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TALES FROM COSTS LAW CONFERENCE IV: PROPORTIONALITY – A LITIGATOR'S SURVIVAL GUIDE V

November 15, 2016 · by gexall · in Costs, Costs budgeting, Members Content, Proportionality, Uncategorized

The issue of proportionality raised its head more than once at the recent ACL conference.  However I addressed the issue directly (or perhaps obliquely). My central argument being that proportionality requires a fundamentally different approach to litigation. Further there is…

TALES FROM COSTS LAW CONFERENCE III: SATELLITE NAVIGATION, MERRIX AND COSTS BUDGETING

November 15, 2016 · by gexall · in Civil Procedure, Costs, Costs budgeting, Members Content, Uncategorized

One issue discussed at the Association of Costs Lawyers in Manchester on the 24th October  was the decision in Merrix -v- Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust [2016] EWHC B28 (QB). The question of whether a detailed assessment is needed…

LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE SIGNING THE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT II: SEE WHAT THE COMMERCIAL COURTS GUIDE SAYS: BUT…

November 15, 2016 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Disclosure, Members Content, Statements of Truth, Uncategorized

The post on legal representatives signing the disclosure statement written earlier in the week had a lot of response. My attention has been drawn to the Admiralty & Commercial Courts Guide  which suggests (in certain undefined circumstances) a legal representative…

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