ISSUING CONTRIBUTION PROCEEDINGS WITHIN THE LIMITATION PERIOD: COURT OF APPEAL DECISION TODAY
A party has two years to bring a claim for a contribution under the Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978. In The Chief Constable of Hampshire Constabulary -v- Southampton City Council [2014] EWCA Civ 1541 the Court of Appeal found that…
IF YOU CAN'T PROVE YOU HAVE A PROPER RETAINER YOU WON'T GET PAID: SHIPPING IN FROM HULL
In Scott -v- Hull & East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust [2014] Ew Misc B53(CC) the claimant failed to recover any costs against the defendant because he failed to prove that there was a valid CFA. THE FACTS A detailed assessment was…