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PROPORTIONALITY AND LITIGATION (2): WHERE DOES IT ALL START TO GO WRONG? (AND HOW DO YOU AVOID IT?)

PROPORTIONALITY AND LITIGATION (2): WHERE DOES IT ALL START TO GO WRONG? (AND HOW DO YOU AVOID IT?)

September 23, 2026 · by gexall · in Applications, Avoiding negligence claims, Civil Procedure, Costs, Members Content, Proportionality, Useful links

This short series on proportionality is aimed, primarily, at protecting the client and the lawyer.  A client may be exposed to excessive costs and the lawyers get blamed for this.  There are (it is to be hoped) few cases where…

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