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REMOTE HEARINGS IN FAMILY CASES: A STUDY WORTH READING (BUT PERHAPS NOT ON THE SCREEN...)

REMOTE HEARINGS IN FAMILY CASES: A STUDY WORTH READING (BUT PERHAPS NOT ON THE SCREEN…)

May 6, 2020 · by gexall · in Members Content, Remote hearings, Useful links, Well being

In a remarkably quick amount of time the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory has produced a “rapid consultation” Remote hearings in the family justice system. It is available on a link here. The report is worth reading in full. One point…

CORONAVIRUS CATCH UP 1: DENTON AND RELIEF FROM SANCTIONS

CORONAVIRUS CATCH UP 1: DENTON AND RELIEF FROM SANCTIONS

May 6, 2020 · by gexall · in Civil Procedure, Members Content, Relief from sanctions

I have, recently, been writing primarily about the impact of coronavirus on lawyers and civil procedure.  Some cases in “mainstream” civil litigation have been overlooked.  To prevent a “backlog” of cases here is a link to, and brief summary of,…

COVID REPEATS 13: "CLOSING ARGUMENT WAS ... AND EYE-GLAZING, BUM-NUMBING, DISC-HERNIATING TOTAL OF 662 PAGES"

COVID REPEATS 13: “CLOSING ARGUMENT WAS … AND EYE-GLAZING, BUM-NUMBING, DISC-HERNIATING TOTAL OF 662 PAGES”

May 6, 2020 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Coronavirus, Members Content, Witness statements

For this repeat we are staying with Mr Justice J.W. Quinn, this time looking at his judgment in  The Hearing Clinic (Niagara Falls) Inc -v- Ontario Ltd, Lewis & Lewis 2014 ONAC 5831 (CanLii) It is a judgment worth looking at again, not…

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