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CLAIMANT'S MEDICAL EXPERT ORDERED TO PAY DEFENDANT'S COSTS: EXPERTS PLEASE NOTE (EXPERTS' INSURERS NOTE CAREFULLY)

CLAIMANT’S MEDICAL EXPERT ORDERED TO PAY DEFENDANT’S COSTS: EXPERTS PLEASE NOTE (EXPERTS’ INSURERS NOTE CAREFULLY)

February 13, 2020 · by gexall · in Conduct, Costs, Expert evidence, Experts

In Thimmaya -v- Lancashire NHS Foundation Trust (30th January 2020, Manchester County Court) HHJ Claire Evans ordered that a medical expert pay a significant part of the defendant’s costs when she found that the expert had failed in his duties…

NEW RULE CHANGES:  THE RULES WILL NOW GET IT RIGHT ON PLEADING MITIGATION OF LOSS: A SMALL CHANGE THAT TOOK FAR TOO LONG

NEW RULE CHANGES: THE RULES WILL NOW GET IT RIGHT ON PLEADING MITIGATION OF LOSS: A SMALL CHANGE THAT TOOK FAR TOO LONG

February 13, 2020 · by gexall · in Damages, Rule Changes, Statements of Case

The 113th update to Practice Direction Amendments makes a small but  important change to the rules relating to mitigation of loss.  In short it puts the position right and stops the Practice Direction being the shambles it was before.  This…

NEW RULES COMING INTO FORCE: PLEADING SPECIFIC ISSUES IN RELATION TO THE HIRE OF A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE

NEW RULES COMING INTO FORCE: PLEADING SPECIFIC ISSUES IN RELATION TO THE HIRE OF A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE

February 13, 2020 · by gexall · in Civil Procedure, Damages, Rule Changes, Statements of Case

The 113th update to Practice Direction Amendments comes into force on the 6th April 2020. It introduces new, and quite specific, obligations on a claimant claiming the cost of a replacement hire vehicle. THE NEW RULE There is a new Paragraph…

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