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PLEADINGS, APPEALS AND THE DROP OF A HAMMER:  A HIGH COURT DECISION

PLEADINGS, APPEALS AND THE DROP OF A HAMMER: A HIGH COURT DECISION

February 23, 2022 · by gexall · in Appeals, Members Content, Statements of Case

In SPS Groundworks & Building Ltd v Mahil [2022] EWHC 371 (QB) Mr Justice Cotter reiterated the point that statements of case are important. Any issue as to the scope of the pleadings should be determined at the outset of…

LITIGATION PRIVILEGE: WHEN DOES IT START? HOW DOES THE COURT DEAL WITH ISSUES ARISING? A HIGH COURT CASE

LITIGATION PRIVILEGE: WHEN DOES IT START? HOW DOES THE COURT DEAL WITH ISSUES ARISING? A HIGH COURT CASE

February 23, 2022 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Disclosure, Members Content

It is difficult to envisage a more apposite tribunal than Charles Hollander QC when matters relating to documentary evidence are in issue.  This makes the reading of the decision in Kyla Shipping Co Ltd & Anor v Freight Trading Ltd…

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