The judgment of Master Rowley in Lyle & Anor v Bedborough & Anor [2022] EWHC 1628 (SCCO) gives an insight into the process of detailed assessment of costs. The Master considered the complexity of the case, the use of counsel…
In Mathieu v Hinds & Anor (No. 2: Costs) [2022] EWHC 1624 (QB) Mrs Justice Hill reduced a claimant’s recoverable costs. An initial 10% reduction was made because of the pursuit of a claim for provisional damages which was not…
In Karanja, R (On the Application Of) v University of the West of Scotland [2022] EWHC 1520 (Admin) Michael Ford QC, sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge, found that a claim form had not been served when it was…
In Golubovich v Golubovich [2022] EWHC 1605 (Ch) Mr Justice Edwin Johnson refused a defendant permission to appeal from the decision made in a summary assessment of costs. There had been procedural unfairness in the way that the assessment was…
In Khan v Mehmood [2022] EWCA Civ 791 the Court of Appeal held that the 10% uplift in s.44(6) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 applied to damages for breach of a repairing covenant. “……
In Sheeran & Ors v Chokri & Ors [2022] EWHC 1528 (Ch) Mr Justice Zacaroli rejected an argument that conduct during an action should lead to costs being disallowed. “This, however, is to turn reality on its head. The…
This webinar is designed to look at those areas of fatal accident litigation where a lawyer can be negligent, or run into significant problems. Booking details are available here. TOPICS TO BE COVERED Important issues prior to death, the…
In Woodger v Hallas [2022] EWHC 1561 (QB) Mr Justice Julian Knowles overturned a decision of the Circuit Judge that the usual principles of a finding of fundamental dishonesty should not apply to the claimant. The judgment involves a consideration…
There is a short passage in the judgment of HHJ Paul Matthews (sitting as a High Court Judge) in Blacklion Law LLP v Amira Nature Foods Ltd & Anor [2022] EWHC 1500 (Ch) that shows one of the dangers of…
It is also useful to issue periodic reminders of the dangers that are involved when a solicitor signs a document on behalf of their client. Here we look at several cases and the rules themselves. The observations of the…
I am grateful to John De Waal QC for pointing out the procedural aspects of the judgment of Mr Justice Edwin Johnson in Valley View Health Centre (a firm) & Ors v NHS Property Services Ltd [2022] EWHC 1393 (Ch)….
In Curtiss & Ors v Zurich Insurance Plc & Anor (Costs) [2022] EWHC 1514 (TCC) HHJ Keyser QC (sitting as a Judge of the High Court) ordered the applicant to pay 75% the respondents’ costs on the indemnity basis. The…
In Richards & Anor v Speechly Bircham Llp & Anor (Consequential Matters) [2022] EWHC 1512 (Comm) HHJ Russen (sitting as a High Court judge) refused an application for indemnity costs made on the basis that the defendants had refused mediation….
In Axnoller Events Ltd v Brake & Anor (Possession and Eviction Proceedings) [2022] EWHC 1162 (Ch) HHJ Matthews (sitting as a High Court judge) considered the question of whether a party to litigation must give an address for service, whether…
In Banks v Blount [2022] EWHC 1491 (QB) Mr Justice Ritchie was critical of an appellant for failing to comply with two basic elements of the practice directions relating to appeals. The need for clarity and precision when referring to…
This webinar looks at the difficult, but important, issue of how the courts award damages when a claimant has reduced life expectancy as a result of their injuries. Booking details available here. TOPICS TO BE COVERED What is the…
In Rushbrooke UK Ltd v 4 Designs Concept Ltd [2022] EWHC 1416 (Ch) HHJ Paul Matthews (sitting as a Judge of the High Court) considered the costs to be paid to a successful respondent. The judge did not allow the…
We have another example of expert witnesses being criticised by the court in the judgment of HHJ Claire Jackson in Davies-Gilbert v Goacher [2022] EWHC 969 (Ch). “it is not for an expert to disregard the instructions they have…
We have already looked at the judgment of Mr Justice Mostyn in Gallagher v Gallagher (No.2) (Financial Remedies) [2022] EWFC 53 in relation to costs. There are some telling observations in that judgment in relation to the role of the expert…
In Salwin v Shahed [2022] EWHC 1440 (QB) HHJ Pearce considered the appropriate sum to be paid to the claimant by way of interim payment. This case shows a very careful consideration of the “Eeles” criteria and the factors the…
In Gallagher v Gallagher (No.2) (Financial Remedies) [2022] EWFC 53 Mr Justice Mostyn, expressed his concern about the costs incurred in a financial remedies case. This is far from being the first time there has been judicial lament about the…
This webinar looks at the problems and issues faced by a child who has suffered the loss of parents or carers. It looks at the position when children are the sole claimants, have a dependency claim as part of a…
In Elser v Sands & Ors [2022] EWHC 1419 (Ch) Chief ICC Judge Briggs held that the court did not have power to order one respondent’s costs to be paid by other respondents. There was nothing in dispute between them…
I gave a webinar earlier today in relation to deductions from damages. One of the issues considered was the problems caused by Universal Credit. There is an important distinction, in law, between “listed” benefits – which are subject to CRU…
In Croke & Anor v National Westminster Bank Plc & Ors [2022] EWHC 1367 (Ch) Deputy Master Marsh refused the claimants’ application for relief from sanctions in a case where the Particulars of Claim were served one day late. It…
I am grateful to Simon Fisher from DWF for sending me a copy of the judgment of HHJ Luba QC, sitting with Costs Judge Rowley, in Soares -v- Wilson (27th May 2022). A copy of which is available Soares v Wilson…
In Al Nasser & Al Masri Trading Company WLL Ltd Co v Munir [2022] EWHC 1174 (QB) Master Sullivan refused an application to set aside a default judgment. This case shows the importance of having detailed evidence available if a…
The judgment of Senior Master Fontaine in Hart & Ors v Royal Borough of Kensington And Chelsea & Ors [2022] EWHC 1090 (QB) highlights the need for applications for disclosure to be made with some considerable focus. The court cannot…
Another tweet from HMSCTS clarifies the position in relation to defendant’s compulsory use of the claims portal which was discussed yesterday. It appears that the amendments relating to legal professionals responding to claims has not simply been postponed, but this…
Practice Direction 51ZB was amended so that it would be compulsory for defendants to use the portal from the 2nd June 2022. However this has been delayed. A tweet from HM Courts and Tribunal Services made at 1.33 today…
I am grateful to Express Solicitors for sending me a copy of a judgment of X -v- H&M Hennes, made by HHJ Lethem on 21st April 2022. It relates to the recoverability of an insurance premium between solicitor and client. …
In Wirex Ltd v Cryptocarbon Global Ltd & Ors [2022] EWHC 1161 (IPEC) HHJ Hacon determined some interesting issues in relation to attempts to accept Part 36 offers late and relief from sanctions. THE CASE The claimants had obtained a…
ANOTHER CASE WHERE JUDICIAL REVIEW PROCEEDINGS WERE ISSUED IN LONDON BUT IT WAS TRANSFERRED TO LEEDS
In Fajr Ellis, R (On the Application Of) v Student Loans Company [2022] EWHC 1263 (Admin) Mr Justice Fordham held that judicial review proceedings, issued in London, should be transferred to the administrative court in Leeds. “In my judgment…
There are some interesting observations about the conduct of litigation in the Court of Appeal judgment in Planon Ltd v Gilligan [2022] EWCA Civ 642. The court made it clear that it is alive to “machismo” methods of conducting litigation….
This webinar looks at issues relating to deductions from damages, it will also cover recent issues relating to mitigation of loss. Booking details are available here. TOPICS TO BE COVERED Non-CRU benefits and deduction from damages What is the…
In Camberley Group & Ors v Foster & Ors [2022] EWHC 1309 (QB) Richard Hermer QC, sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge, dismissed an application for disclosure from a non-party on the grounds that the claimant failed to establish…
In Lifestyle Equities CV & Anor v Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club Ltd & Ors [2022] EWHC 1244 (Ch) Mr Justice Mellor refused the claimants’ application to exclude or edit the defendants’ witness statements. “… in my view PD57AC…
In Primavera Associates Ltd v Hertsmere Borough Council [2022] EWHC 1240 (Ch) HHJ Paul Matthews, sitting as a judge of the High Court, struck out parts of the claimant’s witness statement due to its failure to comply with the rules. …
I have come across several examples recently of the CCMCC refusing to issue claim forms on the basis that proceedings should have been issued online using the Damages Claim Pilot. In every case the papers have been returned wrongfully, the…
Occasionally I will use Twitter to tweet links to previous posts on this blog which may continue to be of interest. I did this recently in relation to a post on witness credibility and demeanour that I wrote in 2018….
The assessment of costs is a crucial stage in litigation. Detailed assessment usually takes place after attempts at settlement of costs have failed and there are some major differences between the parties. Relatively few litigators have experience of attending a…
In Premier Experts London Ltd -v- Rajwani [2022] EWHC 1188 (QB) Sir Andrew Nicol refused the defendant’s application for permission to appeal. Relief was granted when new evidence was served late, however that evidence failed to satisfy the Ladd -v-…
In Celtic Bioenergy Ltd v Knowles Ltd [2022] EWHC 1223 (QB) Mrs Justice Foster refused the defendant’s appeal in a case where a very late addition to the points of dispute had been refused by Master Campbell. The issues that…
For the second time today I am writing about a case where the court has refused to strike out a statement of case. In Lewis-Ranwell v G4S Health Services (UK) Ltd & Ors [2022] EWHC 1213 (QB) Mr Justice Garnham…
In the judgment today in Brooks v Zurich Insurance Public Ltd Co & Anor [2022] EWHC 1170 (QB) Master Davison refused an application to strike out an action against insurers under the provisions of the Third Party (Rights Against Insurers)…
In Borra v Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs & Anor [2022] EWHC 1195 (Ch) ICC Judge Mullen considered the requirements of the Practice Direction in relation to a witness giving evidence in a foreign language. None of the…
This blog has looked many times at issues relating to witness evidence and the judicial approach when hearing evidence of matters that happened a considerable time before trial. The difficulties are made clear in the judgment of HHJ Emma Kelly…
In Blake & Ors v Fox (Re Trial by Jury) [2022] EWHC 1124 (QB) Mr Justice Nicklin refused the defendant’s application for a jury trial of a defamation action. “… since the removal of the statutory presumption in s.69(1), jury…
In Fulham Football Club v Jones [2022] EWHC 1108 (QB) Mr Justice Lane allowed an appeal in a case where a footballer had found to be negligent when tackling an opponent. The judgment considers the issue of liability in the…
We are now looking at the second aspect of the judgment of Mr Justice Nicklin in MBR Acres td & Ors v Maher & Anor [2022] EWHC 1123 (QB). This the claimants’ unsuccessful application for an order that there be…
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