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SEARCHING FOR "THE GOLDEN RULE OF PLEADING": BREVITY, BRER RABBIT AND - GOING TO HELL

SEARCHING FOR “THE GOLDEN RULE OF PLEADING”: BREVITY, BRER RABBIT AND – GOING TO HELL

October 24, 2017 · by gexall · in Members Content, Statements of Case, Statements of Truth

It is interesting to note the search term that leads people to this blog.  Today I commented on one that led many, many practitioners to a search for the golden rule of pleading. Be warned not all of these replies…

ANOTHER SORRY TALE - FORGING SIGNATURES ON WITNESS STATEMENTS:  A "PRECEDENT" WITNESS STATEMENT CAN RARELY BE A GOOD THING

ANOTHER SORRY TALE – FORGING SIGNATURES ON WITNESS STATEMENTS: A “PRECEDENT” WITNESS STATEMENT CAN RARELY BE A GOOD THING

October 24, 2017 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Witness statements

The Law Society Gazette carries an account of a solicitor struck off for “forging” the signature on witness statements.  I want to concentrate on the way that the witness statements themselves were produced. This was not dishonest but is worrying….

ESTIMATES OF COSTS AND THE FINAL BILL: SOLICITOR AND OWN CLIENT COSTS: CLIENT (PARTIALLY) SUCCESSFUL ON APPEAL

ESTIMATES OF COSTS AND THE FINAL BILL: SOLICITOR AND OWN CLIENT COSTS: CLIENT (PARTIALLY) SUCCESSFUL ON APPEAL

October 24, 2017 · by gexall · in Appeals, Costs, Members Content

In Harrison v Eversheds Llp [2017] EWHC 2594 (QB) Mrs Justice Slade allowed, in party,  a client’s appeal in relation to estimates of costs and final costs.  It is a case that emphasises the importance of giving full information in relation…

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