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ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGES IN "MODERN SLAVERY" CASES: EXEMPLARY AND OTHER DAMAGES CONSIDERED

ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGES IN “MODERN SLAVERY” CASES: EXEMPLARY AND OTHER DAMAGES CONSIDERED

May 13, 2021 · by gexall · in Damages, Members Content, Personal Injury

In Balogh & Ors v Hick Lane Bedding Ltd [2021] EWHC 1140 (QB) Master Davison assessed damages for three claimants who were the victims of “modern slavery”. The judgment contains a helpful encapsulation of the principles involved together with three…

DEFAULT COSTS CERTIFICATE NOT SET ASIDE: SERVICE BY EMAIL WAS WRONG, BUT RECTIFIABLE: RELIEF FROM SANCTIONS REFUSED

DEFAULT COSTS CERTIFICATE NOT SET ASIDE: SERVICE BY EMAIL WAS WRONG, BUT RECTIFIABLE: RELIEF FROM SANCTIONS REFUSED

May 13, 2021 · by gexall · in Appeals, Applications, Assessment of Costs, Costs, Members Content, Relief from sanctions, Service of the claim form, Serving documents, Setting aside judgment

Cases on Default Costs Certificates appear to be like London Buses – they come along in twos. Here we have the second case in two days.  In  Serbian Orthodox Church – Serbian Patriarchy v Kesar & Co [2021] EWHC 1205…

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