The WLR Daily case summaries
[2018] WLR (D) 326
Queen’s Bench Division
Alpha Insurance A/S v Roche and another
[2018] EWHC 1342 (QB)
2018 May 18; 25
Yip J
Costs— Discretion of court— Qualified one-way costs shifting— Fundamental dishonesty— Claimants bringing claim for personal injuries following road traffic collision— Claimants serving notice of discontinuance day before trial— Defendant insurer seeking to have allegation of fundamental dishonesty determined with view to enforcing costs against claimant— Judge refusing to direct determination of issue for want of exceptionality— Whether judge applying correct test— Whether issue of fundamental dishonesty to be determined—
CPR
Pt 44, Practice Direction 44, para 12.4(c)