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“NO SERIOUS PRIVATE PAYING LITIGANT” WOULD CONTEMPLATE SPENDING £50,000 IN COSTS FOR A £3,000 CLAIM: ACTION SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN ISSUED IN THE HIGH COURT

November 18, 2021 · by gexall · in Case Management, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Striking out

In Johnson v Eastlight Community Homes Ltd [2021] EWHC 3069 (QB) Master Thornett accepted, in large part, a defendant’s application in a case where a claim for £3,000 had been issued in the High Court and the costs claimed by…

PROVING DAMAGES: WEBINAR 25th NOVEMBER 2021

PROVING DAMAGES: WEBINAR 25th NOVEMBER 2021

November 18, 2021 · by gexall · in Damages, Members Content, Personal Injury, Webinar

At the moment there are 217 individual posts in the “Proving Things” series on this blog.   Many, if not most, of the posts relate to a failure by a party to prove a crucial piece of their case at trial….

COURT OF APPEAL GUIDANCE ON REDACTION OF DOCUMENTS: OBJECTIONS SHOULD BE MADE WELL AHEAD OF TRIAL

November 18, 2021 · by gexall · in Appeals, Civil evidence, Members Content

In Promontoria (Oak) Ltd v Emanuel & Ors [2021] EWCA Civ 1682 the Court of Appeal set out some guidance in relation to the approach of the courts when documents are redacted. In particular issues relating to redaction should not…

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