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EXAGGERATING AND INFLATING CLINICAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIM LED TO CLAIMANT BEING SENTENCED TO SIX MONTHS IMPRISONMENT: "THERE IS NO ROBIN HOOD DEFENCE HERE"

EXAGGERATING AND INFLATING CLINICAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIM LED TO CLAIMANT BEING SENTENCED TO SIX MONTHS IMPRISONMENT: “THERE IS NO ROBIN HOOD DEFENCE HERE”

March 16, 2021 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Clinical Negligence, Committal proceedings, Members Content

In Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust v Metcalf [2021] EWHC 611 (QB) Mr Justice Griffiths sentenced a claimant to six months imprisonment following the exaggeration of a claim for damages. “She was, by her contempt of court, effectively stealing…

SOLICITORS AND ATTENDANCE  NOTES: JUDGES NEARLY ALWAYS PREFER THE CONTEMPORANEOUS NOTES

SOLICITORS AND ATTENDANCE NOTES: JUDGES NEARLY ALWAYS PREFER THE CONTEMPORANEOUS NOTES

March 16, 2021 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Members Content, Witness statements

The judgment of HHK Keyser QC (sitting as a High Court judge) in Mundil-Williams v Williams & Ors [2021] EWHC 586 (Ch) serves as a reminder of the importance of contemporary attendance notes as a source of evidence. “the best…

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