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PROVING THINGS 241: "WHICH WITNESS'S ACCOUNT IS PREFERRED?": CONTEMPORARY EVIDENCE IS BEST

PROVING THINGS 241: “WHICH WITNESS’S ACCOUNT IS PREFERRED?”: CONTEMPORARY EVIDENCE IS BEST

August 16, 2024 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Members Content, Personal Injury, Witness statements

In Gadsby v Hayes [2024] EWHC 2142 (KB) Ms Clare Ambrose (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge) considered the evidence of witnesses in a case where the accident had happened ten years previously.  The accounts given near the time…

COST BITES 177: SUCCESSFUL CLAIMANT RECOVERS ONLY 20% OF ITS COSTS (STILL GETS AN INTERIM PAYMENT OF £2 MILLION)

COST BITES 177: SUCCESSFUL CLAIMANT RECOVERS ONLY 20% OF ITS COSTS (STILL GETS AN INTERIM PAYMENT OF £2 MILLION)

August 16, 2024 · by gexall · in Conduct, Costs, Members Content

In Tata Consultancy Services Ltd v Disclosure and Barring Service [2024] EWHC 2025 (TCC) Mr Justice Constable found that a “successful” claimant who had recovered nearly £3.7 million in damages should only recover 20% of its costs.  Both parties had…

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