Source: http://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2017/
Timestamp: 2017-05-26 22:37:24
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2017 – Civil Litigation Brief
May 26, 2017 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Clinical Negligence, Disclosure, Expert evidence, Experts In the course of a very detailed judgment today in a clinical negligence case Mr Justice Langstaff made some important observations about expert evidence. He observed that late evidence may lead to costs consequences. Given that the whole rationale of…
May 26, 2017 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Civil Procedure In Sir Cliff Richard OBE -v- The British Broadcasting Corporation [2017] EWHC 1291 (Ch) Mr Justice Mann considered an issue of whether the BBC should answer Part 18 questions. It is unusual for one Part 18 question to be the…
May 26, 2017 · by gexall · in Fatal Accidents, Useful links I was lecturing yesterday alongside an oncologist. He has a difficult job. On a regular (sometimes daily) basis he has to tell patients whether they can be treated, how long they “have left” and whether treatment is worthwhile. This left…
CHANGING FROM LEGAL AID TO CFA: THE COURT OF APPEAL DECISION
May 25, 2017 · by gexall · in Costs This blog has followed the cases that arose out of decisions to switch from public funding to legal aid. In Hyde -v- Milton Keynes NHS Foundation Trust [2017] EWCA Civ 399 the Court of Appeal has given a judgment that…
May 25, 2017 · by gexall · in Book Review, Personal Injury I reviewed David Boyle’s book on expert evidence earlier in the year. He has presumably decided to forego all forms of social interaction and has now written a general introduction to Personal Injury. The book places some emphasis on the…
May 24, 2017 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Committal proceedings, Disclosure, Witness statements The judgment in Accident Exchange Limited -v- Broom [2017] EWHC 1096 (Admin) shows a deliberate, and concerted, effort to undermine the civil justice process. It also shows the importance of obtaining computer records, and internal documentation when preparing a trial….
May 24, 2017 · by gexall · in Appeals, Damages, Interest, Mediation, Mediation & ADR In the judgment today Gore -v- Naheed [2017] EWCA 369 the Court of Appeal considered the issue of damages being awarded (when they had not been claimed) and where costs should lie when a party – reasonably – declined to…
May 24, 2017 · by gexall · in Amendment, Applications, Statements of Case, Witness statements In Williers -v Joyce [2017] EWHC 1225 (Ch) Chief Master Marsh issued a number of warnings in relation to procedural issues. Amendment, conduct, pleadings, disclosure and witness statements are considered. (The judgment also contains a full copy of the re-amended…
May 23, 2017 · by gexall · in Assessment of Costs, Costs, Proportionality The RBS Rights Issue Litigation is clearly a major and unusual case. However costs have to be reasonable and proportionate even (and perhaps especially) in this type of litigation. This is made clear in the judgment of Mr Justice Hildyard…
May 23, 2017 · by gexall · in Amendment, Appeals, Applications, Insurance, Judgment, Parties to actions In Cameron -v- Hussain [2017] EWCA Civ 366 the Court of Appeal (by a majority) considered the question whether a claimant can sue an and unknown and thus unnamed driver where details of the driver’s insurance is available. KEY POINTS…
May 23, 2017 · by gexall · in Appeals, Applications, Relief from sanctions, Serving documents The judgment of Mr Justice Jay in Enniful -v- Motor Insurers Bureau [2017] EWHC 1086 (QB) is a procedural hotchpotch. It relates to service, delay, dates of compliance, venue for appeals and relief from sanctions. All of this occurred before…
May 22, 2017 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Civil Procedure This may have been a strange venue to be talking about intellectual property rights and civil procedure. However it arose because Mr Justice Birss was on the panel and he has a background in intellectual property law. HOW CHANGES TO…
May 22, 2017 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Courses, Witness statements I attended the APIL conference because I was asked to talk about “proving things”, that is the basic task of establishing a case by evidence. The fact that this blog has a long-running series on this issue may have played…
TALES FROM THE APIL CONFERENCE II: THE ONGOING DEBATE ABOUT COURT FEES
May 22, 2017 · by gexall · in Court fees, Relief from sanctions Whilst at the conference I attended a session on court fees. The defnedant in the case of Wiseman -v- Martins PLC has sought permission to appeal and there remains a degree of uncertainty in relation to these issues. However there…
TALES FROM THE APIL CONFERENCE I: TO AVOID “AGREEMENT” OF COSTS BUDGETS BY DEFAULT READ DIRECTIONS FOR THE CCMC WITH CONSIDERABLE CARE
May 21, 2017 · by gexall · in Applications, Assessment of Costs, Costs, Costs budgeting I am doing a series of posts on matters arising from the APIL annual conference. I am not aiming to cover all the issues and matters raised. People can (and should) read the Presidents speech . Given the nature of…
May 21, 2017 · by gexall · in Appeals, Serving documents In Grimes -v- The Trustees of the Essex Farmers and Union Hunt [2017] EWCA Civ 361 is another one of the batch of recent cases on service. The Court of Appeal considered the question of whether a document could be…
A LITIGANT IN PERSON CAN SERVE A CLAIM FORM VIA A NON-SOLICITOR AGENT: HIGH COURT DECISION
May 21, 2017 · by gexall · in Uncategorized There has been a recent spate of cases relating to service of documents. One of these is Ndole Assets Limited -v- Designer M&E Services UK Limited [2017] EWHC 1148 (TCC). The court considered the issues that arose when the…
A “DEFENCE STRAIGHT OUT OF THE 1970S”: DEFENDANT’S PLEADINGS 40 YEARS OUT OF DATE
May 20, 2017 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Statements of Case Some defences are inadequate. Some are (rightly) struck out. Some do not recognise the essential difference between a non-admission and a denial. A series of denials is, the case law makes clear, an inappropriate and archaic way of proceeding. “Churchill’s…
PARTICULARS OF CLAIM MUST BE IN A FORM THAT THE DEFENDANT CAN RESPOND TO: PLEADINGS STRUCK OUT ALTHOUGH THE CLAIM WAS NOT
May 18, 2017 · by gexall · in Applications, Statements of Case, Striking out In Kaplan -v- Super PCS LLP [2017] EWHC 1165 (Ch) Mrs Justice Rose struck out the particulars of claim because it was impossible for the defendants to respond to it. It is an object lesson that, even in a complex…
WHAT CAN A DEFENDANT ARGUE ABOUT DAMAGES WHEN ITS DEFENCE IS STRUCK OUT? NOTHING
May 18, 2017 · by gexall · in Applications, Damages, Disclosure, Striking out What is the position of a defendant whose action has been struck out? This was the question considered by Mr Justice Soole in Michael -v- Phillips [2017] EWHC 1984 (QB). The short answer is the defendant cannot dispute any aspect…
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