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63 YEARS ON AND STILL ROLLING OFF THE PRESSES: MUNKMAN ON DAMAGES - ALBEIT WITH A NEW TITLE (1)

63 YEARS ON AND STILL ROLLING OFF THE PRESSES: MUNKMAN ON DAMAGES – ALBEIT WITH A NEW TITLE (1)

December 15, 2019 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Clinical Negligence, Damages, Members Content, Personal Injury

The latest edition of what, used to be called, Munkman on Damages is now hot off the press.  This is the 14th edition, the first being written in 1956.  In this post I look at the history of the book…

2019 AND CIVIL PROCEDURE, THE YEAR IN REVIEW (7): WITHDRAWING FROM ADMISSIONS (AND ANOTHER CHANCE TO PAY HOMAGE TO GUIDE DOG RALPH)

2019 AND CIVIL PROCEDURE, THE YEAR IN REVIEW (7): WITHDRAWING FROM ADMISSIONS (AND ANOTHER CHANCE TO PAY HOMAGE TO GUIDE DOG RALPH)

December 15, 2019 · by gexall · in Admissions, Applications, Civil Procedure, Members Content

There have been relatively few cases about applications to withdraw from admissions this year. Interestingly most of them have been refusing applications to withdraw.  However the main point of this post is to pay homage to Guide Dog Ralph, who…

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