CFA with wrong Defendant – a narrow escape!
Malone v Birmingham Community NHS Trust [2018] EWCA Civ 1376 Wrongly named Defendants in CFAs is a recurring issue with various non-binding and conflicting decisions on the issue including Brierley v Prescott [2006] EWHC 90062 (Costs), Law v Liverpool City Council [2005] EWHC 90020 (Costs), Scott v Transport for London (2009) (unreported) and Brookes v…