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VICARIOUS TRAUMA IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION:  A REVIEW: A BOOK WELL WORTH BUYING

VICARIOUS TRAUMA IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION: A REVIEW: A BOOK WELL WORTH BUYING

February 15, 2021 · by gexall · in Book Review, Members Content, Well being

This is a book that is long overdue.  A careful and detailed consideration of issues relating to trauma and burnout in the legal profession. It is both topical (covering the impact of Covid) and also wider ranging than the short…

ARGUING ABOUT COSTS - WHEN YOURS ARE BIGGER THAN THEIRS

ARGUING ABOUT COSTS – WHEN YOURS ARE BIGGER THAN THEIRS

February 15, 2021 · by gexall · in Assessment of Costs, Costs, Members Content

In  HXA & Anor v Surrey County Council [2021] EWHC 250 (QB) Deputy Master Bagot QC struck out part of the claimant’s claim for damages against the defendant local authority.  This blog, however, is interested in the question of costs….

ANOTHER UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO SQUEEZE EXPERT EVIDENCE INTO A WITNESS STATEMENT

ANOTHER UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO SQUEEZE EXPERT EVIDENCE INTO A WITNESS STATEMENT

February 15, 2021 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Members Content, Witness statements

A common search term that leads to this blog is “opinion evidence in witness statements”,  this remains a major issue in many areas of practice.  It can be seen in the judgment of HHJ Hacon in Penhallurick v MD5 Ltd…

THE IMPORTANCE OF ACCURATE WITNESS STATEMENTS: TURN DOWN £60,000 AND PAY OUT £90,000 INSTEAD...

THE IMPORTANCE OF ACCURATE WITNESS STATEMENTS: TURN DOWN £60,000 AND PAY OUT £90,000 INSTEAD…

February 15, 2021 · by gexall · in Avoiding negligence claims, Civil evidence, Members Content, Well being, Witness statements

One case that exemplifies the dangers of taking an “incomplete” witness statement is the decision of Judge Keyser Q.C. In Kellie & Kellie -v- Wheatley & Lloyd Architects Ltd [2014] EWHC 2866(TCC.  This case  gives a working example of the…

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