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COST BITES 320: CLAIMANT WAS ENTITLED TO SEEK A FURTHER INTERIM PAYMENT AS TO COSTS:  "I THINK IT CONSIDERABLY UNFORTUNATE THAT THIS POINT HAS BEEN TAKEN"

COST BITES 320: CLAIMANT WAS ENTITLED TO SEEK A FURTHER INTERIM PAYMENT AS TO COSTS: “I THINK IT CONSIDERABLY UNFORTUNATE THAT THIS POINT HAS BEEN TAKEN”

December 18, 2025 · by gexall · in Applications, Civil Procedure, Costs, Interim Payments, Members Content

Later this month we are taking our traditional end of year  look at “opening lines of judgments”. Sometimes opening lines provide a clue as to the judge’s thinking.  When the first sentence contains the words “I think it is considerably…

REVIEW OF THE YEAR 6: EXPERTS IN THE COURTS IN 2025: CASES ON THIS BLOG

December 18, 2025 · by gexall · in Avoiding negligence claims, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Credibility of experts, Expert evidence, Experts, Members Content

I am surprised (but perhaps shouldn’t be) at the sheer number of cases involving experts that the blog has covered this year.  In July I started the “Expert Watch” series to focus on cases about the conduct of experts and…

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