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An Unexpected Bill to Pay: Non-Party Costs Orders and Claims Management Companies - David Sawtell, 4 King's Bench Walk

16/11/12. Claims management and credit hire companies are often portrayed in a dim light; who better, then, to foot the bill for litigation pursuant to a non-party costs order? Despite (or perhaps even because) of such obvious temptations to the defendant insurance industry, the case law has leaned hard against draconian or procedurally deficient applications. If you are considering launching such an application, beware the heffalump traps.


A rough ride for the industry

The Ministry of Justice’s Claims Management Regulation Annual Report 2011/2012 stated that ‘The Claims Management Regulation (CMR) Unit continues to...

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