Matthew Donmall represents family at inquest into death of Caroline Pearson-Smith - Jan 2020
Matthew Donmall specialises in clinical negligence, inquests and inquiries, personal injury and indirect tax and rating.
View full profile »Latest Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse report into The Roman Catholic Church Case Study published - Oct 2019
In October 2019, The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) published their report on The Roman Catholic Church Case Study: English Benedictine Congregation looking at Ealing Abbey and St...
Iain O’Donnell, Matthew Donmall and Emma-Louise Fenelon act in important recent Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) hearing - Feb 2019
This week the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse is hearing evidence regarding child abuse at Ealing Abbey and St Benedict’s School, as part of the Inquiry’s investigation into...
The Kenyan Emergency Group Litigation is at an end - Nov 2018
All claims against the UK Government (the Foreign & Commonwealth Office) in the massive Kenya Emergency Group Litigation litigation have been dismissed. The action is at an end. On 21 November...
Guy Mansfield QC upholds Kenya Emergency Group Litigation judgment in Court of Appeal - Oct 2018
Following an expedited oral hearing, the Court of Appeal on Tuesday, 9 October, in a reserved judgment, [2018] EWCA Civ 2213, refused the Claimant permission to appeal the decision of Stewart J in the...
Sarabjit Singh to lead Matt Donmall in landmark rating law case in Supreme Court on Monday - Nov 2016
On Monday 7th November 2016, Sarabjit Singh will lead Matt Donmall in an important rating law case on the circumstances in which buildings under reconstruction should be subject to non-domestic (also...
Angus McCullough QC and Matthew Donmall appear in civil claim arising out of attempted murder in Kyrgyz Republic - Sep 2016
Angus McCullough QC and Matthew Donmall represented Maxim Bakiyev, son of the former President of Kyrgyzstan The personal injury claim brought against Mr Maksim Bakiyev, the son of the former...
Owain Thomas QC and Matthew Donmall win Supreme Court VAT case on third party consideration - May 2016
The Supreme Court has today handed down judgment in Airtours Holidays Transport Limited v HMRC. Owain Thomas QC (in his first appearance as a silk) and Matthew Donmall persuaded the majority of the...
Owain Thomas QC and Matthew Donmall in the Supreme Court - Mar 2016
Owain Thomas QC and Matthew Donmall appeared in the Supreme Court in Airtours Holiday Transport Ltd v HMRC. In the Court of Appeal Owain, appearing for HMRC, succeeded in arguing that the VAT paid...
Owain Thomas and Matthew Donmall obtain a reference by the Court of Appeal to the CJEU in VAT case - Nov 2015
In HMRC v Mercedes Benz Financial Services [2015] EWCA Civ 1211 the Court of Appeal has decided to refer to the Court of Justice of the European Union questions concerning the categorisation of...
Matthew Donmall appointed to the B Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown - Jul 2015
We are delighted to announce that Matthew Donmall has been appointed to the B Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown. This appointment will be effective from 1st September 2015. Matthew joins a large...
Philippa Whipple QC and Matthew Donmall win Court of Appeal case on public funding - Jun 2015
Court of Appeal rules against non-legal aid public funding in family cases. The Court of Appeal has handed down an important judgment in Re K and H (Children) [2015] EWCA Civ 543, which answers the...
1COR team in the London Bikeathon supporting Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research - Sep 2013
In September, Lizanne Gumbel QC, David Balcombe QC, Iain O’Donnell, Matthew Donmall and our 2nd Junior Clerk John Mclaren, will be taking part in the London Bikeathon in support of Leukaemia and...
Owain Thomas and Matthew Donmall win for HMRC in test case on VAT liability for medical supplies - May 2013
Owain Thomas and Matthew Donmall have won for HMRC a test case on the VAT liability of private hospitals for supplies of prostheses and medication, overturning the Court of Appeal's decision in 1997...
New Appointments to the Attorney General’s A, B and C Panels – February 2013 - Feb 2013
We are delighted to announce the following new appointments to the Attorney General's Panels - Owain Thomas to the A Panel (a re-appointment), Amy Mannion and John Jolliffe to the B Panel and Caroline...
Ten 1COR members and our Chambers Academic have contributed to the 3rd Edition of “Burnett-Hall on Environmental Law” - Feb 2013
David Hart QC, Angus McCullough QC, Owain Thomas, Jeremy Hyam, Suzanne Lambert, Richard Mumford, John Jolliffe, Rachel Marcus, Matthew Donmall, Karwan Eskerie and Rosalind English (our Chambers...
Team of four from 1COR in Supreme Court win in nuclear testing limitation case - Mar 2012
Four members of 1 Crown Office Row (David Evans, Richard Mumford, Matthew Donmall and Isabel McArdle) formed part of a team of counsel acting for the Ministry of Defence in the Atomic Veterans...
New Appointments to the Attorney General’s A, B and C Panels – February 2012 - Feb 2012
We are delighted to announce the following new appointments to the Attorney General's Panels - Oliver Sanders to the A panel, Robert Wastell to the B panel and Adam Wagner to the C panel. The 23...
New Appointments to the Attorney General’s A and C Panels - Feb 2011
We are delighted to announce the following new appointments to the Attorney General's Panels - Ben Collins to the A Panel and Matthew Donmall to the C Panel. The 23 Members of Chambers now on these...
Court of Appeal victory for Ministry of Defence in Atomic Veterans case - Dec 2010
