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FUNDAMENTAL DISHONESTY ESTABLISHED AT TRIAL:  IT WAS NOT A SUBSTANTIAL INJUSTICE TO DISMISS THE CLAIM

FUNDAMENTAL DISHONESTY ESTABLISHED AT TRIAL: IT WAS NOT A SUBSTANTIAL INJUSTICE TO DISMISS THE CLAIM

June 9, 2026 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Damages, Fundamental Dishonesty, Members Content, Personal Injury

The judge in this case had little difficulty in finding the claimant fundamentally dishonest.  Further, although the claimant had suffered some injuries, dismissing the claim was did not give rise to “substantial injustice”. “In my judgment the Claimant’s dishonesty was…

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