CLAIMANT FAILS TO BEAT DEFENDANT’S PART 36 OFFER “BY A WHISKER”: IS IT UNJUST FOR THE USUAL PART 36 CONSEQUENCES TO APPLY?
Here we are considering a High Court decision about the consequences of a Part 36 offer. The claimant failed to beat the offer “by a whisker” because of the way in which interest was calculated. The judge considered the claimant’s…
CAN THE COURT ORDER A CLAIMANT TO DELIVER UP REPLIES TO PART 18 QUESTIONS BEFORE A DEFENCE IS FILED? THE ISSUE CONSIDERED IN THE HIGH COURT
There are relatively few cases on procedural issues relating to Part 18. In this case the judge considered whether the court had power to compel a claimant to reply to Part 18 questions from the defendant before a defence was filed. …
YOU SPENT £1.2 MILLION ON EXPERTS AND IT WAS MAINLY MONEY DOWN THE DRAIN: DEFENDANTS ALLOWED TO RECOVER 20% OF FEES INCURRED
Sometimes you have to go looking for a pun as a headline for a blog post. Often they simply write themselves. In a case involving water companies who spent £1.2 million on experts, this was one of these cases. The…
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