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AVOIDING THE PITFALLS WITH EXPERT EVIDENCE: WEBINAR 20th MARCH 2026: THE EXPERTS REPORT WAS "ALMOST WORSE THAN USELESS..."

AVOIDING THE PITFALLS WITH EXPERT EVIDENCE: WEBINAR 20th MARCH 2026: THE EXPERTS REPORT WAS “ALMOST WORSE THAN USELESS…”

March 6, 2026 · by gexall · in Avoiding negligence claims, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Credibility of experts, Expert evidence, Experts, Webinar

We have seen some graphic examples in the past few weeks of a court robustly rejecting expert evidence adduced on behalf of a claimant. This webinar examines why expert evidence is not accepted, limited, or even wholly rejected at trial….

COSTS INFORMATION AND THE OMBUDSMAN 2: POOR COSTS INFORMATION: NOT INFORMING THE CLIENT ABOUT COSTS UNTIL TWO YEARS INTO THE RETAINER...

COSTS INFORMATION AND THE OMBUDSMAN 2: POOR COSTS INFORMATION: NOT INFORMING THE CLIENT ABOUT COSTS UNTIL TWO YEARS INTO THE RETAINER…

March 6, 2026 · by gexall · in Civil Procedure, Conduct, Costs, Members Content

We are taking a close look at several Legal Ombudsman decisions in relation to costs, more particularly information about costs in litigation.  Here the firm of solicitors did not provide any information about potential costs for a year after being…

COST BITES 361: THE STEPS A CLAIMANT SHOULD TAKE IF THEY WISH TO RECOVER PRE-ALLOCATION COSTS ON THE BASIS THAT THE CASE WOULD HAVE PROCEEDED IN THE FAST TRACK

COST BITES 361: THE STEPS A CLAIMANT SHOULD TAKE IF THEY WISH TO RECOVER PRE-ALLOCATION COSTS ON THE BASIS THAT THE CASE WOULD HAVE PROCEEDED IN THE FAST TRACK

March 6, 2026 · by gexall · in Appeals, Applications, Assessment of Costs, Case Management, Civil Procedure, Costs, Members Content

I am grateful to Andrew Hogan for sending me a copy of this decision which relates to pre-allocation costs in housing cases. It deals with the question of how the court should address pre-allocation costs where a housing disrepair claim…

THROWBACK FRIDAY: LITIGATION: WHAT IS AN APPROPRIATE CASE LOAD - AND IS IT IMPORTANT? (MARCH 2016)

THROWBACK FRIDAY: LITIGATION: WHAT IS AN APPROPRIATE CASE LOAD – AND IS IT IMPORTANT? (MARCH 2016)

March 6, 2026 · by gexall · in Avoiding negligence claims, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Relief from sanctions

Here is a post from a decade ago with an issue that remains just as relevant today.  What is an appropriate case load for litigators?  How do we find the balance between economic survival and overloading, stress and the major…

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