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MIB CLAIM IS SUBJECT TO QOCS: COURT OF APPEAL OVERTURN HOWE

MIB CLAIM IS SUBJECT TO QOCS: COURT OF APPEAL OVERTURN HOWE

July 6, 2017 · by gexall · in Costs, Damages, Members Content, Personal Injury, QOCS

“For the purposes of CPR Part 44.13, which describes the claims eligible for Qualified One-Way Costs Shifting (“QOCS”), what is a claim for damages for personal injury? As Stewart J said it is a simple question but does not yield…

COSTS BUDGET ONE DAY LATE: RELIEF FROM SANCTIONS REFUSED: DON'T MAKE MOUNTAINS OUT OF MOLEHILLS BUT PUT THINGS RIGHT - QUICKLY

COSTS BUDGET ONE DAY LATE: RELIEF FROM SANCTIONS REFUSED: DON’T MAKE MOUNTAINS OUT OF MOLEHILLS BUT PUT THINGS RIGHT – QUICKLY

July 6, 2017 · by gexall · in Applications, Costs budgeting, Members Content, Relief from sanctions

There are only two realistic options in relation to a relief from sanctions application: (i) do it properly and promptly; (ii) don’t do it all.  The dangers of a hasty application are illustrated in the judgment in Lakhani -v- Mahmud…

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