Should personal injury claimants who exaggerate their claims be penalised in costs even when they hae beaten the defendants part 36 offer? Lord Justice Ward gives his verdict in Wildlake v BAA Ltd 2009.
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Hullock v East Riding of Yorkshire County Council
Once again the question of who was the winner in personal injury litigation was considered by the Court of Appeal in Hullock v East Riding of Yorkshire County Council [2009]. In December 2004 the claimant tripped on a pavement and suffered injuries. She had a fractured hip requiring insertion of a plate and two weeks…
