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Abuse of Process - Michael Brace, Barrister at Civitas Law

03/09/12. With an ever increasing focus on claimant abuse of the claims process, Michael Brace, Barrister at Civitas Law analyses the power to strike out fraudulent claims at trial.  In Fairclough Homes Ltd v Summers [2012] UKSC, the Respondent suffered serious hand and leg fractures in an accident at work in May 2003.  In August 2007 the county court entered judgement for the...

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