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4th August 2022

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FUNDAMENTAL DISHONESTY – Court rejects FD allegations and awards Claimant over £970k.

4th August 2022

After a 7-day trial, James Arney QC (acting for the claimant and instructed by Grant Incles of Russell-Cooke solicitors) was successful in securing over £970k for a 45-year old claimant accused of FD.

The claimant’s award (for the defendant’s clinical negligence) included over £½m for future loss of earnings pursuant to Ogden 8, and damages and interests penalties for beating her own Part 36 offer.

The judgment includes criticisms of several experts, and offers valuable lessons to practitioners on both sides of the claimant/defendant divide.

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