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"COMPUTER SAYS NO": JUDGE MAKES TRENCHANT OBSERVATIONS ON LOCAL AUTHORITY'S WITNESSES: SOMETHING THE COUNCIL TAX PAYERS OF WAKEFIELD MAY WISH TO READ

“COMPUTER SAYS NO”: JUDGE MAKES TRENCHANT OBSERVATIONS ON LOCAL AUTHORITY’S WITNESSES: SOMETHING THE COUNCIL TAX PAYERS OF WAKEFIELD MAY WISH TO READ

November 26, 2024 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Members Content, Witness statements

I am always reluctant to invade the patch of the many erudite family law bloggers.  However I read the judgment of HHJ Trotter-Jackson in Wakefield Metropolitan District Council v A & Ors [2024] EWFC 345 (B) and concluded that it…

COST BITES 198: YET ANOTHER ROUND IN THE MEDICAL REPORT/AGENCY FEE SAGA: CLAIMANT ORDERED TO PROVIDE A BREAKDOWN OF THE BILL

COST BITES 198: YET ANOTHER ROUND IN THE MEDICAL REPORT/AGENCY FEE SAGA: CLAIMANT ORDERED TO PROVIDE A BREAKDOWN OF THE BILL

November 26, 2024 · by gexall · in Applications, Costs, Expert evidence, Experts, Members Content

Hot on the heels of publishing the previous post in relation to the judge’s refusal to order a breakdown of the agency fees involved in a medical report I received a copy of a case from Ben Millns of Kennedys. …

COST BITES 197: ANOTHER ROUND IN THE MEDICAL REPORT/AGENCY FEE SAGA: IT WAS NOT PROPORTIONAL TO ORDER A BREAKDOWN OF THE FEE

COST BITES 197: ANOTHER ROUND IN THE MEDICAL REPORT/AGENCY FEE SAGA: IT WAS NOT PROPORTIONAL TO ORDER A BREAKDOWN OF THE FEE

November 26, 2024 · by gexall · in Assessment of Costs, Costs, Expert evidence, Experts, Members Content

I am grateful to Brian Dempsey of BD Costs for sending me a copy of the judgment of District Judge Iyer in the case of Craven -v- Henley, a copy of which is available here  Craven -v- Henley.  It is a decision…

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