Betterment in the County Court at Newcastle upon Tyne
On 20th December 2019 I attended before HH Judge Freedman in the County Court at Newcastle upon Tyne to argue […]
The rise and fall of the doctrine of illegality
I note with surprise that I have not updated this blog for a while. How quickly time passes. The year
Fixed costs and interpreters’ fees
Roughly 50% of the credit hire trials I have fought, have involved the claimant giving evidence through an interpreter. The
Declarations and the Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance)(Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019
In the last few months, there has been a rush of actions for declarations under section 152(2) of the Road
Non disclosure and fundamental dishonesty
One of the obligations that a court often imposes upon a claimant by way of case management directions in a
The undiscovered country
QOCS like so many areas of costs litigation, could be described as the gift that never stops giving. In 2018
Robert De Niro’s Waiting…
Another old chestnut that arises from time to time, are credit hire claims involving taxis or private hire vehicles. A
Thinking fast thinking slow
For many years I have had an interest in behavioural psychology. The field is closely related to a quality that
Illegality
Smokers and bangers
No income tax, no VAT, No money back, no guarantee Black or white, rich or poor, We’ll cut prices at
Measure of damages
Raise the Titanic!
If the Liesbosch lies at “full fathom five” and is beyond salvage, the question may be posed whither impecuniosity? In