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Bates no 237
Claim number F00BN141
Date 28 January 2020
SIGVE SOLHEIM Claimant
LOUISE SIGGERS First Defendant
ANTHONY SIGGERS Second Defendant
Before Deputy District Judge Robinson sitting in the County Court, William Street, Brighton on 28
January 2020
The court heard from Nicholas Anderson, counsel for the Claimant and from the first Defendant as a
litigant in person. The second Defendant was not present and was not represented
The judge considered the papers in the bundle prepared for this hearing by the solicitors for the
Claimant
The judge also read the position statement on behalf of the Claimant and the position statement of
first Defendant, neither of which had been included in the bundle. Both were returned to the parties
by the court at the conclusion of the hearing.
The court conducted an FDR-type hearing and a Costs & Case Management Conference
The Claimant no longer pursues a claim in relation to the first Defendant's dental work and the
Particulars of Claim shall stand varied as set out in paragraph 1 below.
The first Defendant made an oral application inviting the court to consider making (i) orders for the
specific disclosure of the Claimant's wills and tax returns and (ii) an order against Diamond
Insurance. The court declined to consider these oral applications for specific disclosure or for an
order against Third Parties pursuant to CPR Part 31.17, indicating that any such application should be
made in writing, on notice and following the process of disclosure set out in the order below.
The court declined to restrict the number of witnesses upon whose evidence the parties may rely
pursuant to this order
BY CONSENT IT IS ORDERED THAT:
1. The Particulars of Claim shall stand varied as follows:
a. the last six words of paragraph 18 shall be omitted. The paragraph shall end after
the words "children of the Defendants".
b. The figure in paragraph 19 and in paragraph (b) of the Prayer shall stand varied so as
to read "£75,509.01".
For the avoidance of doubt, the court does not require the Claimant to file a formally
amended Particulars of Claim.
2. The first Defendant's application application to allow her father to act as a McKenzie friend
at this hearing is allowed.