THE CURRENT IMPORTANCE OF PLEADINGS 92: THE NEED TO PROVIDE PARTICULARS OF SIGNIFICANT ALLEGATIONS: DEFENDANTS' (LARGELY) SUCCESSFUL REQUEST FOR FURTHER INFORMATION NEEDED BEFORE THEY FILED A DEFENCE

THE CURRENT IMPORTANCE OF PLEADINGS 92: THE NEED TO PROVIDE PARTICULARS OF SIGNIFICANT ALLEGATIONS: DEFENDANTS’ (LARGELY) SUCCESSFUL REQUEST FOR FURTHER INFORMATION NEEDED BEFORE THEY FILED A DEFENCE

September 18, 2026 · by · in Applications, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Statements of Case

Reports relating to requests for further information are relatively rare. In this case the judge considers the defendants’ request in detail.  The claimant was not ordered to answer all of the questions raised. However the judgment does illustrate important issues…

THROWBACK FRIDAY: "OFFICE GOSSIP PROVES NOTHING: THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SOURCE OF INFORMATION AND BELIEF" (SEPTEMBER 2016)

THROWBACK FRIDAY: “OFFICE GOSSIP PROVES NOTHING: THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SOURCE OF INFORMATION AND BELIEF” (SEPTEMBER 2016)

September 18, 2026 · by · in Applications, Avoiding negligence claims, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Witness statements

This post written a decade ago deals with a recurring point in litigation as we have already seen this week.  The tendency of witnesses, and lawyers to allow witnesses, to give “evidence” in witness statements of matters on which they…