Reeves v Drew & ors (costs) [2022] WTLR 1549

Wills & Trusts Law Reports | Winter 2022 #189

In the main action, the claimant sought to prove a purported will dated 2014. The second and fourth defendants challenged the validity of the will on the grounds first of lack of knowledge and approval and secondly, by a late amendment, of undue influence. That amendment required a substantial amount of further evidence to be filed. In a judgment following trial ([2022] EWHC 159 (Ch), available in the WTLR web reports as WTLR(w) 2022-08) the judge found the 2014 will to be invalid for want of knowledge and approval, but dismissed the claim that it was procured by undue influence. The jud...

Clinical negligence: The importance of considering liability offers

7 Bedford Row | Personal Injury Law Journal | October 2018 #169
With the new costs regimes significantly restricting recoverable costs, tactical offers have assumed greater importance. Julian Matthews looks at two recent cases which demonstrate the effectiveness of such offers ‘In strong cases in particular, there is a compelling case for giving keen consideration to a high-percentage liability offer at an early stage.’ There has long …

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