June
Articles matching "dwf case"
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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Claimant limited to portal costs following unreasonable exit from portal
DWF has successfully restricted a claimant to fixed portal costs following a premature decision to remove the claim from the MoJ portal. Sukhjit Dhadwal, who represented the defendant Local Authority…
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Costs: Claimant bound by settlement terms reached at stage 2 of the MoJ portal
Richard Welsh, Senior Associate in DWF's Leeds office acted for Ageas Insurance Limited in relation to a matter proceeding under the MOJ portal for low value personal injury claims, in which Ageas…
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£6.6 million personal injury claim falls away due to fundamental dishonesty
DWF has obtained a significant reduction in a substantial claim for damages, raising arguments of fundamental dishonesty. Whilst the claimant had genuinely suffered a serious hip fracture, the…
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DWF successfully defends claims brought against its client, Tonkolili Iron Ore (SL) Limited, relating to the unfortunate events which led to the injuries of 142 individuals in Sierra Leone
Turner J confirmed in a Judgment today that injured claimants had failed to establish liability in respect of any of the bases upon which they sought to bring their claims arising from injuries…
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NIHL fundamental dishonesty finding
DWF working with Allianz Insurance has succeeded in obtaining a finding of fundamental dishonesty in a claim for noise induced hearing loss, where it emerged that the claimant had brought a similar…
Read moreSuccessful defence of high value road traffic claim in QOCS environment
DWF has successfully acted for Aviva and their insured in a claim following a road traffic accident on a slip road where the claimant motorcyclist alleged the defendant had been negligent in slowing…
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 moreThe Court of Appeal decision in Dreamvar - a fresh perspective
The recently handed down Court of Appeal judgment in the combined appeals in P&P v Owen White, Catlin and Another and Dreamvar v Mishcon de Reya and Another has received a great deal of coverage…
Read moreWhen an accident is just an accident: first judicial guidance on ERRA
Seema Bains Partner in DWF's London office and Nigel Lewers of 12 King's Bench Walk acted for an employer and their insurers, in what we believe to be the first reported case to consider the…
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