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"WHAT I CANNOT DO IS HEAR AN APPEAL AGAINST A RECITAL": WORDING OF ORDER MEANS SLIP RULE HAS TO BE APPLIED

“WHAT I CANNOT DO IS HEAR AN APPEAL AGAINST A RECITAL”: WORDING OF ORDER MEANS SLIP RULE HAS TO BE APPLIED

July 26, 2024 · by gexall · in Amendment, Appeals, Case Management, Members Content

It appears to be a well known fact that family lawyers love recitals.  (Not the musical kind – but as the preamble to any and all court orders).  This issue caused problems in MA v Roux [2024] EWHC 1917 (Fam)…

RELIEF FROM SANCTIONS REFUSED WHEN WITNESS EVIDENCE SERVED THREE WEEKS LATE: SOMETHING ABOUT THE DANGERS OF “CUT AND PASTE” SUBMISSIONS TOO…

July 26, 2024 · by gexall · in Avoiding negligence claims, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Relief from sanctions, Witness statements

In  Seaton Management Ltd v Evans-Jones [2024] EWHC 1883 (Ch) ICC Judge Barber refused the respondent’s application for relief from sanctions when a witness statement was served three weeks late.   “The matters addressed in the Respondent’s skeleton argument on…

THERE IS A LEGALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN APPEAL LODGED OUT OF TIME AND ONE LODGED IN TIME, BUT WITH DOCUMENTS MISSING: COURT OF APPEAL OBSERVATIONS ON EAT RULES

THERE IS A LEGALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN APPEAL LODGED OUT OF TIME AND ONE LODGED IN TIME, BUT WITH DOCUMENTS MISSING: COURT OF APPEAL OBSERVATIONS ON EAT RULES

July 26, 2024 · by gexall · in Appeals, Civil Procedure, Extensions of time, Members Content

It is rare for this blog to consider anything related to employment law, let alone procedure in the Employment Tribunals.  However the Court of Appeal decision in Ridley v HB Kirtley t/a Queen’s Court Business Centre [2024] EWCA Civ 875…

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