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AVOIDING PROBLEMS: TWELVE THINGS FOR LITIGATORS TO THINK ABOUT IN MARCH

AVOIDING PROBLEMS: TWELVE THINGS FOR LITIGATORS TO THINK ABOUT IN MARCH

March 4, 2021 · by gexall · in Avoiding negligence claims, Case Management, Civil Procedure, Limitation, Members Content, Relief from sanctions

I am here re-visiting advice first given in 2016. However everything written then appears equally valid today. Indeed the contents of this blog over the past five years serves basically amplifies every issue raised here. 1. NEVER, EVER, GUESS ABOUT…

GOING BANKRUPT DID NOT RELEASE BANKRUPT FROM A JUDGMENT DEBT: JUDGE GIVES PERMISSION FOR ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS TO CONTINUE DESPITE A SUBSTANTIAL DELAY

March 4, 2021 · by gexall · in Appeals, Enforcement, Insolvency, Members Content

In  Jones & Pyle Developments Ltd v Rymell [2021] EWHC 385 (Ch) HHJ Paul Matthews found that a judgment debt was not released by bankruptcy. He also allowed enforcement proceedings to continue, despite a substantial delay. THE CASE The claimant…

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