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CIVIL PROCEDURE (CORONAVIRUS): BLOG AND ARTICLES ROUND UP - APRIL 2020

CIVIL PROCEDURE (CORONAVIRUS): BLOG AND ARTICLES ROUND UP – APRIL 2020

May 1, 2020 · by gexall · in Civil Procedure, Coronavirus, Members Content, Remote hearings, Useful links

We may not have been getting out much this month but there has been plenty of material on civil procedure, the courts and coronavirus. Courts Herbert Smith Freehills Courts relax rules on agreeing extensions to procedural deadlines in light of COVID-19…

INCREASE IN FATAL ACCIDENT BEREAVEMENT AWARD FROM TODAY: A FEW THINGS TO NOTE ABOUT THE BEREAVEMENT AWARD

May 1, 2020 · by gexall · in Damages, Fatal Accidents, Members Content

The bereavement award paid under the Fatal Accidents Act 2020 has increased to £15,210.  However that increase only applies where the cause of action accrues on or after 1st May 2020. It has no relevance to ongoing cases, see The Damages…

COVID REPEATS 10: DON'T MAKE THE MISTAKE OF THINKING A JUDGE IS THE USHER: MORE ADVICE FROM MORE WISE PEOPLE

COVID REPEATS 10: DON’T MAKE THE MISTAKE OF THINKING A JUDGE IS THE USHER: MORE ADVICE FROM MORE WISE PEOPLE

May 1, 2020 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Coronavirus, Members Content, Well being

Here we are looking at advice given in January 2017 from contributors across Twitter all of whom volunteered advice to young lawyers.   Every one of these is basically a pearl of wisdom.  It is important that I point out that…

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