Thomas Crockett
1 Chancery Lane
Articles
Costs Consequences of Late Acceptance of Part 36 Offers: recent guidance from the Court of Appeal
United Kingdom - July 26 2017 It is a common issue: an early Part 36 Offer is made in a case prior to the claimant party being in a position to fully value a case which transpires…
Causation in Medical Consent Cases post-Montgomery: two 2017 cases
United Kingdom - June 27 2017 So far in 2017 there have been two cases which have clarified the need for claimant parties to establish causation on a conventional basis in cases…
Cunyt Tazegul v Brighthouse Ltd
United Kingdom - June 8 2017 The Claimant brought a claim for damages in respect of personal injuries sustained in a road traffic accident on 29 September 2014 against the…
Costs consequences of refusing to engage with ADR proposals are not automatic
United Kingdom - May 25 2017 The Court of Appeal in a judgment published yesterday declined to hold that a successful party to a trial below should be penalised in costs for…
Now in force - floodgates opened? Implied term of reasonable expedition in paying out under insurance contracts
United Kingdom - May 10 2017 Section 28 of the Enterprise Act 2016 amends the Insurance Act 2015 so as to insert a section 13A. This introduces a new implied term into all…
