BP v Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board [2015] EWHC B13 (Costs)

Disability: Handling chronic pain claims

Nicholas Baldock discusses the factors courts take into account when considering chronic pain claims ‘Claimants should be warned of the dangers of exaggerating any element of their claim and client care letters may need to spell out those dangers as diplomatically as possible.’Whether acting for the defendant or claimant, chronic pain cases can and do …

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Costs: Of budgets and bills – Part 1

Paul Jones reports on the 81st update to Civil Procedure Rules and, in the first part of this article, the details of the new Precedent Q ‘At its simplest level, this amendment adds an additional requirement for commencing detailed assessment in cases where costs management orders have been made.’ It seems a lifetime since the …

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