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THE FIRST TIME YOU MAKE A CLAIM FOR DAMAGES - SHOULD NOT BE IN THE DRAFT ORDER AFTER THE COURT OF APPEAL HEARING

THE FIRST TIME YOU MAKE A CLAIM FOR DAMAGES – SHOULD NOT BE IN THE DRAFT ORDER AFTER THE COURT OF APPEAL HEARING

July 26, 2022 · by gexall · in Appeals, Damages, Members Content

There is an interesting short judgment of the Court of Appeal in BG & Anor, R (On the Application Of) v Suffolk County Council (Consequentials) [2022] EWCA Civ 1053 relating to an attempt by the successful party to put an…

COST BITES 10:  COURT OF APPEAL UNHAPPY AT £730,000 BILL FOR ONE DAY APPEAL: HOURLY RATES ABOVE GUIDELINES HAVE TO BE JUSTIFIED, COUNSEL'S FEES MUST BE REASONABLE AND PROPORTIONATE

COST BITES 10: COURT OF APPEAL UNHAPPY AT £730,000 BILL FOR ONE DAY APPEAL: HOURLY RATES ABOVE GUIDELINES HAVE TO BE JUSTIFIED, COUNSEL’S FEES MUST BE REASONABLE AND PROPORTIONATE

July 26, 2022 · by gexall · in Appeals, Costs, Members Content

In  Athena Capital Fund SICAV-FIS SCA & Ors v Secretariat of State for the Holy See (Costs) [2022] EWCA Civ 1061 the Court of Appeal were concerned about the level of costs being claimed in a one day appeal.  The…

PROVING THINGS 234: PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION FOR DELAY BY EVIDENCE -  NOT BY SUBMISSIONS

PROVING THINGS 234: PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION FOR DELAY BY EVIDENCE – NOT BY SUBMISSIONS

July 26, 2022 · by gexall · in Applications, Civil evidence, Extensions of time, Members Content

The judgment of Mr Justice Henshaw in  Hays & Ors v Bloomfield Investments LLC [2022] EWHC 1648 (Comm) was on a very specific area of procedure.  However there is one matter of more general interest. The need to have evidence…

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