All Lawyers in the news articles – Page 24
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Profile£15.75m Wedgwood collection saved
Karl Bamford fought to save the historic pottery collection from being sold at auction to pay off debts.
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ProfileGambling Act test case win
Ryan Mowat acted for a Mayfair casino in legal battle with Phil Ivey over £7.8m poker ‘winnings’.
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ProfileJudicial review over welfare cut
Councils intervened in review against government decision to cease safety-net local welfare provision.
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ProfileHigh Court mesothelioma victory
Harminder Bains helped an asbestos victims group win a challenge to government plans to reduce payments to mesothelioma sufferers.
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ProfileEmployment tribunal decision overturned
EAT found that the ET judge had not properly explained the basis upon which he had reached his decision.
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ProfileChallenge to Russian spying powers
Philip Leach is acting for a Russian journalist who is challenging the surveillance powers of that country’s security service.
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ProfileCouncil sued over playground safety
Nicola Bailey-Gibbs acted for mother of child who fell from playground slide and fractured her skull.
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ProfileDamages for victimised Met police officer
Kiran Daurka acted for a black woman police officer after a tribunal found the officer had been treated in a ‘vindictive and spiteful’ manner.
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ProfileHospital failed over pensioner's death
Monica Bhakri acted for daughter of pensioner who bled to death in her hospital bed.
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ProfileDrunk man boards empty plane
Tariq Khan acted for man who managed to board an empty plane at Birmingham airport via a baggage carousel.
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ProfileNoise nuisance claim costs soar
Richard Buxton acted for residents of a private house in a claim against the owners of a speedway and motor racing stadium.
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ProfileTulisa drugs trial collapses over evidence doubt
Ben Rose acted for the singer in her trial over drugs allegations, a trial which could not continue.
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ProfileChallenge halts historic market demolition
David Cooper acted for conservation campaigning groups in a challenge to the demolition of parts of Smithfield General Market.
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ProfileWorld Cup loss for property investors
Chris Corney is acting for some of the victims who were persuaded to buy land in Brazil on the assurance it would rise in value thanks to the World Cup.
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ProfileSupreme Court win over caution disclosure
Mike Pemberton acted for a young adult fighting to end obligatory disclosure of a minor offence on job applications.
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ProfileTrustee dispute over temples
Brian Addlestone acted in the Supreme Court for members of the Sikh community in Britain.
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ProfileSolicitor receives death threats
Phil Shiner victim of death threats following his firm’s attempts to prosecute British soldiers for alleged war crimes in Iraq.
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ProfileSports lawyer ties up Gareth Bale deals
Alan Wetterhahn acted for world’s most expensive footballer in his transfer to Real Madrid and during Adidas sponsorship deal.
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ProfileReview challenge to NI abortion rule
Angela Jackman acted for a mother and daughter in a JR over policy that refuses NHS abortions to women in Northern Ireland.
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ProfileLibel victory for Brand over tabloid ‘affair’ story
John Kelly acted for Russell Brand in the comedian’s libel claim over allegations about his private life.