Lawyer in the news: Andrew Marshall, Edmonds Marshall McMahon
Firm brought a private prosecution against Ariana Rose on behalf of a property manager who rented Rose a flat after Rose gave her false information and fake documents.
Lawyer in the news: Natalie Cosgrove, Ashtons Legal
The Ockenden Report found that more than 500 mothers and babies suffered potentially avoidable harm or died from ‘systemic failings’ at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. Cosgrove represents several families affected by those failings.
Lawyer in the news: Alice Goodenough, Goodenough Ring Solicitors
Represents campaigner Peter Barclay, chair of the Gatwick Area Conservation Campaign, whose bid to challenge the expansion of Gatwick Airport was dismissed by the High Court this week.
Lawyer in the news: Elline Demetriou, Osbornes Law
Represented the family of Libby Instone, a 20-year-old law student who died in 2023 following multiple attendances to North Tees Hospital.
Lawyer in the news: Lucie Audibert, AWO
Firm represents Jess Asato MP, who has filed a legal claim against xAI over non-consensual deepfakes which Asato says were made by Grok.
Lawyer in the news: Catherine Knight, Good Law Project
Represents family of Michaela Hall, murdered by her partner five years ago, in a legal challenge against Devon and Cornwall Police and the Probation Service.
Lawyer in the news: Jenny Wiltshire, Hickman & Rose
Firm represented barrister Rajiv Menon KC, who successfully challenged an attempt to refer him for contempt following his closing speech on behalf of one of the Filton Palestine Action defendants charged with criminal damage.
Lawyer in the news: Helen Tringham, Mills & Reeve
Firm represented the University of Sussex in a judicial review, successfully appealing a record £585,000 fine by the Office for Students for breaching free speech regulations.
Lawyer in the news: Connie Atkinson, Kingsley Napley
Represented a mother at the High Court, which refused to grant sperm donor Robert Albon’s application for a declaration that he is the father of her child.
Lawyer in the news: James Netto, The International Family Law Group
BBC World of Secrets podcast and BBC Africa Eye follow the work of Netto and Kenyan human rights lawyer Kelvin Kubai, helping children search for their British soldier fathers.
Family lawyers fly the FLAG for arbitration
Organisation hopes to raise public awareness of non-court dispute resolution option and become a valuable family law resource.
Lawyer in the news: Toby Wilton, Hickman & Rose
Represents Andrew Malkinson, who was wrongly jailed for a rape he did not commit, in the Andrew Malkinson Inquiry and in Malkinson’s claims for compensation.
Lawyer in the news: Anna Sari, Morrish Solicitors
Partner and head of clinical negligence in Leeds.
Lawyer in the news: Chris Hoole, Appleyard Lees
Firm represented retail giant Asda in a landmark case concerning plant breeders’ rights and the sale of fruit and vegetables by UK retailers.
Lawyer in the news: Alex Wilson, RPC
Represents journalist Owen Jones in a libel claim brought by Raphael Berg, Middle East Editor of BBC News online.
Lawyer in the news: Jason Lartey, Lartey & Co
London Criminal Courts Solicitors’ Association led a protest outside parliament over the government’s controversial plan to curtail the right to a jury trial.
Lawyer in the news: Iain Gould, DPP Law Solicitors
Represents software engineer Alvi Choudhury who is claiming damages from Thames Valley Police and Hampshire Constabulary for wrongful arrest.
Lawyer in the news: James Drydale, Taylor Emmet
Successfully represented the claimant in an appeal concerning whether a child can claim compensation for earnings lost because their life expectancy was shortened by negligence.
Lawyer in the news: Asima Rana, DWF
Successfully represented trade association Dairy UK in the Supreme Court, which dismissed an appeal by oat drink company Oatly over use of the term ‘Post Milk Generation’.
Lawyer in the news: Slade De Lacey, Amicus Law
Successfully represented army reservist Major Charles Milroy in the Employment Appeal Tribunal (Scotland) in a pay and pension rights claim against the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
Lawyer in the news: Gerard Airey, Kilgannon & Partners
He successfully represented Sanju Pal in the Employment Appeal Tribunal in a case against Accenture following Pal’s dismissal under the company’s ‘up or elsewhere’ performance model.
Lawyer in the news: Aman Thakar, Leigh Day
Successfully represented, in the Employment Appeal Tribunal, 80 Great Ormond Street Hospital cleaners.
Lawyer in the news: Dan Tench, CMS
Represented solicitor Ashley Simon Hurst in successfully overturning on appeal the SDT decision to fine Hurst £50,000 over alleged misuse of ‘without prejudice’ email.
Lawyer in the news: Patrick Dunne, Imran Khan and Partners
Represents tenants in Woolwich, south-east London, who are taking legal action against their housing association, PA Housing, over alleged excessive heat.
Lawyer in the news: Stephen Scott, Shakespeare Martineau
Firm became the official legal partner of a new football safety app backed by former England striker Emile Heskey.
Lawyer in the news: Nicola Brook, Broudie Jackson Canter
The Independent Office for Police Conduct and Operation Resolve published the findings of their investigation into the role of the police in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster and its aftermath. Brook represents several bereaved families.
Lawyer in the news: Darrell Ennis-Gayle, Hodge Jones & Allen
Represents Durrell Goodall and Reano Walters, whose joint enterprise murder convictions have been referred by the Criminal Cases Review Commission to the Court of Appeal.
Lawyer in the news: Daniel Jennings, Shakespeare Martineau
Represented Richard Taylor in a libel claim against Pathe Productions, Baby Cow Productions and comedian Steve Coogan over how the academic was portrayed in The Lost King.
Lawyer in the news: Jeremy Hertzog, Mishcon de Reya
Firm represented Thom Browne, who successfully defended Court of Appeal proceedings brought by adidas in relation to the validity of its ‘three-stripe’ trade marks.
Lawyer in the news: Sofie Edwards, Hausfeld
Successfully represented class representative Dr Rachael Kent in collective proceedings against Apple in relation to the tech giant’s App Store.
Lawyer in the news: Zainab Zaeem, Summerfield Browne
Appeared in Channel 4 Dispatches programme Will AI Take My Job?
Lawyer in the news: Jess Steele, Freshfields
Freshfields secured a landmark victory for London & Southeastern Railway and Govia Thameslink Railway, following a long-running class action before the Competition Appeal Tribunal.
Lawyer in the news: Alicia Alinia, Pogust Goodhead
Firm represents thousands of drivers in the Pan NOx ‘dieselgate’ trial.
Darragh Mackin, Phoenix Law
Darragh Mackin, partner and head of public law, Phoenix Law
Lawyer in the news: Andrew Ford, Holborn Adams
Represented influencer Andrew Tate, who will not face criminal charges over abuse allegations made by four women suing him in a civil case in the UK.
Lawyer in the news: Carolin Ott, Leigh Day
Carolin Ott, senior associate at Leigh Day, London.
Lawyer in the news: Annalisa Moscardini, TBI Scanlans
Represented Justin Plummer, whose murder conviction was quashed by the Court of Appeal after he spent 28 years in prison.
Lawyer in the news: Frances Hughes, Hughes Fowler Carruthers
Successfully represented Natalia Potanina in the Court of Appeal, where she was granted leave to pursue a financial claim against her ex-husband, Russian oligarch Vladimir Potanin, in England.
Lawyer in the news: Gaelyn Fuhrmann, Wiggin
Successfully represented the Guardian in a libel challenge brought by actor Noel Clarke concerning allegations of sexual misconduct published by the newspaper.
Lawyer in the news: Richard Lewis, Hogan Lovells
Acted for Ukrainian bank Privatbank in its successful action in the English courts to recover $1.9bn misappropriated by its former owners.
Lawyer in the news: Shazia Yamin, Mishcon de Reya
Acted pro bono for Mums for Lungs and ClientEarth, which successfully applied for legal documents in the ongoing ‘dieselgate’ collective action to be unredacted.
Lawyer in the news: John Gould, Russell Cooke LLP
Gould is the lead solicitor representing the Save Wimbledon Park group, which opposes the extension of the Wimbledon tennis site.
Lawyer in the news: Claire Gordon, Farrer & Co
The firm, representing the wife in the third-largest divorce settlement in English legal history, secured a landmark family court ruling on coercive influence in marital agreements.