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STATEMENT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE POST-PANDEMIC: FOUR BARS ISSUE A WARNING

STATEMENT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE POST-PANDEMIC: FOUR BARS ISSUE A WARNING

May 21, 2021 · by gexall · in Civil Procedure, Members Content, Remote hearings

In a document issued on the 5th May the Bar Council of England and Wales, the Bar of Ireland, the Bar Council of Northern Ireland and the Faculty of Advocates of Scotland sent out an important message about post-pandemic hearings. …

EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES OUST FIXED COSTS: £350,000 CASE SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN IN THE PORTAL

EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES OUST FIXED COSTS: £350,000 CASE SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN IN THE PORTAL

May 21, 2021 · by gexall · in Costs, Fixed Costs, Members Content, Personal Injury

I am grateful to barrister Sarah Robson for sending me a copy of the decision of District Judge Jackson in Jackson -v- Barfoot Farms (Canterbury County Court 29th November 2017, a copy of which is available here Jackson v Barfoot). …

IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR - THE SUPREMES' VERSION:  WHEN DOES THE LIMITATION PERIOD START TO RUN? ("WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES")

IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR – THE SUPREMES’ VERSION: WHEN DOES THE LIMITATION PERIOD START TO RUN? (“WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES”)

May 21, 2021 · by gexall · in Avoiding negligence claims, Limitation, Members Content

Regular readers of this blog would reasonably suppose that lawyers like to live dangerously – leaving tasks to the last minute (and sometimes beyond).  An example of this can be seen in the judgment today in Matthew & Ors v…

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