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CLAIMANT'S APPLICATION FOR AN ANONYMITY ORDER REFUSED: THE APPLICATION WAS TOO LATE: IMPORTANT ISSUES CONSIDERED BY THE HIGH COURT

CLAIMANT’S APPLICATION FOR AN ANONYMITY ORDER REFUSED: THE APPLICATION WAS TOO LATE: IMPORTANT ISSUES CONSIDERED BY THE HIGH COURT

November 22, 2024 · by gexall · in Case Management, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Clinical Negligence, Members Content, Personal Injury

I am grateful to barrister Leslie Keegan for sending me a copy of the judgment of Mr Justice Nicklin in PMC -v- A Local Health Board [2024] EWHC 2969 (KB).  It deals with important issues relating to the making of…

THE JUDGE SHOULD HAVE GRANTED AN ADJOURNMENT OF THE TRIAL: STRIKING OUT OF THE ACTION WHEN CLAIMANT DID NOT ATTEND THE PTR OVERTURNED ON APPEAL

THE JUDGE SHOULD HAVE GRANTED AN ADJOURNMENT OF THE TRIAL: STRIKING OUT OF THE ACTION WHEN CLAIMANT DID NOT ATTEND THE PTR OVERTURNED ON APPEAL

November 22, 2024 · by gexall · in Adjournments, Applications, Members Content

The judgment of Mrs Justice Hill in Attaei v Alsharif & Ors [2024] EWHC 2972 (KB) is the second case this month where an appeal has been allowed against a refusal to grant an adjournment. In this case, however, the…

ADVOCACY – THE JUDGE’S VIEW VIII: "CREDIBILITY IS ALL YOU HAVE": YOU ARE NOT A PUPPET

ADVOCACY – THE JUDGE’S VIEW VIII: “CREDIBILITY IS ALL YOU HAVE”: YOU ARE NOT A PUPPET

November 22, 2024 · by gexall · in Advocacy, Civil Procedure, Members Content

This post looks at at an article by Sidney Butcher in the ABA publication “Views from the Bench: Tips for Young Lawyers on How to Make a Good Impression.”  The Honorable Lynne Stewart, a District Court Judge and the Honourable Julie Robinson…

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