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DRAFTING SCHEDULES OF DAMAGES: EFFECTIVE DRAFTING AND AVOIDING THE PITFALLS: WEBINAR 29th APRIL 2025

DRAFTING SCHEDULES OF DAMAGES: EFFECTIVE DRAFTING AND AVOIDING THE PITFALLS: WEBINAR 29th APRIL 2025

April 23, 2025 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Damages, Members Content, Personal Injury, Webinar

Over the past few months we have looked at cases where claimants have claimed damages for working 24.4 hours a day, where the contents of a  a schedule were found to amount to fundamental dishonesty and where a schedule was…

APPELLANT FILED APPEAL WITH TWO MINUTES TO SPARE: HOWEVER IT WAS FILED IMPROPERLY AND THE APPEAL DISMISSED: THE DANGERS OF HYPERLINKS...

APPELLANT FILED APPEAL WITH TWO MINUTES TO SPARE: HOWEVER IT WAS FILED IMPROPERLY AND THE APPEAL DISMISSED: THE DANGERS OF HYPERLINKS…

April 23, 2025 · by gexall · in Appeals, Applications, Avoiding negligence claims, Civil Procedure, Extensions of time, Members Content

The judgment of Mr Justice Dexter Dias in  Kumar v The General Medical Council (Rev1) [2025] EWHC 820 (Admin) contains an important lesson for all litigants. An appellant left filing a notice of appeal until two minutes before the expiry…

£1 MILLION CASE AUTOMATICALLY STRUCK OUT: RELIEF FROM SANCTIONS REFUSED: THE FACT THAT THIS WAS A "ROGUE SOLICITOR" WAS NOT A STRONG ARGUMENT IN FAVOUR OF REINSTATEMENT

£1 MILLION CASE AUTOMATICALLY STRUCK OUT: RELIEF FROM SANCTIONS REFUSED: THE FACT THAT THIS WAS A “ROGUE SOLICITOR” WAS NOT A STRONG ARGUMENT IN FAVOUR OF REINSTATEMENT

April 23, 2025 · by gexall · in Applications, Case Management, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Relief from sanctions

The judgment of HHJ Hassall in  Mr Martyn Ian Haynes v Total Plant Hire Limited is available as a link on an article in the Law Society Gazette, available here.  The case involves a detailed consideration of the Denton criteria. In particular some of the arguments on…

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