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A senior judge said:
“Lies are told in litigation every day up and down the country and quite rightly do not lead to a penalty being imposed in respect of them.”
Ward LJ was speaking at the Court of Appeal, giving judgment in a case where a claimant had greatly exaggerated her personal injury claim.
The court heard in Widlake v BAA that the claimant was employed as a security guard at an airport when she fell down a staircase because of a loose rider beneath the top step.
She claimed £150,000 for loss of earnings as a security guard for the rest of her life.
The Defendants carried out secret video surveillance, which “did not show any evidence of disability”.
The Judge said that Widlake had “deliberately concealed” her previous history of back pain from her medical experts in the hope of increasing the amount of compensation.
As a result, he awarded her only £3,500 for pain and suffering
At the Court of Appeal, Lord Justice Ward said: “In addition to looking at it in terms of costs consequences, the court is entitled in an appropriate case to say that the misconduct is so egregious that a penalty should be imposed upon the offending party.
“One can, therefore, deprive a party of costs by way of punitive sanction. Given the judge’s findings of dishonesty in this case, that may be appropriate here.
“I sound a word of caution: lies are told in litigation every day up and down the country and quite rightly do not lead to a penalty being imposed in respect of them.
“There is a considerable difference between a concocted claim and an exaggerated claim and judges must be astute to measure how reprehensible the conduct is.”
The words quite rightly have caused a storm. What are your views?
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A senior judge said:
“Lies are told in litigation every day up and down the country and quite rightly do not lead to a penalty being imposed in respect of them.”
Ward LJ was speaking at the Court of Appeal, giving judgment in a case where a claimant had greatly exaggerated her personal injury claim.
The court heard in Widlake v BAA that the claimant was employed as a security guard at an airport when she fell down a staircase because of a loose rider beneath the top step.
She claimed £150,000 for loss of earnings as a security guard for the rest of her life.
The Defendants carried out secret video surveillance, which “did not show any evidence of disability”.
The Judge said that Widlake had “deliberately concealed” her previous history of back pain from her medical experts in the hope of increasing the amount of compensation.
As a result, he awarded her only £3,500 for pain and suffering
At the Court of Appeal, Lord Justice Ward said: “In addition to looking at it in terms of costs consequences, the court is entitled in an appropriate case to say that the misconduct is so egregious that a penalty should be imposed upon the offending party.
“One can, therefore, deprive a party of costs by way of punitive sanction. Given the judge’s findings of dishonesty in this case, that may be appropriate here.
“I sound a word of caution: lies are told in litigation every day up and down the country and quite rightly do not lead to a penalty being imposed in respect of them.
“There is a considerable difference between a concocted claim and an exaggerated claim and judges must be astute to measure how reprehensible the conduct is.”
The words quite rightly have caused a storm. What are your views?
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Separating couples assume that the children will have the main base with one of them.
That is not guaranteed. The children have the rights, and the paramount consideration is what is in their best interests.
There are cases, increasingly, when the main base ends up with a grandparent,
The Court of Appeal has said that where the parents are deadlocked, they can end up both miss losing out.
Do you want this to happen to you?
Contact Rodney Hylton-Potts today – 0207 381 8111 – We are London Divorce Lawyers
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How to get the electorate interested in politics?
Kelvin MacKenzie has the solution: a TV hustings show modelled on The X-Factor.
“If I were the political leadership of this country I would go to Simon Cowell and ask him to come up with a format,” he writes in his Sun column.
Kelvin seems to have forgotten that ITV devised just such a format five years ago for its series Vote For Me, which was described at the time as a political version of Pop Idol. And the Judge in the Simon Cowell mode on that show was Kelvin Mackenzie.
Why the amnesia? One of the contestants in Vote For Me was a chap called Rodney Hylton-Potts, whose “cabbie’s manifesto” including the mandatory castration of paedophiles, the repeal of the human rights act, a massive prison-building scheme and an immigration deportation programme to reduce Britain’s population by 20m – put him to the right of the BNP. Even the Sun described him as a “swivel-eyed right-wing lunatic”. To the huge embarrassment of Kelvin and ITV, Hylton-Potts won – thus ensuring that there would never be a second series.
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A marriage which took place abroad under foreign local law cannot be registered here unless one of the couple is a serving member of, or is attached to, the British Armed Forces at the time of the marriage. This should be discussed with the Forces prior to the marriage taking place.
However, a record of the marriage may be lodged in the UK with the General Register Office by depositing an original marriage certificate. This means that in future a marriage certificate could be issued by the General Register Office here, should the need arise.
This makes a later divorce much easier.
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Even an allegation of sexual, or worse rape, can destroy a life.
Consider getting your date to sign a Sex Contract.
Before you look away, or laugh think of the up and the downside!
This is what it might look like;
I, ________________________________of , ____________________________ hereby declare under penalty of perjury that I am over 16 years old.
I further declare that this agreement is of my own free will and that neither I nor anyone near or dear to me has been threatened with harm or embarrassment.
Both parties agree that this is a private agreement not to be disclosed to third parties except in case of accusation of sexual misconduct by the agreeing party. If he/she shows or makes public this agreement without accusation of sexual misconduct, it is agreed that he/she will be liable for damages for invasion of privacy.
By initialing, _____ I agree to engage in all or some of the following consensual acts below:
Other consensual sexual conduct to be specified:
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
I further declare that I am at this time not under the influence of alcohol, drugs or medication and agree to engage in consensual sex with:
__________________________________
At this time I do not intend to change my mind before the sex act or acts are over, and this agreement shall continue without time limit. If I wish to change my mind I will put it in writing, including text or e-mail to the other party.
Signed: _________________________ Date: __________________________
Signed: _________________________ Date: ____________________________
Disclaimer: Check with your lawyer before entering into any agreement.
Download a printer friendly version here
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New estimates of Benefit fraud exceed £1 billion, of which over half relates to Housing Benefit. They are particularly targeting people who pretend to be living alone.
Benefit fraud investigation teams have been beefed up, and their budget increased. They use secret surveillance, cameras, accessing bank accounts and mobile phone records.
If you think you may have broken the rules talk to experts now. Do not wait for them to get to you first.
Phone Rodney Hylton-Potts today on 020 7381 8111 or email law@rh-p.net for an informal chat about how we can help you
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Get the contract right or go to jail
Lawyers to companies routinely (and annoyingly) urge directors or partners to check their trading practices “small”.
Some even offer a review free of charge, the credit crunch being what it is!
Most clients put this on one side for ever, but now there is an extra reason for actually doing it.
The Trading Standards and Office of Fair Trading have shown that they are increasingly willing to take criminal action in relation to commercial practices and unfair terms.
They have recently targeted both Foxtons and Ryanair. The penalties are fines up to £5,000 and/or two years in prison.
When drafting a contract it is probably not what was expected.
Boring it is but it should not be put off now.
Contact Rodney Hylton-Potts on 020 7381 8111 or email law@rh-p.net for your free small print review.
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Are you owed money?
Have you ever heard any of the following excuses?
THEN you get a cheque BUT
OR
And finally
If you have heard any of the above excuses, you need a Rottweiler so contact Rodney Hylton-Potts on 020 7381 8111 or email law@rhplaw.co.uk.
Tell him about the money you are owed and he will, free of charge, advise you on the options costs and timing. A ‘Rodney’ special letter is not one that people ignore or put inder the clock.
What have you got to lose?
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