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David Knifton secures £850,000 settlement

Andrew Ward successfully defends British Airways Plc

Rhodri Williams QC joins Exchange Chambers as a door tenant

Supreme Court decision in BNY v Eurosail discredits point-of-no-return test for insolvency

Fraud specialist joins Exchange Chambers in Leeds

“Jackson – A Cultural Shift” by David Mohyuddin

Richard Littler writes for Solicitors Journal on Waya ruling

Court makes £2m costs order in Arena case

Record turnover for Exchange Chambers

Will Waldron QC secures £2.88 million damages for client

Will Waldron QC in Appeal success against Motor Insurers’ Bureau

Simon Lewis profiled in Review Magazine

Criminal department at Exchange Chambers endorses article in The Guardian

Ashley Serr successfully acts for Ministry of Justice

Nationally regarded employment specialist joins Exchange Chambers in Leeds

Judicial appointment for Amanda Yip QC

Breakfast seminars on the Jackson reforms to take place during March 2013

Ceri Widdett writes for Local Government Lawyer

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Top rankings for Exchange Chambers in Social Housing Professionals’ League table

Louis Browne successfully defends Environment Agency against £2 million damages claim

Latest issue of PI Focus now out

Guantanamo Bay Barrister launches new national initiative

William Hanbury writes for The Times

Simon Lewis profiled by Yorkshire Lawyer

Exchange Chambers Barristers successfully defend £43.5m damages claim

Court of Appeal success for Guy Vickers

Chris Gutteridge writes for New Law Journal

Recruiting in Leeds

New criminal member at Exchange Chambers

Oliver Jarvis defends death by dangerous driving case

Murder case - Michael Lavery

Local Government & Social Housing Delegates welcomed to Liverpool

Bill Braithwaite QC named as the UK’s leading personal injury barrister

Exchange Chambers continues to expand with arrival of employment and personal injury specialist

Record Rankings for Exchange Chambers

Exchange Chambers welcomes Employment and Personal Injury specialist as new member

Bill Hanbury appears in important case for local authorities

Exchange Chambers welcomes Simon Lewis as a pupil

Exchange Chambers barristers appointed to attorney general’s regional panel

New move on Hillsborough inquests

Case Success - Eaton V Mitchells and Butler

Top rankings for Exchange Chambers in this year’s Legal 500

Attempted murder and robbery trial

Bill Braithwaite QC writes for the Barrister Magazine

Bill Braithwaite QC shortlisted for Barrister of the Year Award

New member at Exchange Chambers

Hillsborough – Tania Griffiths QC gives her views

Michael Lavery prosecutes false imprisonment, abduction and sexual assault case

Will Waldron QC profiled in the Liverpool Post

Judge and accredited mediator joins Exchange Chambers as a door tenant

Regulatory expertise further showcased by Steven Crossley’s case successes

Exchange Chambers acts for Secretary of State

Will Waldron QC takes on new role at Advocacy Training Council

Chronic Pain - All in the Mind? Leeds seminar to take place in September

Man found guilty in Anuj Bidve murder trial

Will Waldron QC chairs Spinal Injuries Seminar

Will Waldron QC appointed as Part Time Judge to Mental Health Tribunal

Gerard Martin QC launches website

Exchange Chambers takes to the waves in support of Headway

Adrian Farrow prosecutes criminal gang jailed for a total of more than 15 years

Seven Barristers from Exchange Chambers appointed to Regulatory List

Anuj Bidve Murder Trial

Exchange Chambers Cruises Through Its Second Motoring Forum

PI Focus Newsletter now out

Annual Insolvency Conference to take place in Leeds and Manchester this year

20 month sentence for bride who stole £200,000

GMC sets up stand alone tribunal to hear disciplinary cases

Survey indicates high levels of satisfaction with Exchange Chambers

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Amanda Yip QC profiled by Chambers and Partners

Bill Braithwaite QC acts for young mother left in coma for life after hospital blunder

PI Focus Issue 8 January 2012

Kevin Slack successfully prosecutes toxic waste gang on behalf of the Environment Agency

Gordon Cole QC scores acquittal in high profile murder trial

Exchange Chambers barrister in New York business development mission

NHS Senior Independent Director Appointment

Exchange Chambers sponsors fraud seminar

Exchange Chambers success in the Supreme Court

Article 8 challenges to starter tenancy possession claims dismissed by High Court

CPS monitor warns of advocacy gap

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Three new members at Exchange Chambers

Will Waldron QC - Privy Council upholds the Guernsey Court of Appeal in Simon v Helmot

Social Housing success for Exchange Chambers members

David Knifton secures £5.85m compensation for brain-damaged boy

Cross-Jurisdictional Bribery Law – Maintaining the “Special Relationship”?

Guy Vickers tells High Court of “overwhelming evidence” as seven face trial for perjury

Five-and-a-half year sentence for Manchester Rioter

David Knifton secures substantial awards for air crash victims

Criminal Barristers act for defendants in ‘My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding’ brawl case

Exchange Chambers’ Criminal department tops national league table

Barristers launch band to raise money for charity

Bill Braithwaite QC appointed to the Executive Committee of UKABIF

Guy Vickers in spot rate Court of Appeal win for Accident Exchange

Guy Vickers scores on behalf of England footballer in Court of Appeal

Exchange Chambers named as Barristers’ Chambers of the Year

Exchange Chambers brings largest Local Government and Social Housing Seminar to Liverpool Town Hall

Michael Lavery successfully prosecutes motorbike rider who had his three year old son on board

£7.2 million compensation award – Amanda Yip QC

David Knifton secures £850,000 settlement

David Knifton has secured a settlement worth over £850,000 on behalf of an elderly lady who suffered catastrophic injuries when she was run over by an articulated lorry on a pedestrian crossing in Salford. 

 

The accident occurred on 3.10.11, when the Claimant was aged 64 years.  Due to a number of pre-existing health problems which affected her mobility, she walked at a slow pace with the aid of a 4-wheeled trolley.  As she was waiting to cross a busy road outside Salford Hospital, the pedestrian crossing was blocked by a large articulated lorry, which was queuing in standing traffic.  When the pedestrian lights changed to green, the Claimant stepped off the kerb and attempted to cross in front of the lorry, passing outside the studs of the pedestrian crossing as she did so.  Unfortunately, when the traffic ahead began to clear, the lorry moved off, the driver failing to see the Claimant, and ran her over.  As a result, the Claimant suffered devastating injuries to her abdomen and right leg, leading to the need for a colostomy and an above-knee amputation.

 

The Defendant’s insurers had denied liability, suggesting that the Claimant had attempted a dangerous manoeuvre in stepping between queuing traffic directly in front of the lorry, when the driver’s view from his cab would have been restricted due to her height, rather than waiting for the crossing to clear before stepping off the kerb.  Nevertheless, a firm stance was taken by David and his instructing solicitor, Nicola Mawson of Forster Dean, which eventually led to the Defendant’s insurers agreeing to pay around 80% of the value of the claim.  Despite many other difficult issues, including a dispute regarding the Claimant’s life expectancy and her ability to tolerate a prosthetic leg, David negotiated a settlement against a highly-experienced QC of over £850,000 (equivalent to well over £1m on a full liability basis), enabling the Claimant to be housed in a wheelchair-adapted bungalow, with a suitable care regime, and the provision of appropriate equipment to improve her quality of life.

 

Commenting on the settlement, David said: “I am delighted to have been able to secure a substantial settlement for Mrs Worthington, which will make a real difference to her quality of life in the future.  Although we were hampered by a lack of supportive witness evidence, by maintaining a firm stance on liability we were able to persuade the Defendant’s insurers of the need to take a more realistic view of the likely outcome.  Despite her previous health problems, Mrs Worthington enjoyed a reasonably independent life before the accident, and we considered that the Defendant’s experts had made fundamental errors in calculating her life expectancy.  Our selection of key expert witnesses who understood the difficult issues involved was vital to securing significant concessions from the Defendant’s insurers during the negotiations.”