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PROVING THINGS 76: A RECAP - I DIDN'T EXPECT TO GET THIS FAR...

PROVING THINGS 76: A RECAP – I DIDN’T EXPECT TO GET THIS FAR…

November 21, 2017 · by gexall · in Case Management, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Damages, Members Content

Today saw the 75th in the series “proving things”. I never anticipated that the series would run so long, I initially planned around 10 posts. Now we have reached 75 (and with no plans to stop) this is an appropriate…

PROVING THINGS 75: PROVING CAUSATION ON AN UNDERTAKING TO PAY DAMAGES: THE INJUNCTION THAT COST THE APPLICANT TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS: ROUND 2

PROVING THINGS 75: PROVING CAUSATION ON AN UNDERTAKING TO PAY DAMAGES: THE INJUNCTION THAT COST THE APPLICANT TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS: ROUND 2

November 21, 2017 · by gexall · in Appeals, Applications, Damages, Injunctions, Members Content

We have looked before at the decision in Fiona Trust & Holding Corporation -v- Yuri Privalov & others [2016]. An applicant for a freezing order was found to have obtained the order wrongly. Consequently they were ordered to pay damages that stretched…

A DUMPER TRUCK IS COVERED BY THE MIB AGREEMENT: STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION AND DIRECTIVES

A DUMPER TRUCK IS COVERED BY THE MIB AGREEMENT: STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION AND DIRECTIVES

November 21, 2017 · by gexall · in Appeals, Applications, Insurance, Members Content

In Lewington v The Motor Insurance Bureau [2017] EWHC 2848 (Comm)  Mr Justice Bryan considered whether a stolen dumper truck being driven on a public road was covered by the MIB agreement.  There was a clear, and unequivocal finding that it…

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