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Matthew Hoe highlights authorities that argue interest on costs is payable from quantification and not an order for costs ‘Three recent decisions have challenged the received wisdom that interest on costs runs from the date of the order for costs, and instead have allowed it only from the date the costs were quantified.’ Interest on …
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Sandra De Souza considers the issues that surveillance causes for claimants Insurers are increasingly relying on video surveillance. This is especially true if the claimant’s injuries are significant, or where issues of malingering or fraud are raised. With an increase in social networking over the years, personal injury claimants are under more scrutiny then ever. …
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Stuart Mckechnie gives practical tips on how to optimise claims ‘Traditionally, the costs of commercial care have increased year-on-year at a higher rate than conventional inflation.’ The schedule of loss is the most important quantum document in any serious clinical negligence case. This article provides guidance on how to construct such a schedule and maximise …
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Simon Trigger considers the cost perils of overstating your case ‘The old maxim that you have to incur 100% of your costs to recover 1% of your damages appears to have been disproved by the Court of Appeal.’The question of what constitutes success in a piece of litigation was recently revisited by the Court of …
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Andrew Sands and Nick Leech provide guidance on allocation between capital sum and periodical payments in high-value cases ‘Because of their inherent value, periodical payments should be closely considered, along with maximising state benefit entitlements, prioritising needs and cutting coat to available cloth. The allocation process, therefore, is just as relevant in such circumstances.’Periodical payments …
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Sharon Nash finds that awareness of correct tax treatment helps prevent professional negligence ‘Frequently, where family members provide care, the family is either not advised or forgets that statutory deductions of tax and National Insurance may be set aside, subject to HMRC approval.’For many personal injury (PI) clients, the damages they receive are needed to …
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Paul Jones identifies costs certainty at the expense of insurers ‘As the claimant attended the appointment, the defendant undertook video surveillance that showed the claimant apparently walking without difficulty until he approached the clinic when he was seen to start to limp and use a walking stick.’ An argument that is often raised by defendants …
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Children and road traffic accidents; degrees of negligence ‘The first thing that the practitioner can take from the judgment is that cases such as this are fact specific.’ This case deals with the all-too-frequent situation where a child playing with a ball on the pavement follows the ball into a road and is hit by …
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Malcolm Johnson reviews the basis of compensation ‘Clearly a person who abuses a child in the course of creating a film will be liable to the child for assault. However, what about a person who simply takes the film?’ Child pornography is a multi-billion dollar industry. The statistics published by the Child Exploitation and Online …
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Bill Braithwaite QC gives an invaluable insight into current litigation trends ‘Personal injury lawyers could create their own system of dispute resolution. However, I’m quite sure that it could only be done with goodwill on both sides, and my feeling is that it is only just developing to the stage where true co-operation is practical.’ …
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