Recent WA CTP District Court decisions – Self-represented plaintiffs

Co-authored by Penny Carlisle, Law Clerk

Shergold v Edwards [2016] WADC 149 and Shergold v Edwards [2016] WADC 150, both delivered 12 October 2016, highlight a number of issues relating to CTP litigation.

The plaintiffs were self-represented and appeared in person at their trials, after having engaged four different law firms during the course of the court proceedings. The duration of the trials was four weeks.

The male plaintiff claimed nearly 4 million dollars in his amended particulars of damages and $4.7 million in closing submissions.

The female plaintiff, his wife, claimed 3.14 million dollars in her amended particulars of damages and nearly $3.9 million in her closing submissions.