Brendan Ryan

Partner

London

is head of procurement, specialising in public procurement, subsidy control & competition law

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British Steel Pensions scandal heard at the Public Accounts Committee

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Philippa Hann gave evidence at Westminster to the Public Accounts Committee as part of her work to reclaim lost pensions for British Steel Workers.

5 May 2022

CARE SECTOR UPDATE: £1.8 million fine for failure to keep 96 year old resident safe

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Crime & regulatory

A national healthcare provider has been fined £1.8 million after a prosecution by the Health and Safety Executive heard before the…

6 November 2025

Written by

Bridget Sanger

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Carol Hawking (previously Cummins)

Consultant

Bristol

Carol enjoys long term relationships with her clients and likes to get to know the families well so that she can help them at each key step in life with a focus on protecting the family wealth from erosion by tax and outside claims so it remains in the family for future generations.

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Case law update – Courts pivot to mandatory dispute resolution

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Social housing providers

On 29 November 2023, the Court of Appeal handed down judgement in the matter of Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council [2023] EWCA Civ 1416 confirming that the court can stay claims and compel parties to engage in alternative dispute resolution.

26 February 2024

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Emily Hope

Matthew Wilson

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Lindsay Felstead

Charitable giving

Private wealth

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as part of your overall estate planning enables you to support the causes that are important to you during your lifetime or after your death. For example, you may decide that you want to make regular charitable donations, explore social investment, establish a charitable entity or leave a charitable gift in your Will.