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THE JUDGE HAD ADJOURNED THE HANDING DOWN OF A JUDGMENT AND RETAINED A DISCRETION OVER PERMISSION TO APPEAL: AN ISSUE LIKE LONDON BUSES - TWO ARRIVE ALMOST AT ONCE

THE JUDGE HAD ADJOURNED THE HANDING DOWN OF A JUDGMENT AND RETAINED A DISCRETION OVER PERMISSION TO APPEAL: AN ISSUE LIKE LONDON BUSES – TWO ARRIVE ALMOST AT ONCE

June 18, 2024 · by gexall · in Appeals, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Summary judgment, Uncategorized

I cannot recall a case where, in the space of a week, there have been two cases about the circumstances in which a trial judge can give permission to appeal after judgment has been handed down. The second for the…

A SHORT PLEADING POINT: PLEADING FRAUD - A BLAST FROM THE PAST

A SHORT PLEADING POINT: PLEADING FRAUD – A BLAST FROM THE PAST

June 18, 2024 · by gexall · in Appeals, Members Content, Statements of Case, Striking out

I can’t think of any other case where this blog has featured a case that was decided prior to the introduction of the Civil Procedure Rules.  However the judgment in Rigby v Decorating Den Systems Ltd [1999] EWCA Civ 986…

COST BITES 157: AGREEMENT AS TO COSTS BETWEEN CLIENT AND SOLICITOR WAS CONTRACTUALLY BINDING: APPLICATION FOR SOLICITORS ACT ASSESSMENT STRUCK OUT

COST BITES 157: AGREEMENT AS TO COSTS BETWEEN CLIENT AND SOLICITOR WAS CONTRACTUALLY BINDING: APPLICATION FOR SOLICITORS ACT ASSESSMENT STRUCK OUT

June 18, 2024 · by gexall · in Appeals, Applications, Assessment of Costs, Costs, Members Content, Personal Injury

NB THIS DECISION WAS OVERTURNED IN AN APPEAL BY CONSENT.  SEE THE POST ON THE 8th JULY 2025 I am grateful to my colleague Kevin Latham for drawing my attention to the decision of Mr Justice Eyre in Holcroft v…

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