In the judgment today in Jones -v- Spire Healthcare Ltd His Honour Graham Wood QC had to determine the issue of whether a CFA can be assigned. The full judgment is an attachment to this post and is available here Jones-v-Spire-Healthcare-Limited-Judgment-of-HH-Judge-Wood-QC.
The judge decided that ...
Shame some firms have gone bust in the interim period.
Appeal sounds likely, so yet more delay and uncertainty. I bet some low ball costs offers will now be made and accepted on desperation/cash flow grounds.
The whole J day transition was rushed and ill thought through. Woolf was seismic too, but was better implemented with fewer cracks in the pavement.