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AVOIDING THE PITFALLS OF LIMITATION AND MAKING SECTION 33 APPLICATIONS: WEBINAR 20th FEBRUARY 2026 (MAKE SURE YOU'RE ON TIME...)

AVOIDING THE PITFALLS OF LIMITATION AND MAKING SECTION 33 APPLICATIONS: WEBINAR 20th FEBRUARY 2026 (MAKE SURE YOU’RE ON TIME…)

February 11, 2026 · by gexall · in Applications, Avoiding negligence claims, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Limitation, Webinar

We have seen a few interesting cases about limitation in the past 12 months.  Misunderstanding, and missing, limitation periods remains a frequent issue in modern litigation. This webinar deals with common issues and problems that arise with limitation in practice….

COST BITES 347: CLAIMANTS FAILURE TO "CUT THEIR CLOTH" MEANT COSTS OF BUDGETING PROCESS WERE REDUCED BY 20%

COST BITES 347: CLAIMANTS FAILURE TO “CUT THEIR CLOTH” MEANT COSTS OF BUDGETING PROCESS WERE REDUCED BY 20%

February 11, 2026 · by gexall · in Applications, Civil evidence, Conduct, Costs, Costs budgeting

We have seen several cases where an “overambitious” costs budget has led to a reduction  or disallowance in the costs of budgeting. We have another example here.  The claimants were effectively given a second chance to produce budgets having had…

THE CIVIL PROCEDURE (AMENDMENT) RULES 2026 (2): THE COURT CAN ORDER A PARTY TO REQUEST ANY PERSON TO PRODUCE DISCLOSURE AND INSPECTION

THE CIVIL PROCEDURE (AMENDMENT) RULES 2026 (2): THE COURT CAN ORDER A PARTY TO REQUEST ANY PERSON TO PRODUCE DISCLOSURE AND INSPECTION

February 11, 2026 · by gexall · in Applications, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Disclosure, Members Content, Rule Changes

We are continuing with our look at the The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 which come into force on the 6th April 2026. Here we look at a totally new provision which gives the court power to order a party to…

WITNESS EVIDENCE WEDNESDAY: THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE DRAFTING OF WITNESS STATEMENTS: "IT IS DIFFICULT TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN WHAT F SAYS AND WHAT AN ALGORITHM TELLS F TO SAY"

WITNESS EVIDENCE WEDNESDAY: THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE DRAFTING OF WITNESS STATEMENTS: “IT IS DIFFICULT TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN WHAT F SAYS AND WHAT AN ALGORITHM TELLS F TO SAY”

February 11, 2026 · by gexall · in Artificial Intelligence, Avoiding negligence claims, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Conduct, Members Content, Witness statements

There is much material about witness evidence and witness statements on this site.  In recent years we have also been discussing the use (and misuse) of artificial intelligence.  We can be fairly sure that there will be much more about…

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