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ODE TO A DYING CORPORATION: "THE SMELL OF CORDITE, GUN POWDER AND NAPALM NO LONGER FILLS THE AIR"

ODE TO A DYING CORPORATION: “THE SMELL OF CORDITE, GUN POWDER AND NAPALM NO LONGER FILLS THE AIR”

October 2, 2020 · by gexall · in Civil Procedure, Members Content

The heading of the judgment of Master Sanderson in Bell Group (UK) Holdings Limited (In Liquidation) [2020] WASC 347 includes “Corporations law – Ode to a dying corporation – Turns on own facts”.  This led me to want to investigate…

PROPORTIONAL COSTS: THE LITIGATOR'S WATCHWORDS: 12 PRACTICAL STEPS FOR THE PRUDENT LAWYER...

PROPORTIONAL COSTS: THE LITIGATOR’S WATCHWORDS: 12 PRACTICAL STEPS FOR THE PRUDENT LAWYER…

October 2, 2020 · by gexall · in Case Management, Civil Procedure, Costs, Members Content, Proportionality

The issue of “proportionality” is central to contemporary litigation.  However it is rarely examined in detail and rarely discussed.  Attempts to analyse how proportionality can be achieved are even rarer.   Here I reprise some points made several years ago about…

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