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GREAT EDSTONE FESTIVAL 2018: THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME : RAISING MONEY FOR THE MS SOCIETY (THERE IS A LEGAL LINK)

GREAT EDSTONE FESTIVAL 2018: THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME : RAISING MONEY FOR THE MS SOCIETY (THERE IS A LEGAL LINK)

June 9, 2018 · by gexall · in Charity, Members Content

June the 16th 2018 sees the last ever Great Edstone Festival.  A festival that has raised thousands of pounds for the MS Society and also had the support of many members of the legal profession. This is your last chance…

JUDGES CANNOT MAGICALLY ACQUIRE INFORMATION BY OSMOSIS:  THE DUTY ON PARTIES TO ENCAPSULATE LONG-RUNNING LITIGATION

JUDGES CANNOT MAGICALLY ACQUIRE INFORMATION BY OSMOSIS: THE DUTY ON PARTIES TO ENCAPSULATE LONG-RUNNING LITIGATION

June 9, 2018 · by gexall · in Advocacy, Applications, Case Management, Civil evidence, Costs, Members Content

In SC BTA Bank v Ablyazov & Anor [2018] EWHC 1368 (Comm) Patrica Robertson QC (sitting as a High Court Judge) reminded practitioners that judges have no magical powers. When a long-running case on a “grand scale” comes before the court…

THIS IS NOT A "PLEADING POINT": WHY LISTS OF ISSUES NEED TO BE CAREFULLY DRAFTED: COURT OF APPEAL DECISION

THIS IS NOT A “PLEADING POINT”: WHY LISTS OF ISSUES NEED TO BE CAREFULLY DRAFTED: COURT OF APPEAL DECISION

June 9, 2018 · by gexall · in Appeals, Case Management, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Written advocacy

In  Scicluna v Zippy Stitch Ltd & Ors [2018] EWCA Civ 1320 the Court of Appeal reiterated the importance of  the list of issues.  This relates to procedure in the Employment Tribunal however, as the judgment points out, lists of issues…

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