DRAFTING PLEADINGS: THERE ARE RULES YOU KNOW – THE KINGS BENCH GUIDE CONSIDERED: “PLAIN AND OBVIOUS” DEFICIENCIES WILL LEAD TO PROBLEMS

In Sammut & Ors v Next Steps Mental Healthcare Ltd & Anor [2024] EWHC 2265 (KB) HHJ Bird (sitting as Judge of the High Court) made some important observations on the way in which the Particulars of Claim were drafted.

"5.23 If a statement of case exceeds 25 pages, excluding schedules, a sit...