WRONGFULLY ENTERING JUDGMENT GIVES RISE TO A CAUSE OF ACTION FOR A DEFENDANT: THE TORT OF ABUSE OF PROCESS
In Total Extraction Ltd v Aircentric Ltd [2021] EW Misc 21 (CC) District Judge Branchflower found that a claimant that had wrongfully entered judgment on admission was liable in damages to the defendant that had suffered losses as a result. …
PROVING THINGS 219: FAILING TO PROVE ALLEGATIONS OF FUNDAMENTAL DISHONESTY
In Mathewson v Crump & Anor [2020] EWHC 3167 (QB) Dan Squires QC (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge) did not accept the defendants’ submissions that the claimant had been fundamentally dishonest in pursuing a personal injury claim. THE…
PRACTICE NOTE FROM SENIOR COSTS JUDGE: DEDUCTIONS FROM DAMAGES: CHILDREN AND PROTECTED PARTIES
The Senior Costs Judge has issued a Note on the procedure to be followed in the Senior Courts Costs office on approval of costs settlements where the claimant is a child or protected party. THE NOTE APPROVAL…
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