2ADlY-FU Download Slides This webinar is the final in our annual series of webinars focusing on personal injury litigation relating...
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08 Sep 2025
Jack McCracken has written a case analysis for Lexis+ UK on the recent County Court decision in the HAVS case...
21 Apr 2022
Gareth McAloon has recently had a guest appearance on an episode of Shoosmith's Serious Injury Podcast titled Inquest Process and Care Home Claims....
13 Jan 2022
To download a PDF copy of this article, please click here. On 12th January 2022, judgment was handed down in...
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