AN ORDER FOR WASTED COSTS NARROWLY AVERTED – BUT THERE WERE ISSUES ON BOTH SIDES: “NONE OF THE LEGAL PROFESSIONALS IN THIS CASE HAVE AVERTED THEMSELVES WITH GLORY”
This is a case where the judge found the conduct of a firm of solicitors “utterly extraordinary”. However there were, in fact, a number of errors by both sides. This may (and probably would) have led to a wasted costs…
ATTEMPTS TO “REVISIT” THE PRELIMINARY ISSUES REFUSED: ALSO THE JUDGE WOULD HAVE PREFERRED TO SEE WITNESS STATEMENTS NOT JUST DOCUMENTS…
This is another case where a party attempts to “revisit” preliminary issues/a statement of issues that have been agreed and approved by the court. That application did not get very far. Further the judge observed that, although the parties were…
ADVOCACY THE JUDGE’S VIEW A RECAP OF THE SERIES 3: “THERE IS A SPECIAL RING IN HELL FOR A CERTAIN TYPE OF ADVOCATE”: WHY ALL LITIGATORS SHOULD KNOW THESE THINGS…
Back in the dim and distant days of 2018 this site ran its third series on “Advocacy: the Judge’s View”. A new series will start shortly. However before that we are “recapping” on the guidance given in the four previous…
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