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I WILL WALK 150 MILES:  MARCHING AGAINST CANCER IN MARCH...

I WILL WALK 150 MILES: MARCHING AGAINST CANCER IN MARCH…

February 23, 2021 · by gexall · in Charity, Members Content

There are few families, or workplaces, that are unaffected by cancer.  Cancer Research UK is organising “Walk All Over Cancer”. Walking 10,000 a steps a day in March.   HOW MANY STEPS IS THAT? It adds up.  According to the…

DAMAGES AND THE SCHEDULE OF DAMAGES IN PERSONAL INJURY CASES: AVOIDING THE PITFALLS: WEBINAR 4th MARCH 2021

DAMAGES AND THE SCHEDULE OF DAMAGES IN PERSONAL INJURY CASES: AVOIDING THE PITFALLS: WEBINAR 4th MARCH 2021

February 23, 2021 · by gexall · in Avoiding negligence claims, Damages, Members Content, Webinar

This webinar on the 4th March 2021 is part of the Avoiding Pitfalls series. It looks at rules and practice relating to drafting and proving damages in personal injury cases.  The webinar considers schedules of damages and proving damages with…

PROVING THINGS 204: WHY FIRST-HAND EVIDENCE IS IMPORTANT: "THE FIRST HAND EVIDENCE... IS TO BE PREFERRED OVER THOSE WHO GAVE EVIDENCE FOR THE BANK"

PROVING THINGS 204: WHY FIRST-HAND EVIDENCE IS IMPORTANT: “THE FIRST HAND EVIDENCE… IS TO BE PREFERRED OVER THOSE WHO GAVE EVIDENCE FOR THE BANK”

February 23, 2021 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Members Content, Witness statements

In  Lynch v Cadwallader & Anor [2021] EWHC 328 (Ch) Chief Insolvency Court Judge Briggs considered the Gestmin principles in a case where a bank failed to establish that a client had signed a guarantee. It is a good example…

CIVIL PROCEDURE BACK TO BASICS 90: APPEALS, RESPONDENT'S NOTICES AND DENTON

CIVIL PROCEDURE BACK TO BASICS 90: APPEALS, RESPONDENT’S NOTICES AND DENTON

February 23, 2021 · by gexall · in Appeals, Avoiding negligence claims, Civil Procedure, Members Content

The Court of Appeal judgment in Unite the Union v Alec McfAdden [2021] EWCA Civ 199 highlights the needs for a party, responding to an appeal, to file a Respondent’s Notice if it wants to argue there are additional, or…

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