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WRITING TO THE COURT ON A UNILATERAL BASIS: COURT OF APPEAL SAYS DON'T DO IT

WRITING TO THE COURT ON A UNILATERAL BASIS: COURT OF APPEAL SAYS DON’T DO IT

December 14, 2017 · by gexall · in Access to justice, Appeals, Applications, Conduct, Members Content

Several passages in the judgment in Zuma’s Choice Pet Products Ltd & Anor v Azumi Ltd & Ors [2017] EWCA Civ 2133 emphasise a point made earlier this year. A litigant should not write to the court on a unilateral basis….

DEFENDANT GIVEN PERMISSION TO WITHDRAW ADMISSION: CHANGE IN VALUE OF THE CLAIM IS A RELEVANT CRITERIA

DEFENDANT GIVEN PERMISSION TO WITHDRAW ADMISSION: CHANGE IN VALUE OF THE CLAIM IS A RELEVANT CRITERIA

December 14, 2017 · by gexall · in Admissions, Appeals, Members Content

An earlier post looked at the decision in Wood -v- Days Health UK Ltd & Others [2016] WHC 1079 (QB) where a defendant was refused permission to withdraw from an admission.  That decision was overturned by the Court of Appeal in Wood…

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