Case commentaries – Page 3
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AnalysisSuh v Mace (UK) Ltd [2016] EWCA Civ 4
Court of Appeal rules that litigants in persons can benefit from ‘without prejudice’ rule without knowing what it means
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AnalysisSugar Hut Group Ltd v AJ Insurance Service [2016] EWCA Civ 46
What are the costs consequences following the making of part 36 offers? The Court of Appeal overturns a decision on costs and confirms there is no ’near miss’ rule for part 36 offers
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AnalysisR v Secretary of State for Justice [2016] UKSC 2
The Supreme Court has granted anonymity to a double-murderer. When is it right to keep the names of parties to civil litigation a secret?
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AnalysisHarlequin Property (SVG) Ltd v Wilkins Kennedy [2015] EWHC 3050 (TCC)
A very wide approach to the inspection of confidential material? The court has ruled that the disclosure of confidential Serious Fraud Office and client documents to dispose fairly of the issues overweighed any public interest in keeping them witheld
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AnalysisThevarajah v Riordan [2015] UKSC 78
An important decision from the Supreme Court that has reaffirmed that a party who has failed to obtain relief from sanctions cannot make another application without demonstrating a change in circumstances
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AnalysisHallows v Wilson Barca LLP (2015)
This case is only available as a summary on Lawtel at present, but suggests that the duties imposed on public bodies by the Freedom of Information Act 2000 can be relevant to the common law doctrine of legal professional privilege
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AnalysisKerins v Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust (unreported, 31 July 2015)
The court considered whether the conduct of the claimant’s solicitors had been unreasonable or improper within the meaning of CPR 44.11, conduct that included the intentional failure to disclose the existence of a CFA
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AnalysisBritish Airways plc v Spencer (Trustees of the Airways Pensions Scheme) [2015] EWHC 2477
The High Court considers the meaning and purpose of CPR 35.1, and provides guidance on when expert evidence is ‘reasonably required’
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AnalysisCentral Bank of Ecuador v Conticorp SA [2015] UKPC 11
The Privy Council has reversed findings on dishonesty from the lower courts, and provides a useful reminder in relation to appealing findings of facts
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AnalysisMichael Wilson & Partners Ltd v Sinclair [2015] EWCA Civ 774
Court of Appeal confirms that the principles set out in Mitchell have to be read in the light of Denton
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AnalysisBegum v Hossain [2015] EWCA Civ 717
This case is an usual case of the court upholding a challenge to an expert determination, and a reminder of the limited grounds on which an expert determination can be challenged
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AnalysisNokes v Heart of England Foundation NHS Trust [2015] EWHC B6 (Costs)
In one of the first judgments since the Jackson reforms, Master Leonard has given useful guidance on the extent of recoverability of post-LASPO ATE premiums in medical negligence claims
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AnalysisP v P [2015] EWCA Civ 447
Court of Appeal upholds Mr Justice Mostyn’s decision to vary a trust in a nuptial settlement, in order to meet the wife’s financial claim. In his judgment, Lord Justice Jackson gave guidance about the procedure to appeal a High Court decision
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Cashman v Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust [2015] EWHC 1312 (QB)
The High Court overrules a senior costs judge, after he denied a claimant who made a successful part 36 offer in detailed assessment proceedings the additional 10% uplift
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CIP Properties Ltd (AIPT) v Galliford Try Infrastructure Ltd [2015] EWHC 481 (TCC)
How to deal with costs management in circumstances where the claimant’s budget was “entirely unreliable” and where the costs were “wholly disproportionate”
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Home Group Ltd v Matrejek [2015] EWHC 441 (QB)
The High Court has allowed a case to continue despite a party failing to turn up for a directions hearing, and post-Denton, is another expression of leniency by the court in relation to parties seeking relief from sanctions
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Hamed v Mills & Tottenham Hotspur Football Club [2015] EWHC 298 (QB)
In this case, which provides a useful example of cost assessment in cases where there are two parties and part 36 offers, the court found negligence on the part of a doctor and football club in a claim brought by a professional football player
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Yeo v Times Newspapers Ltd [2015] EWHC 209 (QB)
The High Court has highlighted some common issues that arise in costs management, and given general guidance on completing costs budgets
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Kazakhstan Kagazy plc v Baglan Abdullayevich Zhunus [2015] EWHC 404 (Comm)
It may be reasonable for a party incurring costs to spare no expense in a case where large amounts of money are at stake, says Mr Justice Leggatt.
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AnalysisSavoye and Savoye Ltd v Spicers Ltd [2015] EWHC 33 (TCC)
High Court has more than halved a successful party’s costs on summary assessment on the basis of proportionality, in one of the clearest applications of the new proportionality rule seen so far
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