We are pleased to announce that three of our tenants have recently been selected as panel counsel for the Attorney General. Together with Janine Wolstenholme and Kirsten Mercer, we now have five members who may undertake instruction from all government departments

(1) Johnson, (2) Burns, (3) Gilchrist v (1) Zurich Insurance PLC, (2) Gilchrist

Toby Coupe discusses the implications of the Court of Appeal judgment in the case of Crooks v Hendricks Lovell Limited [2016] EWCA Civ 8, which concerned the interpretation of an offer made by a Defendant to settle a claim for personal injury and associated losses.

Toby Coupe of the Park Square Barristers civil fraud team summarises a novel approach by an insurer which ended in both driver and bogus passenger being committed for contempt of court following civil proceedings.