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FATAL ACCIDENT DAMAGES: A CLAIM FOR SERVICES CAN BE BASED ON THE COSTS OF COMMERCIAL REPLACEMENT - WITHOUT DISCOUNT

FATAL ACCIDENT DAMAGES: A CLAIM FOR SERVICES CAN BE BASED ON THE COSTS OF COMMERCIAL REPLACEMENT – WITHOUT DISCOUNT

October 29, 2021 · by gexall · in Appeals, Damages, Fatal Accidents, Members Content

The Court of Appeal decision in Steve Hill Ltd v Witham [2021] EWCA Civ 1312    contains an important consideration of the basis upon which claims for loss of services are calculated in a fatal accident case.   FATAL ACCIDENT -…

“THE ONLY BENEFICIARIES FROM THIS NIHILISTIC LITIGATION HAVE BEEN THE SPECIALIST AND HIGH-QUALITY LAWYERS”: A FAMILY LAW CASE, POSTED WITHOUT COMMENT

October 29, 2021 · by gexall · in Costs, Members Content

Occasionally, very occasionally, this blog trespasses into the area of family law.  This is usually about costs or evidence. Today it is about costs, the comments of Mr Justice Peel in  Crowther v Crowther & Ors (Financial Remedies) [2021] EWFC…

WITNESS STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO EVIDENCE GIVEN IN TRIAL NOT PERMITTED: COURT ANXIOUS TO AVOID A NEVER ENDING SPIRAL

WITNESS STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO EVIDENCE GIVEN IN TRIAL NOT PERMITTED: COURT ANXIOUS TO AVOID A NEVER ENDING SPIRAL

October 29, 2021 · by gexall · in Applications, Civil evidence, Members Content, Relief from sanctions, Witness statements

In Brake & Ors v The Chedington Court Estate Ltd (New Witness Statement) [2021] EWHC 2882 (Ch)  HHJ Paul Matthews refused an application for permission to adduce an additional witness statement.   “Of course, it is natural for litigants to…

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