Wednesday 22 August 2018
Dear All, Our Offices are closed today, Wednesday 22 August 2018 and will open from 9:30am, Thursday 23 August 2018. If you do require urgent…
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Discretionary power under section 33 Limitation Act 1980 and the need for evidence of reason for delay (High Court)
The High Court (Stewart J) has refused to exercise its discretion under section 33 of the Limitation Act 1980 (LA 1980) to allow a test…
Parker Thomas achieve suspended sentence for serious assault matter
Charge: Section 18 wounding Case: R v A Nadeem, Sheffield Crown Court, 2018 Parker Thomas recently secured a suspended sentence following a complex criminal trial in…
The implications of Brexit on Employment Law
As the country is in the process of negotiating a deal on leaving the EU, one of the key questions within the workplace is what…
Email issues as at 8am Monday 30 July 2018
Please be advised we are currently experiencing emailing issues across our network. Our IT team is reviewing the situation and we should be up and…
Fixed costs regime still applies after late acceptance of Part 36 offer (Court of Appeal)
The Court of Appeal has confirmed the comprehensive nature of the Part 45 fixed costs regime for RTA and EL/PL cases, clarifying that the fixed…
Family Fun Day Event on 8 July 2018 in Oldham with KickSonic
We attended an event in Oldham on Sunday 8 July 2018. The event was successful and we meet a lot of people who were interested…
Personal Injury Litigator Required
We are currently recruiting a litigator for our Personal Injury Department based in our Sheffield Office. The ideal candidate must have experience in working with…
FOR PLUMBERS A FLUSH BEATS A FULL HOUSE – Supreme Court ruling in Landmark case sees plumber awarded basic workers’ rights
Gary Smith awarded basic working rights in a Supreme Court ruling expected to have huge ramifications for the “gig economy” and freelance workers. Background In…
Doing prohibited act in defence of another can be a defence to committal proceedings (High Court)
Males J has dismissed a committal application raising novel issues concerning liability for civil contempt. In so doing, he ruled that defence of another can…
Emails will be working from 5pm 14 June 2018
Dear All, Further to our post earlier regarding the issues with our emailing system, we can confirm this will be up and running from 5pm,…
Temporary Email issues on 14 June 2018 from 8am
Dear All, Unfortunately, we are experiencing a temporary email issue across our network. Our IT Team are working in resolving this and we should be…
Office Closures on Thursday 14 June 2018 and Friday 15 June 2018
Please be advised that all of our offices will be closed on Thursday 14 June 2018 and Friday 15 June 2018 due to staff training.…
“Who receives a cheque” not necessarily an appropriate indicator of success for costs purposes in complex group claim (Court of Appeal)
The Court of Appeal has allowed the appeal of a costs order, made following trial of preliminary issues and lead cases in 838 claims against…
