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Claim definition

What does Claim mean? In practice, a claim is a party’s demand for a remedy from a court or tribunal against another, initiated by issuing the originating process. It seeks relief such as damages, an injunction, specific performance, restitution or a declaration, and rests on an identifiable cause of action (or equivalent legal basis). The term is descriptive (not generally defined by statute) and shaped by civil procedure rules. In England and Wales, a claimant brings a claim under the CPR by claim form (Part 7 or Part 8) against a defendant. It includes counterclaims and additional claims (contribution, indemnity or set‑off). In...

Template letter of claim: contaminated drink product liability and personal injury against drinks manufacturer (CPA 1987/negligence) for third-party claimant – England and Wales

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[ ON THE Claimant’S SolicitorS’ LETTERHEAD ]

For the attention of [ RELEVANT NAME ]

[ NAME OF DEFENDANT OR, IF KNOWN, DEFENDANT’S SOLICITOR ]

[ ADDRESS LINE 1 ]
[ ADDRESS LINE 2 ]
[ POSTCODE ]

[ INDICATE IF SERVED BY FIRST CLASS POST / EMAIL / HAND DELIVERY, ETC ]

[ DATE ]

Dear [ insert organisation name ]

[ PROSPECTIVE CLAIMANT’S NAME ] AND [ PROSPECTIVE DEFENDANT’S NAME ]

Letter of Claim

Introduction

We refer to our earlier correspondence dated [ insert date of prior correspondence sent, if any ]. As you will be aware, we ACT for [ insert client’s full name ], of [ insert full address ]. This correspondence constitutes our client’s letter of claim, issued in line with the Pre-Action Protocol for Personal Injury Claims (the ‘Protocol’) within the Civil Procedure Rules, and a copy is enclosed for ease of reference. Please turn to the final section of this letter, which specifies the timeframe for your response and explains the implications of not providing a compliant reply within that period...

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Natalie Truman

Irwin Mitchell

I am an Associate Solicitor in the Group Actions and Product Liability Department at Irwin Mitchell. I have particular experience of group litigation on behalf of claimants including cases involving defective medical and non medical products, medical negligence, environmental exposure cases, pharmaceutical claims and abuse claims. I have been involved in some of the most high-profile group action cases, including:The trans-vaginal mesh litigationSorin 3T heater/cooler casesAnti-Malarial (Lariam - Mefloquine) group action against the Ministry of DefenceVarious group actions against rogue surgeons/individuals Mr Irvine, Mr Paterson, Mr Arunkalaivanan, David FullerTeva LevothyroxineMetal on Metal hip litigation I also investigate singleton cases where there is an allegation of a defective product. I am currently involved in investigating the NexGen knee cases. ...

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