Fundamental Dishonesty: The truth of the matter

Hannah Saxena examines the ability of the court to set aside qualified one-way costs shifting ‘You might have thought that with an entirely new phrase being added to our vocabulary, with potentially serious consequences, that guidance would be forthcoming with exactly what was intended by the phrase fundamental dishonesty.’ Two and a half years ago …
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Disability: Handling chronic pain claims

Nicholas Baldock discusses the factors courts take into account when considering chronic pain claims ‘Claimants should be warned of the dangers of exaggerating any element of their claim and client care letters may need to spell out those dangers as diplomatically as possible.’Whether acting for the defendant or claimant, chronic pain cases can and do …
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