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What we say about the set's legal practice in London Bar

Administrative and public law (including local government)

Within Administrative and public law (including local government) Administrative and public law – Leading Juniors

Civil liberties and human rights (including public inquiry law and actions against the police)

Clinical negligence and healthcare

Within Clinical negligence and healthcare, 3 Serjeants' Inn () is a first tier firm,

3 Serjeants’ Inn is ‘an excellent set for clinical negligence work’ where ‘the calibre of counsel goes from strength to strength’. Star performers include Adrian Hopkins QC, who is ‘at the top of his field’ and ‘quite simply one of the best silks in the country’. Robert Francis QC is also recommended, along with James Watson QC. New silk Christopher Johnston QC’s ‘pleadings and conferences are always astonishingly well prepared; he rigorously addresses every single detail and you can always be completely confident in his judgement’. The set’s ‘exceptional juniors’ include Fiona Neale, who is ‘robust and analytical and doesn ’t shy away from tackling complex issues effectively and pragmatically’, and Michael Mylonas, ‘always the first choice where you have a case which is dominated by complicated medicine’. Nicholas Mullany is ‘demanding of those who instruct him; this reflects his commitment to the case and clients’; and Ranald Davidson has ‘an excellent grasp of medical as well as legal issues’, and is ‘excellent with clients’. Clodagh Bradley’is a fighter, with a robust and incisive courtroom style’, and John De Bono is ‘very helpful in complex medical cases’. Briony Ballard is ‘very measured with good advocacy skills’, and ‘clearly enjoys being in the court room’.

Personal injury

Within Personal injury Personal injury – Leading Juniors

Professional discipline and regulatory law (including police law)

Within Professional discipline and regulatory law (including police law), 3 Serjeants' Inn () is a first tier firm,

Particularly noted for its expertise in healthcare and police matters, 3 Serjeants’ Inn fields a ‘brilliant set of barristers’ who are ‘always willing to go the extra mile’. Leading silks include the ‘bright’ Robert Francis QC, the ‘highly intelligentAdrian Hopkins QC, and John Beggs QC. Stephen Morley, Mark Ley-Morgan and George Thomas are singled out as juniors.

Treasury Panel Lists

Within Treasury Panel Lists Junior Counsel to the Crown – B Panel


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  • HOUSING

    In Nzinga Maswaku v Westminster City Council [2012] EWCA Civ 669 the Court of Appeal clarified that in offering a homeless person with alternative temporary accommodation the local authority is obliged to point that if the offer is refused it has discharged its Part VII duties under the Housing Act 1996.
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  • COUNCIL TAX

    In Harrow LBC v Ayiku [2012] EWHC 1200 (Admin) Sales J held that the word “or” in the Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) Order 1992, art 3 Class N, had a disjunctive meaning, therefore it was sufficient for the non-British spouse of a foreign student to satisfy one or other of the two conditions, namely being prevented from taking paid employment or being prevented from claiming benefits, in order to qualify as a “relevant person” who was exempted from liability to pay council tax.
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  • QUEEN’S SPEECH

    Bills already introduced pursuant to the Queen’s Speech on 9 May 2012 include Local Government Finance Bill and Electoral Registration and Administration Bill, both accompanied by Explanatory Notes, which in each case address ECHR compatibility.
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  • Standards

    In R (Calver) v Adjudication Panel for Wales [2012] EWHC 1172 (Admin) Mr Calver was a member of Manorbier Community Council who successfully challenged the decision of the Panel to dismiss his appeal against a decision by Prembrokeshire County Council Standards Committee censuring him for a number of comments or blogs posted by him on a website he owned and controlled.
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  • A justified retrospective

    Clive Sheldon - QC debates the pros & cons of retrospective tax legislation
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  • Public Sector Equality Duty (“PSED”)

    In R (Greenwich Community Law Centre) v Greenwich LBC [2012] EWCA Civ 496 the Court of Appeal held that the Council had had “due regard to the PSED when making changes to its funding of community legal advice services”. At para 30 Elias LJ said:
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  • Public Sector Equality Duty

    Surrey County Council conducted a review of its Library Service. This culminated in a Report to the Council’s Cabinet. The Recommendations in the Report included that there should be consultation about a community-partnership approach at selected Libraries.
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  • Judicial Review

    The Judgment of Lindblom J in The Manydown Co Ltd v Basingstoke and Deane BC [2012] EWHC 977 (Admin) repays attention. The Claimant sought to challenge by judicial review 2 decisions of the Council: (1) the Council’s refusal to reconsider its position on the development of a site that it owns (and is the subject matter of a Joint Development Partnership Agreement with the Claimant); and (2) a decision of the Council’s Cabinet approving a selection of sites for development which did not include this site.
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  • The Health and Social Care Act 2012: impact on adult social services

    After its torrid passage through Parliament, the Health and Social Care Bill received Royal Assent on 27 March 2012. The Act deals principally with healthcare reform, but it also contains some amendments to the legislative framework for social care. It will come into force on a day yet to be appointed by the Secretary of State.
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  • Immigration update May 2012

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