Case Report: Wells v Wood [2016] unreported, Lincoln County Court, HHJ Godsmark QC, 9 December, 2016 WL 07330089

Court fees; limitation period; striking out; abuse of process ‘A claim form issued by a court and sealed is effective for limitation purposes regardless of the fee paid. Issue of the claim form marks the commencement of proceedings.’ In the professional negligence case of Lewis v Ward Hadaway [2015] several claims were held to be …
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Practice: Old dog – new tricks

Gwendoline Davies and Marshal Ahluwalia look at the lessons to be learned from recent history ‘Utilising the underlying principles from the Khiaban case and thinking very carefully pre-issue as to the financial value of a claim in respect of the amount in dispute could well result in early resolution. Inflated claims are rarely conducive to …
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