INTERIM PAYMENTS: CHANGE IN THE DISCOUNT RATE AND EELES: THE ISSUES ADDRESSED HEAD ON: INTERIM PAYMENT OF £2.4 MILLION GRANTED
The problems caused to personal injury claimants by the change in the discount rate were addressed directly by His Honour Judge Curran (sitting as a High Court Judge) in Porter v Barts Health NHS Trust [2017] EWHC 3205 (QB). The court…
LAST REMINDER OF NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION FOR 2017: WITHOUT NOTICE APPLICATIONS ARE SO, SO, DANGEROUS: THE DUTY OF FULL DISCLOSURE EXTENDS TO WEAKNESSES IN YOUR OWN CASE
The one New Year’s Resolution I recommended to litigators for 2017 was to be very, very, wary of without notice applications. As we get near to the end of the year this advice is borne out by the judgment of…
COUNTY COURT HAS POWER TO SET ASIDE A JUDGMENT AFTER TRIAL – IF IT WAS OBTAINED BY FRAUD
The decision in Salekipour & Anor v Parmar [2017] EWCA Civ 2141 was made after three previous hearings a (including two appeal hearings) in the lower courts. It was the only time the claimants were successful. It involved an important procedural…
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