EVIDENCE OF EXPERTS SHOULD BE SCRUTINISED AND NOT SIMPLY TRANSPOSED INTO SCHEDULES: "A CARE EXPERT SHOULD BE ABLE TO FULLY JUSTIFY ANY ASPECT OF CARE... WHICH THE COURT IS BEING ADVISED SHOULD BE PROVIDED"

EVIDENCE OF EXPERTS SHOULD BE SCRUTINISED AND NOT SIMPLY TRANSPOSED INTO SCHEDULES: “A CARE EXPERT SHOULD BE ABLE TO FULLY JUSTIFY ANY ASPECT OF CARE… WHICH THE COURT IS BEING ADVISED SHOULD BE PROVIDED”

July 11, 2023 · by · in Civil evidence, Damages, Expert evidence, Experts, Members Content, Personal Injury

In Scarcliffe -v- Bramton Valley Group Ltd [2023] EWHC 1565 (KB) Mr Justice Cotter sent out another warning about the inadequate state of expert reports.  Here we look at the judgment in relation to the care experts. (A copy of…

THE COSTS JUDGE OVER YOUR SHOULDER: DEDUCTING COSTS FROM THE CLIENT'S DAMAGES: WEBINAR 20th SEPTEMBER 2023

THE COSTS JUDGE OVER YOUR SHOULDER: DEDUCTING COSTS FROM THE CLIENT’S DAMAGES: WEBINAR 20th SEPTEMBER 2023

July 11, 2023 · by · in Assessment of Costs, Costs, Members Content, Personal Injury, Webinar

On the 20th September 2023 I am presenting a webinar looking at issues relating to the deduction of costs from the client’s damages in a personal injury claim.This webinar looks at the regulations and case law relating to the deduction…

ALLEGATIONS OF FUNDAMENTAL DISHONESTY FAILED: MANY OF THE ASSERTIONS DID NOT GO "TO THE HEART OF THE CLAIM"

ALLEGATIONS OF FUNDAMENTAL DISHONESTY FAILED: MANY OF THE ASSERTIONS DID NOT GO “TO THE HEART OF THE CLAIM”

July 11, 2023 · by · in Fundamental Dishonesty, Members Content, Personal Injury

In Afriyie v Commissioner of Police for the City of London [2023] EWHC 1632 (KB) Mrs Justice Hill rejected the defendant’s twelve allegations of fundamental dishonesty made against a claimant.  Some of the assertions were rejected because they did not…