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THE RULES AND GUIDANCE RELATING TO NON-PARTY DISCLOSURE CONSIDERED AND APPLIED: "THE EXCEPTION RATHER THAN THE RULE"

THE RULES AND GUIDANCE RELATING TO NON-PARTY DISCLOSURE CONSIDERED AND APPLIED: “THE EXCEPTION RATHER THAN THE RULE”

July 15, 2025 · by gexall · in Applications, Avoiding negligence claims, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Costs, Disclosure, Members Content, Witness statements

We are returning to the issue of non-party disclosure, indeed to the same case as the previous post. That post highlighted the Master’s concerns about the way in which claimant’s application had been conducted.  The same judgment also contains a…

HOW NOT TO MAKE AN APPLICATION FOR NON-PARTY DISCLOSURE - AN OBJECT LESSON: "THE APPLICATION WAS... FATALLY FLAWED FROM THE OUTSET AND SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN MADE"

HOW NOT TO MAKE AN APPLICATION FOR NON-PARTY DISCLOSURE – AN OBJECT LESSON: “THE APPLICATION WAS… FATALLY FLAWED FROM THE OUTSET AND SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN MADE”

July 15, 2025 · by gexall · in Applications, Avoiding negligence claims, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Conduct, Disclosure, Members Content, Witness statements

Today we are looking at a case that everyone involved in making an application for non-party disclosure should read. The Master was highly critical of the applicant’s conduct of the application and the evidence in support. It proved to be…

THE CURRENT IMPORTANCE OF PLEADINGS 25: COURT REFUSES PERMISSION TO AMEND PARTICULARS: "THE PLEADED AVERMENT IS NOT PLAUSIBLE"

THE CURRENT IMPORTANCE OF PLEADINGS 25: COURT REFUSES PERMISSION TO AMEND PARTICULARS: “THE PLEADED AVERMENT IS NOT PLAUSIBLE”

July 15, 2025 · by gexall · in Amendment, Applications, Civil Procedure, Members Content

We have looked recently at the principles relating to amendment when the application to amend is made late.  Here we look at a case where refusal to amend was refused because, among other things, the proposed amended case was not…

INTRODUCING THE NEW CIVIL LITIGATION BRIEF "TOOLBOX" SERIES : WHERE'S THE BEST PLACE TO FIND WHAT YOU WANT

INTRODUCING THE NEW CIVIL LITIGATION BRIEF “TOOLBOX” SERIES : WHERE’S THE BEST PLACE TO FIND WHAT YOU WANT

July 15, 2025 · by gexall · in Applications, Avoiding negligence claims, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Costs, Relief from sanctions, Useful links

One of the purposes of this site is as a working “toolbox” for practitioners.  To provide a useful and readily accessible source of information when particular issues arise. For that reason something new is starting on this site in the…

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