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ADVOCACY - THE JUDGE'S VIEW: LOOKING AT SERIES 2: AND WHY THIS APPLIES TO ALL LITIGATORS... (INCLUDING THAT REGULAR MISSIVE THAT YOU SHOULD NOT THREATEN YOUR OPPONENT WITH A PROCTOLOGY EXAMINATION..)

ADVOCACY – THE JUDGE’S VIEW: LOOKING AT SERIES 2: AND WHY THIS APPLIES TO ALL LITIGATORS… (INCLUDING THAT REGULAR MISSIVE THAT YOU SHOULD NOT THREATEN YOUR OPPONENT WITH A PROCTOLOGY EXAMINATION..)

July 2, 2026 · by gexall · in Advocacy, Applications, Avoiding negligence claims, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Written advocacy

I will  soon be starting a new series on “Advocacy – the Judge’s view”. This draws on the principle that whilst judges are the advocate’s clients they are their “consumers” so to speak.  Before that it is useful to remind…

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