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PROPORTIONALITY, BUNDLES AND £3 MILLION SPENT ON COSTS: FAMILY COURT ON PROFLIGATE EXPENDITURE

March 26, 2015 · by gexall · in Bundles, Costs, Members Content

We have looked at the family courts from time to time in relation to procedure, costs and proportionality. Another example is provided by the judgment of Mr Justice Holman in the case of Gray -v- Work [2015] EWHC 834 (Fam)….

ITS NOT WHAT THE JUDGE SAID BUT THE WAY THAT THEY SAID IT: DISCUSSIONS FROM DOWN UNDER

March 26, 2015 · by gexall · in Appeals, Applications, Civil Procedure, Members Content

The Supreme Court of South Australia made some interesting observations about the interaction between the bench and the bar in Stone -v- Moore [2015] SASC 46 (24th March 2015). In particular what does the appellate court do when a complaint…

LITIGATE IN HASTE AND YOU WON'T NECESSARILY BE ALLOWED TO AMEND AT LEISURE: SU-LING -v- GOLMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL

March 26, 2015 · by gexall · in Applications, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Second set of proceedings, Statements of Case

In the judgment today in  Quah Su-Ling -v- Goldman Sachs International [2015] EWHC Mrs Justice Carr DBE refused a claimant permission to amend her particulars of claim at a late stage. The judgment contains a succinct review of the law…

FOOTBALL, SEX, INJUNCTIONS AND MATERIAL NON-DISCLOSURE: BE CAREFUL NOT TO GET ON THE JUDGE'S OFFSIDE

March 26, 2015 · by gexall · in Applications, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content

In YXB -v- TNO Mr Justice Warby set out the importance of full and frank disclosure on parties making an application for an ex-parte injunction.  It also reiterates the importance of claimants giving direct evidence whenever possible and the dangers…

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