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"WHAT IS THE POINT OF HANDLING A CASE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND THEN FAILING TO PRESENT IT WELL TO THE COURT?"

“WHAT IS THE POINT OF HANDLING A CASE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND THEN FAILING TO PRESENT IT WELL TO THE COURT?”

January 5, 2022 · by gexall · in Bundles, Members Content, Webinar

This may be one of the few blogs that has a category “Trial Bundles”, with dozens of posts on this  topic.  It remains one of the most searched and read subjects on this site.   Here I am revisiting a useful…

THE KEY POINTS OF DRAFTING WITNESS STATEMENTS: A GUIDE - FROM 1951: A HOMAGE TO JOHN MUNKMAN

THE KEY POINTS OF DRAFTING WITNESS STATEMENTS: A GUIDE – FROM 1951: A HOMAGE TO JOHN MUNKMAN

January 5, 2022 · by gexall · in Advocacy, Members Content, Witness statements

There are several hundred posts on this site about the drafting of witness statements. These are usually written about because things have gone awry. The skill and effort involved in drafting a proper and appropriate witness statement are often overlooked. …

THE SCOPE OF A SOLICITORS ACT ASSESSMENT: DISPUTED EVIDENCE IS "GRIST TO THE MILL"

THE SCOPE OF A SOLICITORS ACT ASSESSMENT: DISPUTED EVIDENCE IS “GRIST TO THE MILL”

January 5, 2022 · by gexall · in Applications, Costs, Members Content

NB THIS DECISION WAS OVERTURNED BY MR JUSTICE JOHNSON, SEE Lisa Jones v Richard Slade And Company Ltd [2022] EWHC 1968 (QB) In Jones -v- Richard Slade & Co Ltd   [2021] EWHC B28 (Costs) Costs Judge Rowley rejected the defendant’s…

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