News & Events
News & Events
Sarah Crowther has recently authored an article in the Journal of Personal Injury Law, in which she examines EU law provisions that have obliged the UK to provide the victims of road traffic accidents (RTAs) with a direct right of action against the insurer of the vehicle involved, including in RTAs with a cross-border element. She proceeds to review case law addressing the jurisdiction issues that may be raised in direct rights cases and considers how the UK’s withdrawal from the EU might affect the direct rights regime. Publication: Journal of Personal Injury Law, J.P.I. Law (2016) No.3 Pages 180-188. The article can also be found on Lawtel (subscription required).
News 31 Aug, 2016
Outer Temple Chambers is proud to be main sponsor of APIL’s second ‘Accidents Abroad’ conference. The event takes place on Thursday, 3 November 2016, in London with speakers from the Outer Temple Health team, Gerard McDermott QC, Sarah Crowther and Matthew Stockwell. Discussions will cover topics of high importance including the impact of Brexit on cross-border claims, class actions and collective redress, claims against the MIB and Foreign Guarantee Funds, serving proceedings in cross-border PI cases, periodical payment orders and security of funding in the international claims context and more. The programme, full list of speakers and registration form are available here.
Events 17 Aug, 2016
Sarah Crowther appeared as junior counsel for the respondent victim of a road traffic accident in Greece in 2011. Tiffany Moreno, a young mother was pushing a buggy along the side of a road in Greece, when she was struck by an uninsured vehicle which failed to negotiate the bend. She suffered devastating injuries to her legs, resulting in a below knee amputation of one leg. Tiffany is a Welsh resident and brought her claim against MIB under regulations passed by the UK in 2003 in order to comply with the 4th Motor Insurance Directive in respect of victims of uninsured vehicles in Europe. MIB argued that its responsibility was limited to acting as if it were the guarantee fund…
News 4 Aug, 2016
Patrick Sadd and Paul Livingston have been instructed as Junior Counsel to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, chaired by the Hon. Dame Lowell Goddard, DNZM. Patrick Sadd is to be Junior Counsel leading the investigation into Nottinghamshire Councils, assisted by Paul Livingston. Both come from having been Counsel to the Independent Jersey Care Inquiry for the last two years, investigating allegations of child abuse in Jersey’s care system over the past 70 years, the institutional responses and the management of children’s homes over the period. During the investigation, the Inquiry analyses the nature of the abuse that may have taken place under the care of Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire County Councils and consider how these authorities protected children…
News 15 Jun, 2016
Ben Compton QC and Paul Rogers defend South Lakes Safari Zoo Limited and David Gill, its sole director, in the tiger killing case involving a 24 year old zoo handler, Sarah McClay. Both company and director originally faced a 14 count indictment alleging widespread systemic failures in relation to the running of the tiger house. However, following successful negotiations, the prosecution agreed to drop all counts (seven in total) including four s.37 allegations against David Gill and the company pleaded on a prepared and limited basis to a section 2 and 3 offence under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. The section 2 offence concerned failings in the zoo’s risk assessment to have a suitable and sufficient maintenance…
News 14 Jun, 2016
Matthew will be training practitioners on how to handle a case involving brain injury, during a one-day introductory course accredited by APIL and the BSB, held both in London (on Monday 13 June 2016) and Manchester (on Tuesday 21 June 2016). This course is designed for any practitioner wishing to handle a brain injury case. It will be covering amongst others, issues such as: how to recognise a brain injury and how it overlaps with other injuries; dealing with insurers and defendants from the outset; rehabilitation and case management; choosing experts; starting proceedings; court approval and financial and investment advice. Matthew is a personal injury and public law barrister who specialises in serious injury litigation and welfare related aspects of…
News 1 Jun, 2016
We are pleased to announce that Outer Temple Chambers is sponsoring a joint conference between the Spanish Personal Injury Lawyers Association (ARCS) and APIL. The event has been organised to take place in Granada, Spain, on 9 – 11 June, and it opens with a visit to the Alhambra Palace. The organisers advise that the conference is “designed to provide delegates with the up to date knowledge and tools needed to successfully look after their international Anglo-Spanish clients.” Click here for more details of the event.
Events 28 Apr, 2016
Nathan Tavares successfully defended Hickstead Ltd, hosts of the Royal International Horse Show, against the claim of Mr Lear, a participant injured when the ramp of his horsebox fell on him causing paraplegia. Mr Lear was a competitor at the Longines Royal International Horse Show, at the Hickstead Showground, Sussex, on 30th July 2011. He was permitted to park his 18 tonne horsebox in a field designated for horseboxes and left it’s rear ramp lowered. He returned to the vehicle about 4 hours later and found that the ramp had been raised and shut. He proceeded to open it and the ramp fell down on him with great force, resulting in fractures to his spine which have rendered him paraplegic.…
News 17 Mar, 2016
Outer Temple Chambers is holding a spinal cord injury special interest meeting, on Monday 29th February 2016. Speakers include: Gerard McDermott QC, Outer Temple Chambers, on causation in spinal injury. Stephen Glynn, Chambers of Andrew Ritchie QC, speaking about the latest on small claims, whiplash and clinical negligence and current APIL activity. Dr Philip Yoong, Consultant Radiologist, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, on spinal imaging. In order to book a place, please click here.
Events 21 Jan, 2016
A v The Trustees of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society [2015] was the first historic sex abuse case to be brought against the Jehovah’s Witnesses. In an article that first appeared in the Personal Injury Law Journal (141, December 2015/January 2016 edition), James Counsell and Ben Bradley discuss the legal implications of the decision in the case, and some learning points arising from their involvement.
News 15 Dec, 2015
The Personal Injury and Travel teams at Outer Temple Chambers are pleased to welcome Sean Driscoll from the renowned Clifford Law Firm in Chicago, who will give an introduction to the management of PI Claims in the United States on Wednesday 25th November. A leading medical malpractice and personal injury attorney, Sean will discuss and illustrate some of the features of running a PI case in a 75 minute seminar. Although there are many similarities between our respective approaches in managing a PI case there are also some significant differences. Sean has extensive trial experience. He was named one of Chicago’s Top 40 under 40 Attorneys in 2011 by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company. He has also been recognised by…
Events 16 Nov, 2015
In a judgment with important implications for the law of consent in clinical negligence claims (Jones v Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust), on 22 September 2015, Mr Recorder Blunt, QC handed down a judgment in favour of a 74 year old female patient. Mrs Kathleen Jones had been put on the waiting list to have surgery performed at the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital by a highly respected and well known consultant spinal surgeon of her choice, only to discover, on the morning of the operation, that it had never been intended that he was to perform it. Instead, it was to be carried out by a more junior and much less experienced spinal Fellow at the hospital.…
News 30 Sep, 2015
