COST BITES 400: MASTERCARD FUNDER FAILS IN THE JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ITS SHARE OF THE PROCEEDS : IT TURNS OUT THAT LITIGATION IS NOT PRICELESS
We have got to number 400 in this series. It is perhaps fitting we deal with (what may well be) the tail end of a mammoth case. Further it is a case where litigation funders felt that they had not…
“ADVOCACY – THE JUDGE’S VIEW”: SOME RECAPS BEFORE THE START OF A NEW SERIES: SERIES 1 REVIEWED: (AND WHY THIS IS RELEVANT TO EVERY LITIGATOR…)
We have had three series on advocacy on this site. They have all been from the viewpoint of judges. Looking at guidance given by judges throughout the world. The point being that judges are not your clients, but they are…
THE COURT CAN ORDER SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE AGAINST A RELUCTANT LANDLORD: IF THE DEFENDANT WANTED TO ARGUE THAT THIS WAS NOT FEASIBLE THEN IT SHOULD HAVE ADDUCED EVIDENCE AT THE TRIAL
There is little (if any) point litigating if a claimant is not going to obtain an effective remedy if successful. Here we have a case where the claimant sought (and obtained) an order for specific performance. There are lessons here…
CIVIL LITIGATION 2026: A TWELVE POINT SURVIVAL GUIDE UPDATED: 12 YEARS ON AND ALL OF THIS IS STILL RELEVANT
In July 2014 I wrote a 12 point “Survival Guide” for litigators. This was a guide to procedural safety following the Court of Appeal on from the decision in Denton. Re-reading this today all the points remain relevant. Today is…
WITNESS EVIDENCE WEDNESDAY: CLAIMANT’S EVIDENCE FAILS TO ESTABLISH THE FACTUAL CASE SET OUT IN THE PARTICULARS OF CLAIM
Here we have an example of another case which rested, more or less totally, on the claimant’s accuracy of recollection. I am grateful to Patrick Limb KC for drawing my attention to the judgment. The claimant (looking back to events…
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