Civil Law
The Civil Law group is well represented at all levels of seniority within New Walk Chambers. "Civil law" covers an enormous range of disciplines, many of which are themselves served by specialist teams within chambers.
The main areas of civil work undertaken include:
- Contract
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Drafting of contracts and agreements.
Interpretation of documents.
Specialist contracts e.g. employment, housing, property, commercial, outsourcing agreements.
Contract disputes - litigation and arbitration from small claims to High Court and beyond.
- Negligence
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Advice, drafting and advocacy at all levels of negligence claims.
Personal Injury.
Damage to property.
Damage to business interests and financial loss.
Professional negligence.
Medical negligence.
- Other Torts
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Besides the law of negligence, all areas of tort law are covered, the most common of which are:
Nuisance.
Occupiers' Liability claims.
Other breaches of statutory duty.
Misfeasance in public office.
- Restitution
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This rapidly developing area of law includes:
Unjust enrichment.
"Quantum meruit" claims (for work undertaken without contract but where a charge can be made) - sometimes called "quasi-contract".
Estoppel (not being allowed to go back on a promise/statement which someone has relied on to their detriment).
- PACKAGE HOLIDAY ACCIDENT AND ILLNESS CLAIMS
Our Counsel can assist you to make a claim for any pain and suffering you have endured if you become ill or if you have been injured abroad.
You may be able to obtain compensation from the package tour operator.
We can act for you under direct public access or through a solicitor. When emailing us please enclose the following:
A synopsis of what has happened.
Photographs of any injuries.
A copy of any medical reports.
Copies of Doctor’s reports.
Receipts for medical charges.
Details of any witnesses.
The location of the accident.
Details of who was informed such at the local tour rep or the package tour headquarters.
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Counsel regularly deal with multi-track, fast track, small claim and infant approval hearings. If you wish to find a barrister in this area of law and you wish to instruct them direct, then please contact the clerks. The civil law barristers deal regularly with work in the following courts (among others):
- Leicester county court
- Nottingham county court
- Coventry county court
- Northampton county court
- Peterborough county court
- Derby county court
- Lincoln county court
- Boston county court
- Skegness county court
- Grimsby county court
- Scunthorpe county court
- Chesterfield county court
- Stoke-on-Trent county court
- Burton upon Trent county court
- Wellingborough county court
- Kettering county court court
- Mansfield county court
- Worksop county court
- Crewe county court
- Bedford county court
- Milton Keynes county court
- Melton mowbray county court
- Walsall county court
- Birmingham county court
- Wolverhampton county court
The civil law barristers group consists of:
Barristers in this area
