Christopher McCall QC to speak at Union Internationals des Advocats trusts law conference on 3-4 July 2009
Christopher McCall QC is a guest speaker at the conference entitled "The Concept of Trust and its Evolution" being held in Oxford between 3-4 July 2009.  The conference is organised by Union Internationals des Advocats.  His talk, "Introduction to the Idea of the Trust" will examine key cases on which the structure of trusts is based.

Substantial payment to the Access to Justice Foundation
Andrew Walker (instructed by Shelter, the homelessness charity) obtains the first order for a substantial payment to the Access to Justice Foundation in respect of pro bono legal representation.

Landmark decision for Star Energy in the Court of Appeal
Michael Driscoll QC and Ciaran Keller, who did not appear below, appeared for the successful appellants, Star Energy, in a landmark decision in the Court of Appeal against Mr Al Fayad’s company Bocardo SA.  The dispute arose because  Star Energy had drilled deviational wells which entered the substrata below the surface of Bocardo’s land.  In reaching their decision on damages the Court of Appeal had to consider the question of how far the title of a surface owner extended below the surface.

Cheltenham Borough Council v Laird
John Dagnall appeared for the defendant, Christine Laird, who successfully resisted a claim for £1 million brought by her previous employer.  She was held to have told the truth in a pre-employment medical questionnaire, and the employer’s allegations of fraud and negligence were rejected.