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CIVIL PROCEDURE BACK TO BASICS 23: YOU CAN'T SUE THE DEAD: BUT YOU CAN SUE THEIR ESTATE:  WHAT TO DO IF THERE IS NO ESTATE

CIVIL PROCEDURE BACK TO BASICS 23: YOU CAN’T SUE THE DEAD: BUT YOU CAN SUE THEIR ESTATE: WHAT TO DO IF THERE IS NO ESTATE

January 14, 2019 · by gexall · in Applications, Civil Procedure, Fatal Accidents, Members Content

This post is due to a search term that arrived on this blog today “how to join a deceased person to litigation”.   The simple answer is that you can’t. An action has to be against the deceased’s estate. Attempting to…

BREXIT AND CIVIL PROCEDURE:  EXPERTS ARE NOT BE CROSS EXAMINED ON FORESEEABILITY OF UK LEAVING THE EU

BREXIT AND CIVIL PROCEDURE: EXPERTS ARE NOT BE CROSS EXAMINED ON FORESEEABILITY OF UK LEAVING THE EU

January 14, 2019 · by gexall · in Brexit, Civil evidence, Expert evidence, Experts, Members Content

This is a far less exciting case than the headline suggests, however it is the first  case I have seen about the impact of Brexit on civil procedure (albeit indirectly). In Canary Wharf (Bp4) T1 Ltd & Ors v European Medicines…

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