Source: https://www.lpc-law.co.uk/news/latest-news/?p=4
Timestamp: 2019-04-20 14:46:02+00:00

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Mrs Justice Whipple considers how the Court should apply the QoCS regime for claims which include heads of claim in addition to one for personal injury.
The Court of Appeal in the conjoined cases of Hislop v. Perde and Kaur v. Ramgarhia Board  EWCA Civ 1726 has ruled that, in a fixed costs case, a claimant whose Part 36 offer is accepted late is restricted to the applicable fixed costs.
The timetable for implementation of the Civil Liability Bill has been amended in order for the Ministry of Justice to test and consult upon a new user portal.
The judgment of Mr Justice Julian Knowles in TPE v. Harvey Franks EWHC 1765 (QB) is a reminder that the various tests in the Civil Procedure Rules should be approached in their proper order.
Yisroel Greenberg, advocate on the Southeastern Circuit, considers the Court of Appeal’s judgment in The National Guild of Removers & Storers Ltd v Bee Moved Ltd & Ors  EWCA Civ 1302 and when the principles the Court will apply when deciding whether or not to admit new evidence on appeal.
A new version of the “How to Rent” Guide was published on 26 June 2018. The revised guide contains a series of checklists for tenants.
In the matter of Drew Malone v. Birmingham Community NHS Trust  EWCA Civ 137, the Court of Appeal had to decide whether the terms of the Claimant’s CFA, which referred to a claim against the Home Office precluded costs being recovered from the Defendant NHS Trust.
A fairly tame, but arguably quite significant step for the CLB.
There is a considerable body of case law amassing on the topic of “fundamental dishonesty” as an exception to the qualified one-way costs shifting regime (QOCS).

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