New Joiner – Hilary Kett
We are delighted to announce that Hilary Kett has joined Miles Fanning Legal as a consultant solicitor to undertake commercial work. Hilary is a very experienced commercial consultant solicitor with over 20 years’ experience working in-house, mostly within the travel industry and financial services and prides herself on giving sound commercial legal advice in an …
New Joiner – Claire Scargill
We are delighted to announce that Claire Scargill has joined Miles Fanning Legal as our Claims Manager. Claire has been defending travel claims since 2000, when she worked in house in the legal department of a large Tour Operator dealing with contractual disputes, ABTA Arbitrations and Civil Litigation. Claire also investigated complaints made to Trading …
New Joiner – Julie Pullen
We are delighted to announce that Julie Pullen has joined Miles Fanning Legal as a Director. Julie has almost 30 years Defendant Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Travel, Regulatory and Inquest experience, acting for insurance clients, blue chip companies and large healthcare providers. She is regularly instructed in complex Medical Malpractice, and Travel claims, including brain …
New Joiner – Megan King
We are delighted to announce that Megan King has joined Miles Fanning Legal as a Claims Handler.
Part 36 regains its bite as set-off returns for Defendants under QOCS
There has been a lot of noise regarding Qualified One-Way Costs Shifting (QOCS) lately, with claimant-friendly decisions dominating the personal injury news. Our clients were rightly worried at the continued watering down of powers to manage claims through the use of effective Part 36 offers; but they needn’t worry any longer. What is QOCS? QOCS …
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George Orton qualifies as a Solicitor
We are delighted to announce that George Orton has qualified as a solicitor through the first-ever sitting of the Solicitors Qualifying Exam Parts 1 and 2, scoring in the top percentile group for both sets of exams. A fantastic achievement and reflective of the huge amount of hard work that George has put in to …
Employment Law – Lessons Learned from the Pandemic
The workplace has been turned on its head by the pandemic. Introducing changes to work rules, policies, practices, and contracts that would often have been expected to take weeks or months have been enacted within mere days, hours, or no notice at all in some cases. Flexibility used to mean a later or earlier start …
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New Joiner – Tom Mitchell
We are delighted to announce that Tom Mitchell has joined Miles Fanning Legal as Consultant Solicitor. Tom specialises in commercial and employment law and has spent 14 years advising travel firms ranging from start-ups to household names. He advises on commercial disputes, consumer booking terms and conditions, supplier, and agency agreements along with the surrounding …
New Joiner – Joline Smook
We are delighted to announce that Joline Smook has joined Miles Fanning Legal as a Claims Handler.
JUDGE DISMISSES VIRAL ILLNESS GROUP ACTION
We are pleased to report on the outcome of a recent trial where Mark Fanning of Miles Fanning Legal and David Boyle of Deans Court, successfully defended a Group Action involving Viral Illness. This claim is very important in terms of liability issues for viral illness claims, particularly considering the COVID-19 pandemic and the risk …
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