STRESS, LAWYERS & LITIGATORS: PRACTICAL LINKS AND PRACTICAL STEPS
The blog post yesterday on Litigation in a tough world let to more responses that I could possibly have mentioned. It has led to a lot of comment and support on Twitter, from solicitors, from the Bar and from many…
YOU’RE FIRED: A LITIGATOR ON THE APPRENTICE 8: “THE BIGGEST ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY SINCE HATTON GARDEN”: DID OUR LAWYER GET THEIR HANDS DIRTY?
We have one surviving lawyer – Sarah Ann. This week she switched teams – to “Collaborative” and turned her hand to garden design, even getting her hands dirty in the process. Her team won. This series continues for another week….
PROVING THINGS 133: FALLING OFF A BED AND THE PIECES OF THE JIGSAW
The case of Busby v Berkshire Bed Company Ltd [2018] EWHC 2976 (QB) was one of those cases that centred on credible evidence. It is an example of where witnesses can be totally honest but mistaken in their recollection. The judge…
THE LORD CHIEF JUSTICE’S REPORT 2018: SELECTED EXTRACTS
The Lord Chief Justice’s Report for 2018 is available if you follow the link here. Much of it is important. I have selected extracts that may be of particular interest to litigators. (There is an argument that some key indicators that…
YOU CANNOT ARGUE A “NEW” CASE AT THE APPEAL STAGE: “RACING” DRIVERS NOT INVOLVED IN A CRIMINAL JOINT ENTERPRISE: FATAL ACCIDENT ACT DAMAGES AWARDED
In Wallett & Ors v Vickers [2018] EWHC 3088 (QB) Mr Justice Males overturned a decision in favour of the defendant and awarded damages to the estate of a deceased driver. The important procedural issue is that the defendant were not…
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