Provisional damages: The right to return

Julian Matthews reviews a much underused solution to complex causation issues ‘There should be significant savings for defendants, particularly if an appropriate basis for provisional damages can be agreed as part of a package at an early stage in litigation.’ Practitioners are well aware in general terms of the availability of provisional damages – whereby …
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Cases Referenced

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