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Collishaw
Following our recent success in the Legal 500 2021, Chambers’ expertise in the field of industrial disease has again been acknowledged in the latest edition of Chambers & Partners. We are one of only four sets across all circuits to be ranked for Industrial Disease work. Jayne Adams QC and Patrick Limb QC are also individually ranked.
The full entry is here:
“Ropewalk Chambers is a highly regarded set for industrial disease matters and offers expertise spanning a wide range of claims. Members are regularly instructed in asbestos litigation, and field considerable experience in the handling of complex mesothelioma claims. Additional areas of strength for the team include claims involving cancer, a wide range of respiratory diseases, noise-induced hearing loss and upper limb disorders such as hand-arm vibration syndrome. The set’s barristers frequently undertake high-profile and leading cases, and have experience of appearing before the Supreme Court.“
On 23 October 2024, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Tindall v Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police [2024] UKSC 33. The decision is the latest in many higher court decisions regarding the liability of police authorities to the public where they suffer injury. Liability of Public Authorities: A Reminder of the Key…
I recently acted in the High Court appeal in Wetherell v Student Loans Company Ltd [2024] EWHC 1443 (KB) which raises some interesting questions about the personal injury landscape after the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013. When the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 came into force and personal injury claimants could no longer…
On 14 March 2024 the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in White v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care [2024] EWCA Civ 244. The White appeal was one of two cases, heard together, the other being Cuthbert v Taylor Woodrow Construction Holdings. The issue in each case was that of breach…
