Fisher Meredith LLP v JH & anor [2012] EWHC 408 (Fam)

Motor Insurance: Please can I join the party?

John McDonald of 2TG considers the vexed question of whether one insurer can challenge another insurer’s avoidance of a motor policy ‘Proceedings for a s152 declaration are usually brought under the accelerated CPR Part 8 procedure on the basis that there is unlikely to be a substantial dispute of fact as to non-disclosure or misrepresentation …

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Third Parties: To join or not to join?

Vicki McLynn considers the question of the interests of third parties in financial remedy proceedings ‘When the family court is determining a dispute between a spouse and a third party it must be approached on the same basis as if it were being determined by the Chancery Division.’ The issue of third-party interests in financial …

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Wasted Costs: Proceed with caution

Frances Bailey examines criteria for a wasted costs order and best practice when adding a third party ‘The power to make a wasted costs order is a discretionary one and the court exercises that discretion both at the hearing, to show cause as to why a wasted costs order should not be made, and at …

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Case: Fisher Meredith LLP v JH & anor [2012] EWHC 408 (Fam)

Motor Insurance: Please can I join the party?

Third Parties: To join or not to join?

Wasted Costs: Proceed with caution