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TGC Costs Newsletter

Welcome to the very first edition of TGC’s Costs Newsletter! Costs has been a huge part of our practice at TGC for as long as it has been recognised as a discrete area of law. Whilst the team has naturally…

04/07/2017
News, Publications
TGC Costs Newsletter

Caucasian Soldier suffering from NFCI achieves award of over £400,000 at Settlement Meeting

Paul Kilcoyne was instructed by Trevor Hall of Thompsons Solicitors, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Soldier C obtained a settlement of over £400,000 as a result of developing Non Freezing Cold Injuries (NFCI) during Army training and subsequent cold exposures at Salisbury Plain contrary…

04/07/2017
News

Commonwealth Soldier suffering from NFCI achieves award of £250,000 at Settlement Meeting

Paul Kilcoyne was instructed by Trevor Hall of Thompsons  Solicitors, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Soldier B obtained a settlement of £250,000  as a result of developing Non Freezing Cold Injuries (NFCI)  during Army  basic training and subsequent cold exposures in Germany contrary to…

04/07/2017
News

Independent Jersey Care Inquiry publishes report

The Independent Jersey Care Inquiry, which had spent three years investigating allegations of the abuse of children in care, and the covering up of that abuse, published its report on 3 July 2017. The Panel concluded that there had been…

03/07/2017
News

High Court upholds TPIMs on three ALM members

The Administrative Court upheld the decision of the Home Secretary to impose TPIMs on three individuals alleged to be senior leaders of the proscribed Islamist extremist organisation Al-Muhajiroun. The Court rejected the argument of two of the Respondents that ALM…

30/06/2017
News

Finding of Fundamental Dishonesty and consequential costs order

Sacha Ackland, instructed by Elaine Ibbotson of Keoghs, secured the dismissal of a large credit hire and personal injury claim. The Claimant claimed his motorbike had been knocked over and damaged, and that he had suffered significant injury. The Defendant…

26/06/2017
News

£30,000 Credit Hire Claim Dismissed With Issue-Based Costs Order Made

In Braibente v QBE Insurance, Matt Waszak (instructed by Stuart Clemson of DWF and Suky Cheema of QBE Insurance) acted for the defendant insurer in the successful dismissal of a claim for credit hire and storage charges exceeding £30,000. District…

20/06/2017
News

Solicitor success on 4 preliminary issues in a solicitor-client costs dispute

Regional Costs Judge Phillips handed down Judgment today in respect of 4 preliminary issues that arose for determination in a solicitor-client costs dispute. Sian Reeves was instructed by the successful firm of solicitors. The preliminary issues that arose for determination…

15/06/2017
News

ETS procedural unfairness judicial review claim dismissed

Upper Tribunal Judge Allen handed down judgment today in R (Philip) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department, dismissing the Applicant’s claim for judicial review. Sian Reeves acted for the Secretary of State. The Applicant challenged the Secretary of…

15/06/2017
News

Court of Appeal success

Keith Morton KC and Dominic Adamson KC secure a half million pound reduction in fine for Tata Steel UK. In what is believed to be the first successful appeal against sentence for a very large organisation sentenced for health and…

09/06/2017
News

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