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CASE MANAGEMENT AFTER DENTON: DIRECTIONS AND COURT ORDERS SHOULD BE "REALISTIC AND ACHIEVABLE"

July 20, 2014 · by gexall · in Applications, Civil Procedure, Disclosure, Expert evidence, Members Content, Relief from sanctions, Witness statements

Most of the articles about the Denton case focus upon the relief from sanctions and “clarification” of the principles in Mitchell.  However the Court of Appeal made it clear that part of the focus of case management should be to…

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