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NO LUCK WHEN REACHING FOR THE SKY: LITIGANTS SEEKING A SECOND BITE OF THE CHERRY FROM THE TRIAL JUDGE GET SHORT SHRIFT

NO LUCK WHEN REACHING FOR THE SKY: LITIGANTS SEEKING A SECOND BITE OF THE CHERRY FROM THE TRIAL JUDGE GET SHORT SHRIFT

April 28, 2018 · by gexall · in Appeals, Applications, Case Management, Civil evidence, Members Content

In an earlier post about the case of P (A Child), Re [2018] EWCA Civ 720 we looked at an example where the parties (all the parties in the case) had correctly used the guidance in English v Emery Reimbold and Strick Ltd [2002]…

"UNSATISFACTORY IN TERMS OF PROCEDURAL HISTORY, PREPARATION, PROCESS AND OUTCOME": WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU TAKE LEGAL REPRESENTATION AWAY

“UNSATISFACTORY IN TERMS OF PROCEDURAL HISTORY, PREPARATION, PROCESS AND OUTCOME”: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU TAKE LEGAL REPRESENTATION AWAY

April 28, 2018 · by gexall · in Access to justice, Advocacy, Members Content

John Vater QC, writing on Twitter, has – rightly- categorised the District Judge Read as a “hero”.  When giving judgment in JY v RY [2018] EWFC B16 the judge made a number of telling observations about the profound implications of lack…

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