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HOUSING AND LEGAL WORK IN NON-PROFIT VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS: ADVERTISE YOUR JOBS HERE

HOUSING AND LEGAL WORK IN NON-PROFIT VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS: ADVERTISE YOUR JOBS HERE

May 27, 2019 · by gexall · in Access to justice, Members Content

One of the doyennes of legal bloggers, Giles Peaker, has taken a short break. This leaves at least two gaps in the provision of the valuable services he gives the legal community. HOUSING AND VOLUNTARY SECTION LAWYERS – PLACE YOUR…

CIVIL PROCEDURE BACK TO BASICS 47: THE FORMAL (AND MANDATORY) REQUIREMENTS OF A WITNESS STATEMENT:  A CHECKLIST

CIVIL PROCEDURE BACK TO BASICS 47: THE FORMAL (AND MANDATORY) REQUIREMENTS OF A WITNESS STATEMENT: A CHECKLIST

May 27, 2019 · by gexall · in Avoiding negligence claims, Civil evidence, Members Content, Witness statements

Another short post caused by a discussion on Twitter about the number of witness statements that fail to comply with the most basic, mandatory, obligations in the Rules.  The formal requirements of a witness statement are overlooked at the litigator’s…

CIVIL PROCEDURE BACK TO BASICS 46: HOW TO INSTRUCT COUNSEL: HINTS AND TIPS FROM THE INTERNET

CIVIL PROCEDURE BACK TO BASICS 46: HOW TO INSTRUCT COUNSEL: HINTS AND TIPS FROM THE INTERNET

May 27, 2019 · by gexall · in Advocacy, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content

There is an ongoing debate going on on Twitter at the moment about “how to instruct counsel”. More particularly the problems caused by “instructions” being sent in a chain of emails (or other electronic communication) with major difficulties in finding…

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