
FUNDAMENTAL DISHONESTY: SOCIAL MEDIA, SURVEILLANCE EVIDENCE AND A LONG WALK
I am grateful to Legal Executive Vanessa Brooks for sending me a copy of the judgment of HHJ Harrison in Thomas -v- Owen (21st March 2023, Cardiff County Court). It is another example of social media playing a part in…

ANOTHER CLAIM FORM CASE – BUT WITH A DIFFERENCE: ACTION STRUCK OUT BECAUSE CLAIM FORM CONTAINED NO FACTS AT ALL
In Free Leisure Ltd (t/a “Cirque Le Soir”) v Peidl And Company Ltd & Anor [2023] EWHC 792 (Comm) Charles Hollander KC, sitting as a High Court judge considered the appropriate course when the “facts” section of the claim form…

HOURLY RATES ON DETAILED ASSESSMENT ABOVE THE GUIDELINE HOURLY RATES: A STARTING POINT BUT NOT NECESSARILY THE FINISHING POINT
In Various Claimants v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2023] EWHC 827 (SCCO) Costs Judge Rowley made some observations on the use of the Guideline Hourly rates in a detailed assessment. These may well be the starting point, they do not…
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