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28 January 2022
Issue: 7964 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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Deductions in damages & the reasons why

Writing in NLJ this week, Prof Dominic Regan delves into the issue of deductions of damages in a recent case.

Who foots the bill and what rights do clients have to challenge it? Regan also writes about lawyers who specialise in military claims, recalling an anecdote about a ‘hapless insurer’ who instructed an agent to trail a soldier to check whether he might be exaggerating his symptoms.
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