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Case report: Ketchion v McEwan (2018) unreported, Newcastle upon Tyne County Court, HHJ Freedman, 28 June
Costs recovery; QOCS protection; counterclaims ‘A claimant who successfully established a claim for catastrophic injuries would not recover a penny of costs if the defendant happened to have even a weak counterclaim for minor whiplash.’ This recent costs case, if correctly decided, has dramatic and far-reaching implications for personal injury litigation. This article will consider …
Cases Referenced
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- Cartwright v Venduct Engineering Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 1654
- Ketchion v McEwan (2018) unreported Newcastle upon Tyne County Court HHJ Freedman 28 June
- Medway Oil and Storage Co Ltd v Continental Contractors Ltd [1929] AC 88
- Practice Direction (Citation of Authorities) [2001] 1 WLR 1001
- Qader v Esure [2016] EWCA Civ 1109
- Wagenaar v Weekend Travel Ltd [2014] EWCA Civ 1105