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WHERE THINGS GO WRONG IN LITIGATION (AND STOPPING IT HAPPENING TO YOU 3): ADVISING A CLIENT THAT IF THEY DISCONTINUE THEN THEY CAN'T COME BACK

WHERE THINGS GO WRONG IN LITIGATION (AND STOPPING IT HAPPENING TO YOU 3): ADVISING A CLIENT THAT IF THEY DISCONTINUE THEN THEY CAN’T COME BACK

July 1, 2026 · by gexall · in Applications, Avoiding negligence claims, Civil Procedure, Members Content

We are again looking at the lessons that practitioners can learn from a Legal Ombudsman decision. This time it relates to the need to explain the consequences of taking a procedural step.   The point here is that many matters that…

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