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PERIODICAL PAYMENTS, ASBESTOS CASES AND THE CONDUCT OF LITIGATION: AMBUSH IS TO BE AVOIDED

PERIODICAL PAYMENTS, ASBESTOS CASES AND THE CONDUCT OF LITIGATION: AMBUSH IS TO BE AVOIDED

February 6, 2019 · by gexall · in Case Management, Civil Procedure, Damages, Members Content, Personal Injury

In the judgment today in  Howard v The Imperial London Hotels Ltd [2019] EWHC 202 (QB)  Master Thornett had to consider whether periodical payments were suitable for someone with a very short life expectancy.  The judgment is a  careful and sensitive…

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