Byrom Street Runners
11th March 2008 Members of Chambers and Staff are taking part in the Great Manchester 10k Run on behalf of Rainbow Trust Childrens Charity. For further information and to sponsor please click below:
Admissible in ECHR,Strasbourg
5th March 2008 Mary Ruck's case of RK, part of the trilogy of cases in JD & ors (Times 22 April 2005) has been deemed admissible in the ECHR, Strasbourg....
New Silk For Byrom Street
21st January 2008 Chambers are delighted to announce that David Heaton has been appointed Queen's Counsel. He will be sworn in on 28th March....
Thompstone Judgment
17th January 2008 The Court of Appeal has now handed down the long awaited judgment in these appeals - See "Publications" for Counsels note on the judgment.Please contact Chambers to obtain a copy of the judgment...
5 New Members of Chambers
16th January 2008 Byrom Street Chambers are delighted to welcome Simon Myerson QC, Richard Pearce, Sally Hatfield, Mary Ruck and Darryl Allen who have accepted invitations to join Chambers. Simon will also...
Damages in the "lost years" [Iqbal]: while young adults can recover,children cannot
26th November 2007 There have recently been conflicting authorities at first instance on whether children can recover damages in the lost years between the end of their reduced life expectation and their full...
5.65m Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme Award
23rd November 2007 Chris Melton QC instructed by Neil Sugarman of GLP solicitors represented a 21 yr old woman who sufferred catastrophic injuries after she was shaken by her father when she was 3 weeks...
General Damages in Mesothelioma
26th October 2007 George Smith -v- Bolton CopperLatest Judgment on General Damages in Mesothelioma - see publications for full judgment...
Silk of the Year
4th October 2007 Chambers is delighted to announce that David Allan QC has been named Personal Injury Silk of the year 2007 at the annual Chambers and Partners Bar Awards.These are the only awards recognising...
Bishop Disciplinary Tribunal
3rd October 2007 The first case to be heard before the newly formed Bishop Disciplinary Tribunal started today in Leeds Crown Court with Geoffrey Tattersall QC sitting as the chairman. The tribunal has been...
