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CIVIL LITIGATION CASE OF THE YEAR: BATES -v- THE POST OFFICE: LITIGATING IN THE FACE OF "INSTITUTIONAL PARANOIA"

CIVIL LITIGATION CASE OF THE YEAR: BATES -v- THE POST OFFICE: LITIGATING IN THE FACE OF “INSTITUTIONAL PARANOIA”

December 27, 2019 · by gexall · in Civil Procedure, Credibility of experts, Expert evidence, Experts, Members Content, Witness statements

There was never any doubt in my mind as to the civil litigation case of the year –  Bates -v- The Post Office.   All civil litigation  is here, witness and expert evidence, allegations of bias, disclosure and much more.  One…

2019 AND CIVIL PROCEDURE THE YEAR IN REVIEW: FACTS, FIGURES AND SEARCH TERMS: "CAN A DEAD PERSON BE TAKEN TO COURT?"

2019 AND CIVIL PROCEDURE THE YEAR IN REVIEW: FACTS, FIGURES AND SEARCH TERMS: “CAN A DEAD PERSON BE TAKEN TO COURT?”

December 27, 2019 · by gexall · in Bundles, Case Management, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content

The statistics at the end of the year are always interesting (to me at least).  The search terms that lead to this blog can be quite illuminating (and sometimes quite alarming…).   MOST READ POSTS OF 2019 After seven years…

2019 AND CIVIL PROCEDURE THE YEAR IN REVIEW: COMMITTAL PROCEEDINGS: "THE KANGAROO COURTS OF THE JUSTICE SYSTEM"

2019 AND CIVIL PROCEDURE THE YEAR IN REVIEW: COMMITTAL PROCEEDINGS: “THE KANGAROO COURTS OF THE JUSTICE SYSTEM”

December 27, 2019 · by gexall · in Appeals, Applications, Committal proceedings, Costs, Members Content

In January I wrote “I am starting to lose count of the number of times the Court of Appeal has overturned decisions committing people to prison because of very basic and fundamental failures of procedure.  It is as though all…

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