Guernsey Judgment 9/2009 - Buckley v Ronez Ltd

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Judgments (Interest) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1985 - personal injury claim - special damages - need for certainty as to the practice of the Court - interest, from the date of the summons to the date of trial, to be payable on special damages at the rate which would apply in England, namely 3% - application for costs - 'without prejudice' offers of settlement prior to trial - plaintiff did not respond to defendant's final offer of c.£58,000 (as against the award at trial worth c.£46,000) - plaintiff awarded recoverable costs up to the date of that offer - defendant awarded its recoverable costs after that date (See Judgment 4/2009)