The Court of Appeal handed down its judgment on 14 March 2024, dismissing two conjoined appeals in cases of mesothelioma arising from asbestos exposure in the 1950s, Executors of the Estate of Thomas Albert White v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (”White”) and Executrix of the Estate of Derek Barry Cuthbert v…
07 Mar 2024
The High Court has handed down judgment in an important case dealing with the data protection obligations of NHS Trusts in respect of the collection and retention of patient medical records. The Claimant (anonymised as ‘YSL’ to protect privacy) brought a wide-ranging claim against the Defendant Foundation NHS Trust, seeking damages and erasure orders in…
29 Nov 2023
The Court of Appeal has today handed down its judgment in James Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council [2023] EWCA Civ 1416. I acted for the claimant and respondent in the appeal, Mr Churchill. He brought a claim in nuisance against a local authority for the spread of Japanese knotweed onto his land. The…
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06 Aug 2024
In Toure v Ken Wilkins Print [2024] IRLR 282 The Employment Appeal Tribunal considered an appeal by the claimant who had raised a grievance against his employer alleging that he had been racially abused. The grievance was not upheld, the employer concluding that the alleged incidents had not taken place. The employee appealed, but in…
29 Feb 2024
Tom Carter appears in the Supreme Court in the case of Davies v Bridgend on the question of causation following his win in the Court of Appeal that damages for diminution in value of a property are recoverable in the absence of physical damage and are not pure economic loss: see Davies v Bridgend [2023] EWCA Civ…
05 Dec 2023
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05 October 2023
Ropewalk Chambers has once again achieved recognition as a leading set in the 2024 edition of The Legal 500. We continue to demonstrate our position as market-leaders in multiple areas of law by ranking as a ‘Top Tier’ set in multiple areas. Our Personal Injury Group is ranked as a top tier set and is…
15 September 2023
We are delighted to announce that Georgina Crawford has returned to Chambers, following maternity leave. Her practice also routinely includes inquests, clinical negligence, disease work, road traffic accidents, and the full raft of public and employer’s liability claims. If you would like to instruct Georgina or make any enquiries about her practice, please email [email protected].…
02 May 2023
We are delighted to announce that Kam Jaspal won the Barrister of the Year 2023 award at the Nottinghamshire Law Society Annual Awards Dinner. We extend our congratulations to Kam.
03 February 2023
Diminution in value is recoverable and causation is not a defence to a claim where there is a continuing nuisance. To view the full Judgement, please click here.
21 December 2022
Tom Carter appeared for the Defendant in a high profile unlawful eviction trial reported in the press. The Judgment has been reserved. To read more, please click here.
01 December 2022
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24 October 2022
We would like to extend our congratulations to Georgina Crawford who has been appointed as a Deputy District Judge sitting in the Midlands Circuit sitting on the Midlands Circuit. Georgina is typically instructed in catastrophic and other high-value claims in the High Court and multi-track matters in the County Court. Her particular expertise is in Animals…
24 October 2022
We would like to extend our congratulations to Cassandra Williams who has been appointed as a Deputy District Judge sitting on the Midlands Circuit. Cassandra has a successful civil law practice predominantly specialising in cases involving personal injury, disease and medical negligence. Cassandra will continue to practise in Chambers whilst carrying out her part-time judicial work.
24 October 2022
We would like to extend our congratulations to Georgina Cursham who has been appointed as a Deputy District Judge sitting on the Midlands Circuit. Georgina has a wide-ranging personal injury and clinical negligence practice, with a particular focus on catastrophic injury and fatal accident claims. She is esteemed for her specialist expertise in personal injury claims…
30 September 2022
Together with Alistair McHenry of Tyr Law, Philip Turton is the author of Chapter 18, “Personal Injury”. “Football and the Law”, by Nick de Marco KC of Blackstone Chambers is the leading textbook on the subject and the only comprehensive review of the law relating to all aspects of football in the world, including all the main regulatory and…
29 September 2022
It has been another outstanding year for Ropewalk Chambers in the Legal 500 UK 2023 rankings. We continue to demonstrate our position as market-leaders in multiple areas of law by ranking as a ‘Top Tier’ set in multiple areas. The annual rankings are recognised as highlighting outstanding practice in the areas listed and is a testament…
22 August 2022
We extend our warmest congratulation to Jonathan Owen, who has been appointed a Circuit Judge, with effect from 22 August 2022. Jonathan has been deployed to the Midlands Circuit, based at Nottingham County Court. Jonathan was called to the Bar in 2004 and developed a highly successful practice at Ropewalk Chambers, across a broad range…
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