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Tom Wood successfully defends age and sex discrimination claims
5th January 2022

Tom Wood successfully defends age and sex discrimination claims

Tom Wood acted for the respondent hairdressing salon in a case which gained national media attention.

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Welcome Khurram Karim
21st December 2021

Welcome Khurram Karim

Khurram practises in the areas of Commercial Law, Commercial Immigration and Professional Misconduct and Negligence.

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Two Queen’s Counsel appointments
20th December 2021

Two Queen’s Counsel appointments

We are delighted to announce that Joseph O'Brien and Richard Thyne have been appointed Queen’s Counsel in the new Silk appointments.

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Paul Beale v Multifab
14th December 2021

Paul Beale v Multifab

Case note written by Henry Vanderpump who represented the defendant.

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A Mother v Derby City Council & Anor [2021] EWCA Civ 1867
7th December 2021

A Mother v Derby City Council & Anor [2021] EWCA Civ 1867

Lorraine Cavanagh QC and Shaun Spencer were instructed by Derby City Council and Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council.

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R v Connor Jackson-Westwood and Ashley Dissington
7th December 2021

R v Connor Jackson-Westwood and Ashley Dissington

David James prosecuted two men jailed over £61m drug trafficking conspiracy.

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District Judge Sufiyan Rana
3rd December 2021

District Judge Sufiyan Rana

We are delighted to announce that the Queen has appointed Sufiyan Rana to be a District Judge.

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R v Waring (and Moore, Zahir and Coleman)
30th November 2021

R v Waring (and Moore, Zahir and Coleman)

David James defends in a case involving an Organised Crime Group planning to murder a rival on the streets of Salford with an arsenal of military grade weaponry. 

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R v Jared Bassett
26th November 2021

R v Jared Bassett

Mark Connor leading Robert Edwards, successfully prosecuted a case of historical child sexual abuse involving two young victims.

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Hull City Council v A & Ors [2021] EWCOP 60
16th November 2021

Hull City Council v A & Ors [2021] EWCOP 60

Eleanor Keehan acted for P in respect of a local authority’s urgent without notice application to temporarily remove a woman with dementia from her home.

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A second judicial appointment for Robert Cline
12th November 2021

A second judicial appointment for Robert Cline

We are delighted to announce that Robert Cline has been appointed as a part-time Judge to the First Tier Tribunal sitting in the Health, Education and Social Care Chamber.

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Deprivation of Liberty Article on the BBC
12th November 2021

Deprivation of Liberty Article on the BBC

Lorraine Cavanagh QC and Shaun Spencer represented the Local Authorities in two of the three cases considered by the court.

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