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PROVING THINGS 128: CLAIMANT'S EVIDENCE NOT FULL, CLEAR, FRANK OR UNEQUIVOCAL IN RESPONSE TO APPLICATION FOR SECURITY FOR COSTS

PROVING THINGS 128: CLAIMANT’S EVIDENCE NOT FULL, CLEAR, FRANK OR UNEQUIVOCAL IN RESPONSE TO APPLICATION FOR SECURITY FOR COSTS

October 3, 2018 · by gexall · in Applications, Costs, Members Content, Security for Costs, Witness statements

In Danilina v Chernukhin & Ors [2018] EWHC 2503 (Comm) Mr Justice Teare was critical of  the quality of the evidence that the respondent adduced in response to an application for security for costs. THE CASE The defendants sought an…

YOU'RE FIRED: A LITIGATION LAWYER ON THE APPRENTICE 2: TRICKY CROSS-JURISDICTIONAL ISSUES: OUR LAWYERS SURVIVE

YOU’RE FIRED: A LITIGATION LAWYER ON THE APPRENTICE 2: TRICKY CROSS-JURISDICTIONAL ISSUES: OUR LAWYERS SURVIVE

October 3, 2018 · by gexall · in Case Management, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content

I am glad to report that both lawyer and law student survived the first round of the Apprentice.  They were not, it has to be said, not at the forefront of the programme. There was no sign of “laying down…

COST LAWYERS - SHOW THEM SOME RESPECT: OBSERVATIONS FROM THE HIGH COURT

COST LAWYERS – SHOW THEM SOME RESPECT: OBSERVATIONS FROM THE HIGH COURT

October 3, 2018 · by gexall · in Applications, Conduct, Costs, Members Content

There is a footnote to the judgment of Master Leonard yesterday in Allen v Brethertons LLP [2018] EWHC B15 (Costs) that is worth reading for anyone involved in costs litigation. “Ms Moore, when acting as a Costs Lawyer with a right…

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