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LITIGATION FRIEND GAVE FALSE EVIDENCE AND WAS IN CONTEMPT OF COURT: "GOOD DAYS" DOES NOT EXPLAIN CLAIMANT'S LEADING THEATRICAL ROLES

LITIGATION FRIEND GAVE FALSE EVIDENCE AND WAS IN CONTEMPT OF COURT: “GOOD DAYS” DOES NOT EXPLAIN CLAIMANT’S LEADING THEATRICAL ROLES

April 8, 2022 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Clinical Negligence, Committal proceedings, Fundamental Dishonesty, Members Content, Witness statements

In Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust v Colley [2022] EWHC 854 (QB) Mr Justice Bourne sentenced a litigation friend to six months in prison (suspended for two years) for giving false evidence in support of her daughter’s claim for…

APPLICATION FOR RELIEF FROM SANCTIONS REFUSED IN GROUP LITIGATION ORDER

APPLICATION FOR RELIEF FROM SANCTIONS REFUSED IN GROUP LITIGATION ORDER

April 8, 2022 · by gexall · in Applications, Members Content, Personal Injury, Relief from sanctions

In Baker & Ors v Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft & Ors (VW NOx Emissions Group Litigation) [2022] EWHC 810 (QB) Senior Master Fontaine refused the applicants’ application for relief from sanctions in relation to their inclusion in a register for a Group…

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