QOCS considered
A central part of the LASPO 2012 reforms, was the introduction of Qualified One Way Costs Shifting (QOCS) as part of the Faustian bargain struck between the government and the insurance industry, in return for
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The Republic of Liverpool
I have just returned from another outing to the Liverpool County Court, where I am a frequent visitor. It is one of my favourite courts. The judges are polite and sensible. The ushers are wry
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Sometimes a defendant makes a shrewdly judged part 36 offer, which is refused or ignored by the claimant or there is some reason for delaying acceptance beyond the 21 day period within which it may be
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