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Bronia Hartley

21 August 2019
WITHDRAWAL OF PRE-ACTION ADMISSIONS – JUDGES SHOULD RESIST THE TEMPTATION TO CONDUCT A MINI-TRIAL

Zenith'sBronia Hartley writes:Newham London Borough Council v Arboleda-Quiceno QBD(Lambert J) 31/07/2019The defendant local auth...
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Bronia Hartley

19 June 2019
Cyclists must be prepared at all times for people to behave in unexpected ways

CYCLISTS MUST BE PREPARED AT ALL TIMES FOR PEOPLE TO BEHAVE IN UNEXPECTED WAYSA “calm and reasonable” cyclist, and the pedestri...
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Bronia Hartley

21 February 2019
EXAGGERATION NOT NECESSARILY FUNDAMENTAL DISHONESTY

Spencer Smith v Ashwell Maintenance Limited (Leicester County Court, 21/1/2019)Claimant who was found to have exaggerated and o...
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Bronia Hartley

14 September 2018
RTA: UNSUPERVISED CHILD HIT BY CAR: CHILD NOT CONTRIBUTORILY NEGLIGENT AND MOTHER NOT BLAMEWORTHY

Caine Steven John Ellis (A Child by his Grandmother & Litigation Friend Janey Titley) v Paul Kelly (Defendant/Part 20 Claim...
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Bronia Hartley

1 June 2018
CLAIM ALLOWED BY THE TRIAL JUDGE DISMISSED ON APPEAL....AND A FINDING OF FUNDAMENTAL DISHONESTY MADE FOR GOOD MEASURE

Mr Mirajuddin Molodi v (1) Cambridge Vibration Maintenance Service (2) Aviva Insurance Limited [2018] EWHC 1288 (QB)The probl...
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Bronia Hartley

2 March 2018
DUTY OF CARE OWED BY THE MOJ TO SERVING PRISONERS LIMITED TO MATTERS ARISING OUT OF THEIR CUSTODY

Benius Razumas v Ministry of Justice [2018] EWHC 215 (QB)In this case the claimant claimed damages from the MoJ for personal ar...
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Bronia Hartley

13 November 2017
PROTECTED PARTIES – CPR 21.10 COMPATIBLE WITH ECHR ARTICLES 14 AND 6 - DEFENDANT ENTITLED TO WITHDRAW FROM COMPROMISE AGREEMENT

Joseph James Penn Revill (a protected party proceedings by his litigation friend, Kirsty Marie Jarram) v Philip Damiani [2017] ...
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Bronia Hartley

21 September 2017
Pre-1st April 2013 CFAs are for life, not just for Christmas

June Catalano v Espley-Tyas Development Group Ltd [2017] EWCA Civ 1132The appellant employee appealed against a decision that...
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Bronia Hartley

19 June 2017
FRAUD – NO FREE PASS FOR GETTING JUDGMENT SET ASIDE

Takhar v Gracefield Developments Ltd & Ors [2017] EWCA Civ 147Headline: In applying for judgment to be set aside on the bas...
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Bronia Hartley

22 February 2017
A FINAL COSTS ORDER IS JUST THAT

Clutterbuck & Anor v Al Amoudi Ch D (Murray Rosen QC) 15/2/2017CPR r.3.1(7) gives the court a general power to vary or rev...
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WITHDRAWAL OF PRE-ACTION ADMISSIONS – JUDGES SHOULD RESIST THE TEMPTATION TO CONDUCT A MINI-TRIAL

Cyclists must be prepared at all times for people to behave in unexpected ways

EXAGGERATION NOT NECESSARILY FUNDAMENTAL DISHONESTY

RTA: UNSUPERVISED CHILD HIT BY CAR: CHILD NOT CONTRIBUTORILY NEGLIGENT AND MOTHER NOT BLAMEWORTHY

CLAIM ALLOWED BY THE TRIAL JUDGE DISMISSED ON APPEAL....AND A FINDING OF FUNDAMENTAL DISHONESTY MADE FOR GOOD MEASURE

DUTY OF CARE OWED BY THE MOJ TO SERVING PRISONERS LIMITED TO MATTERS ARISING OUT OF THEIR CUSTODY

PROTECTED PARTIES – CPR 21.10 COMPATIBLE WITH ECHR ARTICLES 14 AND 6 - DEFENDANT ENTITLED TO WITHDRAW FROM COMPROMISE AGREEMENT

Pre-1st April 2013 CFAs are for life, not just for Christmas

FRAUD – NO FREE PASS FOR GETTING JUDGMENT SET ASIDE

A FINAL COSTS ORDER IS JUST THAT

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CC&P;

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Current Awareness

WITHDRAWAL OF PRE-ACTION ADMISSIONS – JUDGES SHOULD RESIST THE TEMPTATION TO CONDUCT A MINI-TRIAL

Cyclists must be prepared at all times for people to behave in unexpected ways

EXAGGERATION NOT NECESSARILY FUNDAMENTAL DISHONESTY

RTA: UNSUPERVISED CHILD HIT BY CAR: CHILD NOT CONTRIBUTORILY NEGLIGENT AND MOTHER NOT BLAMEWORTHY

CLAIM ALLOWED BY THE TRIAL JUDGE DISMISSED ON APPEAL....AND A FINDING OF FUNDAMENTAL DISHONESTY MADE FOR GOOD MEASURE

DUTY OF CARE OWED BY THE MOJ TO SERVING PRISONERS LIMITED TO MATTERS ARISING OUT OF THEIR CUSTODY

​PROTECTED PARTIES – CPR 21.10 COMPATIBLE WITH ECHR ARTICLES 14 AND 6 - DEFENDANT ENTITLED TO WITHDRAW FROM COMPROMISE AGREEMENT

​Pre-1st April 2013 CFAs are for life, not just for Christmas

​FRAUD – NO FREE PASS FOR GETTING JUDGMENT SET ASIDE

A FINAL COSTS ORDER IS JUST THAT

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PROTECTED PARTIES – CPR 21.10 COMPATIBLE WITH ECHR ARTICLES 14 AND 6 - DEFENDANT ENTITLED TO WITHDRAW FROM COMPROMISE AGREEMENT

Pre-1st April 2013 CFAs are for life, not just for Christmas

FRAUD – NO FREE PASS FOR GETTING JUDGMENT SET ASIDE