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Alec Hancock Disbursements Decoded

No Directions, No Jurisdiction

Setting Aside a Part 20 Judgment I was instructed to attend an application hearing on behalf of a highway authority that faced a Part 20 claim brought by a utilities company. The application was to set aside Judgment in the [...]

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Tanya Jones’ successful appearance before the Mental Health Tribunal

Tanya Jones was instructed by Natalie Pratt of AH Solicitors to represent their client in an application to the First-Tier Tribunal (Mental Health). The client had been detained under section 48/49 of the Mental Health Act 1983 which relates to [...]

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Amanda Gourlay

Developer to fight £48mn government fire safety bill on human rights grounds

Leading property barrister, Amanda Gourlay quoted in the Financial Times: The article highlights landmark legal action over post Grenfell building costs being brought by the government against a Manchester property developer. “The case is of wider significance for the property [...]

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Alec Hancock Disbursements Decoded

For your eyes only: well, not yours necessarily…CPR 31.20

I recently saw a LinkedIn comment from a litigant in person about being sent a privileged document. He had looked up CPR 31.20 and referred to Al-Fayed v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2002] EWCA Civ 780. He asked [...]

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Medico-legal News – Spring 2026

A few interesting medical cases from the last 6 months:- Negligence Court of Protection Inquests Regulatory NEGLIGENCE – Shaheen & Anor v. Daish [2025] EWHC 3056 (KB) The Court found that the GP defendant ‘…failed to tell/inform the deceased that [...]

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