12 King's Bench Walk is one of the best known and respected civil sets of barristers' chambers in London. Over 75 barristers offer a wealth of expertise and skill in a wide range of legal fields.
12KBW is best known for the depth and breadth of its expertise in the areas of personal injury, clinical negligence, professional negligence, insurance, and employment law.
12KBW is proud of its modern, flexible, friendly approach and service. The development of strong and successful relations with its clients is at the core of its business and its aim is to provide the highest standard of service and the best value.
Chambers has a long-standing relationship with all major insurance companies and trade unions. It welcomes and receives instructions from all professionals as well as direct from accountants, in-house solicitors and other clients approved under the Licensed Access scheme.
Members of chambers regularly appear in courts throughout the country enabling 12KBW to provide a national service at all levels.
What's New
Marathon Running for Headway
Chambers congratulates Andy Roy on completing the first of the two Marathons he is running this spring for Headway, the brain injury association.
Having completed London in 3:39 on 22 April Andy is hoping to go a little faster in Edinburgh on 27 May.
If you would like to sponsor Andy please go to: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/ANDREWROY
Annual Personal Injury Conference
12KBW's annual Personal Injury Conference will take place on 17th May 2012 at The Tower of London. For more details, please see the flyer on our seminars page http://www.12kbw.co.uk/seminars
12KBW welcomes Marcus Dignum
12KBW are pleased to announce that Marcus Dignum (formerly at 3 Hare Court) has accepted our invitation to join chambers from 14th February 2012.
He will be clerked by Lexie Johnson, John Cooper and Tristan Whigham.
Fixed Term & Door Tenancies
We are inviting applications for Fixed Term and Door Tenancies to help us meet our clients’ needs.
For information on Door Tenancies click here. For information on Fixed Term Tenancies please go to the Pupillage & Recruitment section above.
Seminars
2012 Seminar & Conference Programme
Our seminar programme for 2012 is now available please see the seminars section of the website or click here
Case Commentaries
(1) NIGEL DAVID STANGROOM (2) EQUITY RED STAR LTD v VALERIE ANN BROWN (ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF CHRISTOPHER NOEL BROWN, DECEASED) (2012)A judge had been wrong to find that a tractor driver had any liability for an accident in which a motorcyclist travelling at high speed collided with his tractor and trailer while he was pulling slowly out of a lay-by.
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Cape PLC v Chandler[2012] EWCA Civ 525
Between April 1959 and February 1962 the Claimant was employed manufacturing Asbestolux by a company known as Cape Building Products Ltd (a subsidiary of Cape PLC). During the course of his work he was exposed to asbestos dust which was produced during the manufacture.
In 2007 the Claimant discovered that he had contracted asbestosis as a consequence of that exposure. His exposure had been caused by negligence and breach of statutory duty on the part of Cape Products. Unfortunately for the Claimant Cape Products had long since ceased to exist. Further, during the period of the Claimant's employment Cape Products had no policy of insurance which would indemnify it against claims for damages for asbestosis. However Cape Products’ parent Company, Cape PLC, was still trading.
The Claimant submitted that he had a cause of action against the Defendant (Cape PLC) on the basis that at all material times (i.e. during the period of his employment with the employer) the Defendant owed to him a duty of care and that the Defendant was in breach of that duty. In effect, the Claimant asserted that Cape Products and the Defendant were joint tortfeasors who were jointly and severally liable to pay him damages.
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DIONNE ARMSTRONG (BY HER MOTHER & LITIGATION FRIEND KAREN ARMSTRONG) v (1) KEEPMOAT HOMES LTD (2) NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL (3) BLYTH VALLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL (2012)QBD (Newcastle) (Simon Wood HHJ) 03/02/2012
NEGLIGENCE - LOCAL GOVERNMENT - PERSONAL INJURY
BREACH OF DUTY OF CARE : LOCAL AUTHORITIES' LIABILITIES : LOCAL GOVERNMENT : NEGLIGENCE : OCCUPIERS' LIABILITY : LAWFUL VISITOR ON LOCAL AUTHORITY LAND : WHETHER DUTY OWED UNDER OCCUPIERS' LIABILITY ACT 1957 : OCCUPIERS' LIABILITY ACT 1957
A local authority was not liable either under the Occupiers' Liability Act 1957, or at common law, for injuries caused to a child who had crossed a dual carriageway by accessing it from local authority land through a gap in a fence.
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