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A FINAL COSTS CERTIFICATE IS ESSENTIAL FOR COSTS TO BECOME DUE: THE BILL SHOULD HAVE BEEN SIGNED OFF...

A FINAL COSTS CERTIFICATE IS ESSENTIAL FOR COSTS TO BECOME DUE: THE BILL SHOULD HAVE BEEN SIGNED OFF…

January 28, 2022 · by gexall · in Assessment of Costs, Costs, Members Content

In  Johnston -v-  Wackett [2022] EWHC 129 (Ch) Deputy Master Brightwell considered the question of whether costs become payable when a final costs certificate is not obtained.   “Even though most paying parties may in practice pay without the need…

THE DANGERS OF DISPUTING COSTS  (IT COULD COST YOU OVER £240,000...)

THE DANGERS OF DISPUTING COSTS (IT COULD COST YOU OVER £240,000…)

January 28, 2022 · by gexall · in Costs, Members Content

The judgment of Mrs Justice Lambert in Radia v Marks [2022] EWHC 145 (QB) is also interesting reading in that it gives an insight into the assessment of costs in earlier proceedings.  It  highlights the dangers and costs of costs proceedings…

WITNESS EVIDENCE IN CLINICAL NEGLIGENCE CASES:  CRUCIAL FACTUAL FINDINGS MADE IN FAVOUR OF THE DEFENDANT

WITNESS EVIDENCE IN CLINICAL NEGLIGENCE CASES: CRUCIAL FACTUAL FINDINGS MADE IN FAVOUR OF THE DEFENDANT

January 28, 2022 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Clinical Negligence, Members Content, Webinar, Witness statements

It is surprising how many clinical negligence cases rest, ultimately, on findings of fact as to what was said.  An example can be seen in the judgment of Mr Justice Ritchie in  Watson v Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust…

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