Archived News

Theo Huckle and Robert O’Leary are pleased to report the Court of Appeal Decision on the case of Baker v Quantum Clothing Group [2009] EWCA Civ 499 (22 May 2009).

Civitas Law are delighted to announce that Dr Mair Coombes Davies (1988) previously of 30 Park Place, has accepted an invitation to join chambers.

A former North Wales Police inspector has been jailed for a year for illegally dumping 175,000 used tyres. Geraint Evans, 51, from Caernarfon, Gwynedd, his partner Marilyn Hanks, 37, and Norman Cassidy, 58, were all sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court. Cassidy, of Clacton on Sea, Essex, was jailed for eight months. Hanks, a former civilian police employee, was ordered to do 240 hours community work. They admitted illegally disposing of tyres at sites in England and Wales contrary to s. 33 Environmental Protection Act 1990.

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The court has now approved the settlement in the case of X v Y NHS Trust, a £5m settlement (lump sum equivalent) with periodic payments of £140,000 per annum for future care.

Professor Pennington has published his Report following the E. coli Public Inquiry. The 24 recommendations which he has made, which are set out below, are of significant importance to those linked with the food industry and local authorities across England and Wales.

Following Civitas Law’s successful launch in October of last year as the first specialist Civil & Public Law chambers in Wales, we have now moved to our brand new premises at Global Reach in Cardiff Bay.

This week Theo Huckle and Robert O'Leary are in the Court of Appeal, arguing wide ranging employers' liability issues in the Notts and Derby Deafness Test litigation. Watch out for our detailed analysis in due course.

You can now download our new Brochure and CFA documents from the Useful Information section of the website.

We are pleased to announce that on 16th March we will be moving to a brand new, spacious and modern office in Cardiff Bay.

We are pleased to announce the dates for Gareth Jones' upcoming Law Society Lectures.

Civitas is delighted to announce that five members of chambers have been appointed to the Welsh Assembly Government’s Junior Counsel Panel.

Civitas are delighted to announce that Andrea McLean has joined chambers as a Senior Clerk. Andrea has a wealth of experience, clerking in all aspects of civil law and joins us from 30 Park Place. Andrea can be reached on 0845 0713 007.

Andrew Arentsen reports the successful outcome of a major and long-running case.

Civitas has enjoyed major successes this year in the deafness limitation appeals in Furniss v Firth Brown Tools [2008] EWCA Civ 182 (Theo Huckle / Robert O’Leary) and Field v British Coal (DBERR) [2008] EWCA Civ 912 (Theo Huckle).

Saturday 22nd November saw Cardiff Law School hosting its annual prize giving event at a packed auditorium at City Hall.

Lord Justice Thomas delivers Cardiff Law School’s inaugural Annual Public Lecture.

On 5th November, Chambers & Partners launched the 2009 edition of their guide to the UK Bar.