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Articles | 21st Feb 2018
By Katherine Sage In a welcome result for employers, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in December in the case of Stewart v Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust [2017] EWCA Civ 2091. The Court of Appeal dismissed the Claimant’s appeal from a first instance decision of Recorder Gasztowicz QC on 2 March 2016. The […]
Withdrawing admissions – Wood v Days Healthcare UK Limited [2017] EWCA Civ 2097
Articles | 14th Dec 2017
The Court of Appeal has considered the position where a defendant (D1), presented with a claim that is said to be of low value, admits liability but is later confronted with a significant increase in the value of the claim. The claimant initially indicated that her claim was a fast track claim (then limited to […]
Articles | 30th Nov 2017
On 6 November 2017, the Supreme Court (Lady Hale, Lord Reed and Lady Black) granted Raleys Solicitors permission to appeal the order made by the Court of Appeal on 28 April 2017 ([2017] EWCA Civ 314; [2017] P.N.L.R. 27). The claim is typical of a number of professional negligence claims being brought against the Appellant […]
Articles | 29th Nov 2017
By Adam Taylor Introduction In a judgment handed down yesterday, the Court of Appeal granted the appeal of the Claimant dependant in Smith v Secretary of State for Justice [2017] EWCA Civ 1916. The Court, consisting of Etherton MR, McCombe LJ and Elias J, made a declaration that the bereavement damages provision within section 1A […]
Does Fundamental Dishonesty need to be “distinctly” pleaded?
Articles | 10th Nov 2017
By Helen Pagett Guidance given by the Court of Appeal in Lorna Howlett (1) Justin Howlett (2) v Penelope Davies (1) Ageas Insurance Ltd (2) [2017] EWCA Civ 1696. Following the introduction of Qualified One Way Costs Shifting (QOCS) a successful Defendant may enforce a costs order beyond any sums recovered “with the permission of […]
Pay less notices; smash and grab adjudications; the payment regime under the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996
Articles | 2nd Nov 2017
By David Sears QC In Adam Architecture v Halsbury Homes [2017] EWCA Civ 1735, the Court of Appeal has ruled that section 111 of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (and the requirement to serve pay less notices) applies to payments due following completion or termination of a contract as well as interim […]
Articles | 31st Oct 2017
Andrew Davis and Juliet Stevens consider the landscape now that the Court of Appeal will not be hearing the appeal in JR. Last week, the Court of Appeal was expected to hear the eagerly awaited appeal from the decision of William Davis J in JR v Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, handed down in May 2017. […]