SERVICE OF UNSEALED AMENDED CLAIM FORMS DID NOT CONSTITUTE GOOD SERVICE: ALL OF THE CLAIMANTS' ATTEMPT TO REMEDY THE SITUATION COME TO GRIEF: THE CLAIMANTS' CARDS WERE MARKED

SERVICE OF UNSEALED AMENDED CLAIM FORMS DID NOT CONSTITUTE GOOD SERVICE: ALL OF THE CLAIMANTS’ ATTEMPT TO REMEDY THE SITUATION COME TO GRIEF: THE CLAIMANTS’ CARDS WERE MARKED

December 11, 2020 · by · in Applications, Avoiding negligence claims, Members Content, Service of the claim form

In November I wrote that there had been a lull in reported cases relating to service of the claim form. As predicted that lull did not last long. In Ideal Shopping Direct Ltd & Ors v Visa Europe Ltd &…

THE CHORLEY PRINCIPLE APPLIED TO A SOLICITOR WHO DID NOT HAVE THEIR OWN "FIRM": DEFENDANT HAD TO PAY CLAIMANT'S COSTS ON THE USUAL BASIS

THE CHORLEY PRINCIPLE APPLIED TO A SOLICITOR WHO DID NOT HAVE THEIR OWN “FIRM”: DEFENDANT HAD TO PAY CLAIMANT’S COSTS ON THE USUAL BASIS

December 11, 2020 · by · in Assessment of Costs, Costs, Members Content

A post earlier this week considered the “Chorley” principle in relation to a solicitor litigating and recovering their costs. I am grateful to my colleague Matthew Smith for sending me a copy of the judgment of Master Rowley in the…