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THE PROBLEMS THAT CAN OCCUR WHEN A LAWYER MAKES A STATEMENT ON THEIR CLIENT'S BEHALF: "I ATTACH NO WEIGHT TO WHAT HE SAYS"

THE PROBLEMS THAT CAN OCCUR WHEN A LAWYER MAKES A STATEMENT ON THEIR CLIENT’S BEHALF: “I ATTACH NO WEIGHT TO WHAT HE SAYS”

March 4, 2020 · by gexall · in Applications, Civil evidence, Members Content, Witness statements

This blog has looked, many times, at the pitfalls that can occur when lawyers make statements on behalf of their clients.  An example can be seen in the judge of Mr Justice Edis in Cobussen Principal Investment Holdings Ltd v…

CHALLENGING COST BUDGET PHASES ON ASSESSMENT: DECISION TODAY: PARTY CHALLENGING BUDGETED PHASE HAS AN UPHILL TASK

CHALLENGING COST BUDGET PHASES ON ASSESSMENT: DECISION TODAY: PARTY CHALLENGING BUDGETED PHASE HAS AN UPHILL TASK

March 4, 2020 · by gexall · in Case Management, Costs, Costs budgeting, Members Content

My colleague Paul Hughes has provided a link to a judgment  today of District Judge Lumb in the case of Chapman -v- Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, available here. The judgment considers the issue of when a…

E BUNDLES: GUIDANCE FROM THE FINANCIAL REMEDIES COURT

E BUNDLES: GUIDANCE FROM THE FINANCIAL REMEDIES COURT

March 4, 2020 · by gexall · in Bundles, Case Management, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Useful links

The Courts and Tribunals Judiciary site has an “e-bundles protocol”. Since this is a sign of things to come it would benefit all practitioners to read it. THE GUIDANCE 4. Where an e-bundle is to be used the following technical…

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