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
John-Paul Swoboda has recently presented a seminar for Legal Network Television on Aviation Accidents
New Contractual Terms with effect from 31st January 2013
Unless there is an agreement already in place between the client and member of these chambers, all barristers offer their services on the basis of our Standard Contractual Terms for the supply of legal services. A copy is available on request.
In the Times today, Alex Carington gives an insight into his life as a junior barrister
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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
Disability Discrimination – recent developments
Under the Equality Act 2010, the test for the existence of a disability is whether or not an individual has a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on his or her ability to carry out day-to-day activities. Two recent decisions (one from the ECJ and the other from the EAT) provide practitioners with useful guidance as to how to approach defining disability and what constitutes a reasonable adjustment.
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HM Land Registry –v- McGlue (EAT/0435/11)
When should aggravated damages be awarded to employees who have successfully demonstrated that their employers discriminated against them? The Employment Appeal Tribunal set down in this case three categories of discrimination claims where aggravated damages would be suitable as an additional award to injury to feelings.
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FRANK BAKER v TATE & LYLE PLC (2012)In circumstances where the claimant had been exposed to asbestos when sent to work in the defendant's sugar factory by his employers, the court held that the defendant owed a duty as occupier not to expose the claimant to asbestos under the Asbestos Industry Regulations 1931 reg.1 and the Factories Act 1961 s.29(1).
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