PI Blog: Advocate’s advice

Bill Braithwaite QC examines the problems that can arise with Roberts v Johnstone calculations and potential solutions Both the Law Commission and the Civil Justice Council have expressed concerns about the Roberts v Johnstone formula. There seems to be quite a lot of discussion at the moment about accommodation claims, and the formula we all …
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Interim Payments: Continue to advance with caution

Dr Jock Mackenzie and Richard Lodge have another look at the Eeles principles ‘Difficulties remain in obtaining interim payments large enough to fund the purchase and adaptation of a suitable property prior to trial.’ In our article ‘Advance with caution’, PILJ88, September 2010, p2 (not available online), we concluded that at interim payment applications, the …
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