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Adam Korn represents Peter Knight’s family at inquest into his death
An inquest has found that a lack of oxygen contributed to a patient’s death at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kings Lynn. Peter Knight, 70, died after being transferred between hospital… Read more »
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James Robottom gives evidence to Home Affairs Committee into Modern Slavery
The Home Affairs Committee is currently running an inquiry looking at what progress has been made in the three years since the Modern Slavery Act came into force and what… Read more »
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7BR delighted to welcome Stephen Ferson to Chambers
7BR is delighted to welcome Stephen Ferson to chambers. Stephen joins us from Furnival Chambers. He was called to the Bar in 2013 and specialises in crime, financial crime and… Read more »
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James Macdonald secures double murder conviction following road rage incident
Brothers Roman and Sero Hemmings were convicted of murdering Ashley Johnson on 19 December following a trial at Leicester Crown Court. The brothers were driving in Leicester on 24 February… Read more »
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Adam Walker succeeds in clinical negligence claim arising out of surgery for sagittal synostosis
On 19 December 2018, judgment was handed down in this clinical negligence claim arising out of the surgical management of an 8-month old child born with sagittal synostosis. The Claimant… Read more »
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Adam Korn secures six-figure product liability settlement
A family from Derbyshire has been awarded a six-figure settlement following a house fire that left them homeless over Christmas in 2017. Jessica Watts purchased a new Bush washing machine… Read more »
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Court of Appeal takes a restricted view of Litigation Privilege in the context of settlement discussions
Following from its decision in SFO v. Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation [2018] EWCA Civ 2006 that litigation privilege applied to documents concerned with the settlement or avoidance of litigation the… Read more »
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Maryam Syed secures rape conviction at Luton Crown Court
Anderson Cosma, 25, was convicted of rape at Luton Crown Court following a successful prosecution by Maryam Syed. Mr Cosma was also convicted of stalking and sexually assaulting another woman…. Read more »
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Coroner finds neglect contributed to PC Sharon Houfe’s death
A corner has ruled that gross failures amounting to neglect on the part of a mental health nurse working for the Humber Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust contributed PC Sharon Houfe’s… Read more »
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Inquest concludes prison failings contributed to vulnerable man’s death
A jury inquest has concluded that “failure to provide adequate staff” contributed to a prisoner’s suicide in June 2017. Lee Parish, 40, had a history of depression and had been… Read more »
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