APPLICATION FOR WASTED COSTS AGAINST CLAIMANT'S SOLICITORS DISMISSED: NO DUTY TO "DUMP" A CLIENT WHEN FUNDAMENTAL DISHONESTY IS ALLEGED

APPLICATION FOR WASTED COSTS AGAINST CLAIMANT’S SOLICITORS DISMISSED: NO DUTY TO “DUMP” A CLIENT WHEN FUNDAMENTAL DISHONESTY IS ALLEGED

September 25, 2024 · by · in Applications, Conduct, Costs, Members Content, Personal Injury, QOCS, Wasted Costs

In  Williams-Henry v Associated British Ports & Anor (Re Wasted Costs Order) [2024] EWHC 2415 (KB)  Mr Justice Ritchie dismissed an application for wasted costs against the claimant’s solicitors.  This dismissal took place at “stage one” – with the allegations…

AN EXPERT SHOULD NOT HAVE ALLOWED HIS INITIAL ASSESSMENT TO BE "CORRUPTED" BY INADMISSIBLE EVIDENCE: "THERE SHOULD BE SOME INTROSPECTION ON THE PART OF THE GOVERNMENT LEGAL DEPARTMENT ABOUT THIS"

AN EXPERT SHOULD NOT HAVE ALLOWED HIS INITIAL ASSESSMENT TO BE “CORRUPTED” BY INADMISSIBLE EVIDENCE: “THERE SHOULD BE SOME INTROSPECTION ON THE PART OF THE GOVERNMENT LEGAL DEPARTMENT ABOUT THIS”

September 25, 2024 · by · in Civil evidence, Credibility of experts, Damages, Expert evidence, Experts, Members Content

We are returning once again to the judgment of HHJ Melissa Clarke (sitting as a judge of the High Court) in Wilson v Ministry of Justice [2024] EWHC 2389 (KB).We are also returning to the question of expert evidence.  There…