ATEMatters February 2022

February is upon us already and so it is time for the latest edition of ATEMatters.  In our first offering this month, we look at a case, brought by a solicitor firm against a former client, on the basis they failed in their duty of good faith resulting in a breach of contract.  We can never get away from the ubiquitous Part 36 judgment and this edition we have two for your perusal.  In O’Grady v B15 Group, the Doctrine of Mistake is in the spotlight whilst London Trocadero v Picturehouse Cinemas considers a ‘genuine offer to settle’.  One for our injury solicitors next with a look at the outcome of three conjoined appeals dealing with secondary victim.  Finally this month we highlight a key outcome of a costs assessment where the claimant’s solicitors hourly rate was brought into question due to their reliance on external assistance in the running of the claim.

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ATEMatters February 2022