Last week saw Complete Counsel celebrate our 1st anniversary at a hugely successful event in Liverpool.
Friends, clients and partners of Complete Counsel gathered at the roof-top terrace at West Africa House for drinks and food, where we were also proud to announce the launch of Complete Mediation.
Photos from the event can be seen below. Many thanks to all who attended and made the event such a great success.
Complete Mediation will begin offering a mediation service from July 2016. Complete Mediation is a sister company to Complete Counsel, which is an innovative digitally based service providing focused and economic support for Barristers.
Complete Mediation will operate from Liverpool and is the first specialist mediation company in the city. However, it intends to provide mediation services on a national basis.
Complete Counsel grows to 6 with 2 new Barristers deciding to use the service.
Complete Counsel, which launched in 2015, is an innovative digital base model which enables Barristers to practice as sole practitioners or from existing Chambers, but with appropriate support on a contractual basis.
Barristers using Complete Counsel can purchase a basic service, largely provided digitally, which encompasses diary and fee management at a low cost.
If they choose, Barristers can also obtain practice management, fee collection and financial management services on a personal basis at agreed rates.
These services are provided by experienced staff on an individual basis so as to maximise the Barrister’s practice and cash flow.
Michael Sherry, Head of Chambers at Temple Tax Chambers in London. Michael specialises in private client, tax planning, VAT and related areas. Michael, who is from Bolton, was looking for a northern base to complement his southern practice.
There is perceived to be a gap in the market in the provision of specialist tax counsel in the North West. Michael wants to develop a practice in the North, but in a way which is cost effective and will not create any conflict in relation to his continuing practice as Head of Chambers, Temple Tax Chambers.
Michelle Fanneran is an experienced Personal Injury, Costs and Clinical Negligence specialist, who had developed a substantial practice in the South West of England at KBG Chambers, Plymouth.
She has now relocated with her family back to her home county of Merseyside and following discussions with established Chambers in the area, she decided that Complete Counsel represented the best model to assist with the development of a practice in the North for her.
Claire Labio, practice director of Complete Counsel, said of these developments,
“We are conscious that Complete Counsel is a new model and that it will only work for individuals who understand how to use it effectively. A number of Barristers who have approached us still seem to want a traditional Chambers service and have a traditional Chambers mentality.
“We could not see such individuals engaging appropriately with our model. Our first year in operation has shown that if you do engage and follow the guidance given, which includes taking a significant degree of responsibility for your own practice development, you will see a real growth in terms of practice and cash flow.
We have had detailed discussions over a period of time with Michael and Michelle and believe they understand what is involved and will profit from using the services of Complete Counsel.”
In parallel to these developments, Complete Counsel will next month launch its mediation services, Complete Mediation, which will provide specialist personal injury and clinical negligence mediation with trained and experienced mediators, to include lawyers and medical experts.
For further information, please contact Claire Labio Claire.labio@completecounsel.co.uk
Date & Time: 16/03/2016, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Location: Foresight Centre, Liverpool
Complete Counsel in association with AvMA (Action against Medical Accidents), Atlantic Chambers and A Neat Legal Services will be organising a conference on 16th March 2016 that will discuss and analyse the key areas currently under the spotlight in Cerebral Palsy and Brain Injury Cases so that lawyers are aware of the challenges required to best represent their clients.
The conference will commence with an in-depth session on CP litigation analysis, involving medical experts and barristers including Charles Feeny and Ana Samuel from Complete Counsel. The discussion will then move on to cover intrapartum fetal distress and surveillance focusing on CTGs, neonatal risk factors for CP, paediatric neurology and neuroradiology and case management input and care. Tactical budgeting in CP litigation will also be examined. The conference will be chaired by John Benson QC from Atlantic Chambers.
To download the full conference programme and to book your place in the event, please visit AvMA website here.
A clinical risk article entitled “She should have died hereafter? When is death caused in law by breach of duty?” written by Charles Feeny and Ana Samuel has been published in the forthcoming issue of Action Against Medical Accidents (AvMA) Medical Journal. The article examines the law surrounding causation in situations when a death could be said to have been accelerated with particular reference to the case of Davies v Countess of Chester Hospital [2014] EWHC 4294 (QB). In doing so, the authors argued that there are two options available to the courts, one that is an arbitrary time limit and the second which focuses on materiality.
For further details please contact editors@pro-vide-law.co.uk.
Read on for Charles Feeny’s explanation on the case of McGeer v Macintosh in his latest note, “Paving a Safer Way for Cyclists?” on our Pro-VIDE site. This case involved a cyclist who undertook a stationary car at traffic lights and then cycled to the nearside of an HGV which was indicating to turn left. Mr. Feeny acted as the Claimant’s counsel on this case. You can also download an official copy of the final judgment on McGeer here.
Charles Feeny is recognised by Chambers & Partners as ‘working at the forefront of technological changes for the legal services with our digital business – Complete Counsel.’
Charles is also recognised for his superb advocacy skills and the ability to always be relied upon to provide the right answer in complex and high value cases together with an ‘innovative approach’ to clin neg litigation.
The Court of Appeal have today handed down Judgment on the case of Reaney v University Hospital of North Staffordshire Trust and Another. Read on for Charles Feeny’s explanation of the Judgment here.
Date: 30/10/2015 Time: 9:30 am – 12:30 pm @ Hempsons, Harrogate
The inquest is based on the tragic tale of Bill Sikes. After a night out, Bill trips over and falls when leaving a tavern. He is admitted to Great Expectations Hospital where he, whilst left on his own on a trolley in A&E, falls off and hits his head again and ultimately dies from an acute subdural haemorrhage – right sided.
The mock inquest will play out the hearing and Coroner’s findings.
Complete Counsel will provide three parts – the coroner and counsel for Claimant and Defendant.
Complete Counsel barrister Lorraine Mensah representing the Claimant in high profile case for harassment against the Met Police.
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