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That hourly rates and time spent would be of
significant use to the assessing Judge (albeit not compelled by a PD) and this might assist in terms of those
cases that are not subject to PD 47, where the Judge is
seeking to perform an assessment of that which is
reasonable and proportionate.
Mr Hussain Kazi
Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon
MBChB (Hons) BSc (Hons) FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Mr Hussain Kazi is a Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon at
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS FT. Mr Kazis’ scope of practice includes
That in the views of HHJ Saggerson, despite being an
assessment out with the Detailed Assessment procedure
(part 44.6 makes it clear that the detailed assessment
procedure does not apply to the fixed costs regime
under CPR 45), therefore not being subject to PD 47,
that as proportionality is for the receiving party to show,
that orders can be made for disclosure of the breakdown of the composite agency invoices, failing which,
percentage deductions would be made (largely likely in
favour of the paying party), if not awards of NIL.
the generality of trauma, hip fracture surgery along with an elective
interest in primary hip and knee arthroplasty and revision hip
arthroplasty.
Mr Kazi completed his FRCS (Tr&Orth) in February 2011 and
specialist training in April 2013. His first fellowship was at
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada.
He returned to the UK in June 2013 and completed 18 months
as the hip fellow in the Exeter Hip Unit. He is currently a
consultant orthopaedic surgeon responsible for both acute
end elective admissions.
Mr Kazi commenced personal injury work in April 2015 and
negligence work in 2017. He completes 200 personal injury and
around 30 negligence reports per year.
Please feel free to get in touch if I can assist with
matters arising from this article. Cases of course turn
on their own facts and there is an abundance of opinion as to the most appropriate way for the Court to
deal with these matters. It seems the advent of the
fixed costs regime and its limitations as to costs assessment procedure have led to issues in this area that are
more prevalent. To quote DJ Jenkinson in Sephton,
“this is an argument that is vogue at the moment”,
although there seems to be little signs of it settling any
time soon!
Mr Kazi has undertaken Expert Witness training with Cardiff
University Medico Legal Foundation Certificate January 2014 to
January 2015. With distance learning and practical course covering
Civil Law and Procedure, civil procedure rules 2014 and Excellence
in report writing.
Mr Kazi is involved in clinical research, is a Journal Reviewer
and is also widely published.
Contact
Email: huzzkazi@gmail.com
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Leighton Hospital, Middlewich Road, Crewe, CW1 4QJ
Author
David Taylor
Barrister at St John's Buildings
Clerk@stjohnsbuildings.co.uk
David is regularly instructed in
the areas of Personal Injury and Insurance Litigation
on circuit and nationally.
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