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New government crack down on fraudulent whiplash claims
Ministers plan a total block on compensation for accident victims found to be exaggerating their injuries – and honest motorists are set to benefit. The government has stepped up its battle against the whiplash cheats which cost honest motorists millions of pounds a year in…
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M&A rife amongst law firms
According to Inside Counsel magazine “a recent Global Legal Post report suggests that merger activity among the top 100 law firms reached a record level in 2013, and this trend is only expected to continue in 2014.” In an ever competitive market, there is a…
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Mitchell substantially sound simply misunderstood
The Court of Appeal has now handed down judgment dealing with issues arising from the interpretation of the “Mitchell” decision following which a “zero tolerance” approach was adopted in many cases as a result of a failure to fully comply with orders and/or directions. Applications…
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Stephen Warner v John Merrett
Whilst the Court of Appeal’s decision on the conjoined Appeals involving “Mitchell” interpretation is awaited it is good to see that Judges are able to make sensible decisions without the guidance. Judge Mackie QC was required to consider whether a failure to serve documents relating…
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Hold fire……
Early indications from the exchanges between the Court of Appeal in the conjoined Mitchell appeals and Counsel addressing the court indicate that a major retreat from the Mitchell principle is being contemplated. Any party in default facing a rule 3.9 application in the next month would…
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Sign and your winning
The World Cup is in full swing at the time of writing and again the decisions of referees are being closely scrutinised with already some very harsh calls being made and in many cases criticised; back in the less glamorous but equally competitive world of…
