INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATIONS TO THE COURT: EXTENSIONS OF TIME & INTERIM PAYMENTS: WEBINAR 4th JUNE 2020
At a time when most applications are going to be heard remotely, it is more important than ever that litigators know and comply with the rules governing making applications to court. I am giving a webinar on the 4th June…
A CRI DE COEUR FOR MORE MONEY WON’T GET YOU AN INTERIM PAYMENT ON ACCOUNT OF COSTS: MASTER EMPHASISES THE NEED FOR HARD EVIDENCE
In RXK v Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2019] EWHC 2751 (QB) Master Cook made some important observations about the quality of evidence needed to obtain an interim order for costs in an ongoing case. (The judgment in X -v-…
INTERIM PAYMENTS ON ACCOUNT OF COSTS: A RECENT EXAMPLE AND USEFUL LINKS
“Cashflow is the lifeblood of business”, is a common maxim. This applies in the legal profession as much as anywhere else. Interim payments on account of costs is an important issue for litigators and their clients. This was considered in…
INTERIM PAYMENTS: CHANGE IN THE DISCOUNT RATE AND EELES: THE ISSUES ADDRESSED HEAD ON: INTERIM PAYMENT OF £2.4 MILLION GRANTED
The problems caused to personal injury claimants by the change in the discount rate were addressed directly by His Honour Judge Curran (sitting as a High Court Judge) in Porter v Barts Health NHS Trust [2017] EWHC 3205 (QB). The court…
THE RISKS OF JOINING A THIRD PARTY INTO AN ACTION: THE DEFENDANT MAY NOT RECOVER THE COSTS
The judgment on costs in Axon -v- Ministry of Defence [2016] EWHC 883 (QB) highlights the risks of a defendant bringing a Third Party into an action. The defendant was successful, however the claimant was not ordered to pay all…
INTERIM PAYMENTS, EVIDENCE AND THE BURDEN OF PROOF: OBSERVATIONS FROM THE HIGH COURT
In Sellar-Elliot -v- Howling [2016] EWHC 443 (QB) Mr Justice Sweeney considered some important issues in relation to interim payments. The case is somewhat unusual in that the judgment is one that refuses permission to appeal. However the judge recognised…
SETTING OFF INTEREST AGAINST AN INTERIM PAYMENT: A HIGH COURT DECISION
The judgment of Mrs Justice Cox in Manna -v- Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2015] EWHC 2279 (QB) is a veritable goldmine for anyone who writes about civil procedure or personal injury damages. One of the, many, issues…
INTERIM PAYMENTS; SERIOUS INJURY; ACCOMMODATION AND EELES
The very first post on this blog was a review of the law relating to interim payments in personal injury cases after Eeles. This issue was raised against in the decision of Grainger -v- Cooper [2015] EWHC 1132 (QB). THE…
INTERIM PAYMENTS AND THE SERIOUSLY INJURED CLAIMANT: SOMEWHERE TO LIVE OR DOWN AT EELES?
Cases and principles relating to interim payments and accommodation in catastrophic injury cases are considered. Prior to the decision in Cobham Hire Services –v- Eeles [2009] EWCA Civ 204 it was a relatively simple matter to obtain a substantial interim…