Case Report: Wells v Wood [2016] unreported, Lincoln County Court, HHJ Godsmark QC, 9 December, 2016 WL 07330089

12 King’s Bench Walk (Chambers of Paul Russell QC) | Personal Injury Law Journal | March 2017 #153
Court fees; limitation period; striking out; abuse of process ‘A claim form issued by a court and sealed is effective for limitation purposes regardless of the fee paid. Issue of the claim form marks the commencement of proceedings.’ In the professional negligence case of Lewis v Ward Hadaway [2015] several claims were held to be …

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Procedure: Fee high fo fum

Clyde & Co LLP | The Commercial Litigation Journal | November/December 2016 #70
Tom White and Emma Holmes return to the problem of court fees ‘The courts will take a very dim view of deliberately misstating the value of claims and paying lower fees accordingly.’In 2015 we saw some substantial rises in court fees, including, in particular, fees for issuing claims. This rise in fees saw vehement opposition …

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