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THE COURT CAN ORDER PARTIES TO TAKE PART IN AN EARLY NEUTRAL EVALUATION: COURT OF APPEAL DECISION

THE COURT CAN ORDER PARTIES TO TAKE PART IN AN EARLY NEUTRAL EVALUATION: COURT OF APPEAL DECISION

August 20, 2019 · by gexall · in Appeals, Case Management, Civil Procedure, Members Content

I am grateful to barrister Christopher Buckingham for pointing out that the Court of Appeal decision in Lomax v Lomax [2019] EWCA Civ 1467 is now on BAILLI.  The Court of Appeal held that the consent of both parties was…

CIVIL PROCEDURE BACK TO BASICS 59: WHEN A CLIENT DISOWNS THEIR OWN WITNESS STATEMENT? SELF PROTECTION FOR THE LAWYER

CIVIL PROCEDURE BACK TO BASICS 59: WHEN A CLIENT DISOWNS THEIR OWN WITNESS STATEMENT? SELF PROTECTION FOR THE LAWYER

August 20, 2019 · by gexall · in Avoiding negligence claims, Members Content, Witness statements

There has been much discussion on Twitter tonight in relation to the language used in witness statements. That led to this account being given by “Sweary Expat” a lawyer based in the Cayman Islands (some people clearly have to suffer…

BOTH SIDES LATE WITH WITNESS EVIDENCE: BOTH SIDES REFUSED RELIEF FROM SANCTIONS: DEUCE IN A JUICE CASE

BOTH SIDES LATE WITH WITNESS EVIDENCE: BOTH SIDES REFUSED RELIEF FROM SANCTIONS: DEUCE IN A JUICE CASE

August 20, 2019 · by gexall · in Applications, Members Content, Relief from sanctions, Witness statements

There are many interesting aspects of the judgment in  Goknur Gida Maddeleri Enerji Imalat Ithalat Ihracat Ticaret VE Sanati A.S (Goknur) v Organic Village Ltd [2019] EWHC 2201 (QB), not least that both sides were in default in relation to…

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