COURTESY, THE ADVOCATE AND THE LAWYER: TEN THINGS TO THINK ABOUT TO HELP YOUR CLIENTS (AND YOURSELVES)
A tweet from a barrister, this afternoon complained, in essence about the “pointless aggression” of an opponent. It has gathered lots of support. One thing that judges, from around the world, are universally keen on is courtesy. This gives me…
A “LACK OF OBJECTIVITY” IN AN EXPERT’S APPROACH: CLINICAL NEGLIGENCE AND CAUSATION CONSIDERED IN THE HIGH COURT
In Leach v North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust [2020] EWHC 2914 (QB) HHJ Freedman (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge) made some telling observations about the lack of objectivity of the defendant’s expert. THE CASE The claimant…
THE IMPORTANCE OF GETTING EVIDENCE EARLY: “I DON’T REMEMBER NOW & I WON’T REMEMBER ANYTHING IF I COME TO COURT”
The observations of Mr Justice Nicklin in Rayner v Seabourne-Hawkins [2020] EWHC 2895 (QB) highlight the importance of gathering evidence promptly. It also contains the text of a highly perceptive letter from a prospective witness that, in many ways, highlights…
TOP 10 HALLOWEEN WORRIES FOR LAWYERS: TIME LIMITS, TRIAL BUNDLES AND WAKING UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT…
Today is a special day and I thought I’d start by looking at what scares lawyers most? This was discussed in 2017, there was another useful post on scary stuff in 2018. I have made a selection from the 2017…
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