COMPLYING WITH DIRECTIONS IN THE FIRST-TIER TRIBUNAL: IT CAN BE A TAXING MATTER: PUBLIC BODIES SHOULD LIVE UP TO THE STANDARDS EXPECTED IN THE CONDUCT OF LITIGATION
The decision of the Supreme Court in BPP Holdings Ltd & Ors v Revenue and Customs [2017] UKSC 55 is interesting for a number of reasons. It is about the provision of textbooks (on law and accountancy presumably) to students….
COSTS AFTER A PART 36 OFFER AFFECTED BY THE CHANGE IN THE DISCOUNT RATE: CONDUCT OF DEFENCE ALONE SUFFICIENT TO JUSTIFY INDEMNITY COSTS
I have written several times about the judgment of Thirlwall LJ in Marsh -v- MOJ*. I have been provided with a copy of a note of the judgment on costs given on the 31st July 2017. I am grateful to…
THE JOB OF THE COURT IN CIVIL CASES: A USEFUL PRIMER: ADJUDICATION, THE BURDEN OF PROOF: THE JUDGE DOES NOT DECIDE WHO HAS THE MORAL HIGH GROUND
In Ball & Ors v Ball & Ors [2017] EWHC 1750 (Ch) HHJ Paul Matthews (sitting as a Judge of the High Court) set out clearly and succinctly the principles by which the civil courts determine cases. They serve as a…
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