“A POINTLESS WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY”: ATTEMPTS TO “REOPEN” ISSUES WHEN A DRAFT JUDGMENT IS SENT OUT ARE HARDLY EVER FRUITFUL – AND CAN BE EXPENSIVE

There are a number of cases on this blog where litigants have attempted to "reopen" issues when a draft judgment is sent out to the parties for editorial corrections.  We have an example in the judgment of HHJ Stephen Davies (sitting as a High Court Judge) in Burdett v Burdett & Anor [2025] EWHC...