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Abuse of process under the RTA Protocol
Edward Cleary reviews the Court of Appeal judgment in Cable v Liverpool Victoria (2020) in which it was held that whilst it should have been obvious to the claimant's solicitors that their client's…
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Claimants' solicitors ordered to pay wasted costs following successful jurisdiction challenge
On 13 August 2020, the High Court handed down a judgment on a wasted costs application in the case of Jovicic & Ors v Serbian Orthodox Church – Serbian Patriarchy (2020). This followed a judgment…
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Freebies for friends? Burgess v Lejonvarn revisited – Indemnity costs
The Court of Appeal allowed a defendant to recover costs on the indemnity basis in circumstances where reasonable claimants should have concluded that their claims were so speculative or weak that…
Read moreDWF successfully defends Mishcon de Reya and secures indemnity costs in substantial civil fraud claim found to have been “speculative and weak, and in large part opportunistic
Mr Justice Morgan has recently handed down his judgments in Instant Access Properties Limited (in Liquidation) -v- Rosser & Ors [2018] EWHC 756 (Ch); [2018] EWHC 1145 (Ch). DWF’s Michael Robin,…
Read moreIndemnity costs do not follow late acceptance of a Part 36 offer
Since the decision in Broadhurst v Tan (2016) Claimant solicitors have been trying to persuade courts that there should be a penalty for accepting a Part 36 offer late. In McKeown & Anor v Venton…
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