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THE CURRENT IMPORTANCE OF PLEADINGS 36:  A "SCATTERGUN" APPROACH DOES NOT HELP THE CLAIMANTS' CASE (NOR DOES FAILING TO PLEAD KEY ASSERTIONS OF BREACH AND DAMAGES...)

THE CURRENT IMPORTANCE OF PLEADINGS 36: A “SCATTERGUN” APPROACH DOES NOT HELP THE CLAIMANTS’ CASE (NOR DOES FAILING TO PLEAD KEY ASSERTIONS OF BREACH AND DAMAGES…)

November 7, 2025 · by gexall · in Avoiding negligence claims, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Statements of Case

A “scattergun” approach is rarely wise in relation to allegations in pleadings.  Here, however we have a case where the judge found that there was both a scattergun approach and a failure to plead in relation to key matters of liability…

TALES FROM THE COSTS LAW CONFERENCE SOME BRIEF POINTS 2: (MIS) CONDUCT IN THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS

TALES FROM THE COSTS LAW CONFERENCE SOME BRIEF POINTS 2: (MIS) CONDUCT IN THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS

November 7, 2025 · by gexall · in Assessment of Costs, Civil Procedure, Conduct, Costs, Members Content

Staying with the conference today.  Costs Judge Leonard gave an interesting talk on “conduct” in the assessment process which he, said was more accurately about “misconduct in the assessment process. (This was one of Judge Leonard’s slides. It highlights the…

TALES FROM THE COSTS LAW CONFERENCE SOME BRIEF POINTS 1 : MAZUR ISSUES: WAS IT CORRECTLY DECIDED? WHY IT IS IMPORTANT THAT COST LAWYERS ARE REGULATED

TALES FROM THE COSTS LAW CONFERENCE SOME BRIEF POINTS 1 : MAZUR ISSUES: WAS IT CORRECTLY DECIDED? WHY IT IS IMPORTANT THAT COST LAWYERS ARE REGULATED

November 7, 2025 · by gexall · in Civil Procedure, Costs, Members Content

Today I am writing directly from the Association of Costs Lawyers conference in London. Unsurprisingly the first two speakers considered Mazur.  This is a highly abbreviated version of their talks.  ANDREW ROY KC Andrew, kindly referring to this blog as…

MAZUR MATTERS 34: "LEGAL EXECUTIVES" AND THE RIGHT TO CONDUCT LITIGATION AN INTERESTING DISCUSSION PAPER FROM 2010: ANOTHER PIECE OF THE "HOW HAS THIS HAPPENED"? JIGSAW

MAZUR MATTERS 34: “LEGAL EXECUTIVES” AND THE RIGHT TO CONDUCT LITIGATION AN INTERESTING DISCUSSION PAPER FROM 2010: ANOTHER PIECE OF THE “HOW HAS THIS HAPPENED”? JIGSAW

November 7, 2025 · by gexall · in Civil Procedure, Conduct, Members Content

We have, in the past few months, been addressing issues that arise from a statute passed some 18 years ago. The issues in relation to the obligation of solicitors and authorised persons (and only solicitors and authorised persons) to conduct litigation…

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