Case Report: Chief Constable of Hampshire v Southampton City Council [2014] EWCA Civ 1541

Limitation; Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978; date cause of action accrues ‘If in any doubt whatsoever about when limitation expires, assume it expires on the earliest possible date and start proceedings before then.’This case determined a short but important point as to when the limitation period runs (and therefore expires) in respect of a claim …
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Costs: The continuing saga of Part 36

Paul Jones investigates the latest challenge to the provisions There was no power within the CPR 36 for the court to enter judgment following an agreement between the parties as suggested by the claimant. If one considers the entirety of the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR), it would be difficult to counter the argument that CPR …
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