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PERMISSION TO AMEND GIVEN TO PLEAD COSTS PAID IN PREVIOUS ACTION AS DAMAGES: GAMBLING ON GETTING A SECOND CHANCE

PERMISSION TO AMEND GIVEN TO PLEAD COSTS PAID IN PREVIOUS ACTION AS DAMAGES: GAMBLING ON GETTING A SECOND CHANCE

February 21, 2019 · by gexall · in Amendment, Applications, Damages, Members Content

In Playboy Club London Ltd v Banca Nazionale Del Lavora SPA [2019] EWHC 303 (Comm) the High Court granted the claimant permission to amend to include, as a claim for damages, the costs of a previous action. “I have come to…

THE SIGNED SECRET BARRISTER T-SHIRT: NOW SILKY SMOOTH:   NOW ARRIVED AT THE LAST STAGE OF ITS JOURNEY

THE SIGNED SECRET BARRISTER T-SHIRT: NOW SILKY SMOOTH: NOW ARRIVED AT THE LAST STAGE OF ITS JOURNEY

February 21, 2019 · by gexall · in Charity, Members Content

The signed Secret Barrister T-shirt is on the last stage of its journey to the successful bidder. We now have evidence that it has been ironed and, in its perfect state, is on its way to the winning bidder. A…

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