09/05/2012
Rick Liddell acted for Rowley Douglas in his selection appeal to British Rowing, the National Governing Body for Rowing. Rowley Douglas was the gold-medal winning cox from the 2000 Sydney Olympics and came out of retirement to challenge for the cox’s seat of the Men’s eight in the London 2012 Olympics. At the hearing, the Appeals Panel upheld British Rowing’s decision not to select Mr Douglas.
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26/04/2012
The Court of Appeal has given important guidance for solicitors acting for claimants in quasi group litigation, weighing on the one hand the reality of pressures facing solicitors seeking to bring a large number of claims, against on the other hand the need to ensure proper compliance with, and use of, the Court’s processes.
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24/04/2012
The High Court has handed down judgment in a claim against a solicitor by her former employer and their professional indemnity insurer. The Judge found that the solicitor had acted fraudulently , and acted outside the scope of her employment, such that the costs expended defending her and DWS in a previous action could be recovered from her personally.
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28/03/2012
In the Employers’ Liability Policy Trigger Litigation the Supreme Court has determined that employers’ liability policies which are written on a “sustained” or “contracted” basis will, in mesothelioma cases, respond by reference to the date of exposure rather than the date of the tumour. Jeremy Stuart-Smith QC, Leigh-Ann Mulcahy QC and Clare Dixon were instructed by Zurich Insurance Company and Roger Stewart QC by BAI Ltd and Independent Insurance Co Ltd.
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