BARRISTER SUES FOR FEES: COURT STRIKES OUT SOLICITOR’S DEFENCE: BARRISTER OWES NO DUTY OF CARE TO SOLICITOR
In McFarland-Cruickshanks v England Kerr Hands Solicitors Ltd [2021] EWHC 525 (Comm) HHK Worster (sitting as a High Court Judge) granted an application to strike out the defence and counterclaim and for summary judgment. The claimant was a barrister suing…
WEBINAR SERIES ON PERSONAL INJURY DAMAGES: STARTING JUNE 2021
In June this year I am presenting a series of six webinars which deal with major aspects of a claim for damages for personal injury. This series goes through each major element of a claim for damages, looking at…
WHY, IF YOU PRACTICE IN THE BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS, YOU HAVE TO LEARN TO ASK NON-LEADING QUESTIONS…
It is difficult to understate the depth and breadth of the new rules coming into force on the 6th April in the BPC. One good example is the fact that the person taking a witness statement has got to learn…
COSTS, CONDUCT AND ASSESSMENT ON THE INDEMNITY BASIS: £2 MILLION SPENT TO RECOVER £40,666.47
An earlier post looked at the construction of the Part 36 offer in Kings Security Systems Ltd v King & Anor [2021] EWHC 653 (Ch) Andrew Lenon Q.C. (sitting as a Deputy Judge of the Chancery Division). Here we look at…
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