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WHAT HAS CIVIL LITIGATION BRIEF DONE ABOUT … OPPOSING APPLICATIONS TO AMEND STATEMENTS OF CASE? TEN KEY POINTS AND A BONUS POINT ABOUT LISTS OF ISSUES

WHAT HAS CIVIL LITIGATION BRIEF DONE ABOUT … OPPOSING APPLICATIONS TO AMEND STATEMENTS OF CASE? TEN KEY POINTS AND A BONUS POINT ABOUT LISTS OF ISSUES

October 8, 2026 · by gexall · in Amendment, Applications, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Statements of Case

A blog about civil procedure has to have balance. The previous post considered applications to amend from the applicant’s perspective. Here we consider the position of those opposing an application. Litigators are as likely to be opposing an application as…

STRIKING OUT AND ABUSE OF PROCESS: WHEN EARLIER ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS DO NOT PREVENT A SUBSEQUENT CLAIM: AND YOU CANNOT SIMPLY BYPASS CPR PART 24

STRIKING OUT AND ABUSE OF PROCESS: WHEN EARLIER ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS DO NOT PREVENT A SUBSEQUENT CLAIM: AND YOU CANNOT SIMPLY BYPASS CPR PART 24

October 8, 2026 · by gexall · in Applications, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Striking out, Summary judgment

There are some cases that have the flavour of a legal question posed by a law lecturer who is anxious to stretch their students to the limit. This is one of those cases, involving (alleged) abuse of process, separate corporate…

WHAT HAS CIVIL LITIGATION BRIEF DONE ABOUT … APPLICATIONS TO AMEND STATEMENTS OF CASE? TEN KEY POINTS FOR APPLICANTS (PLUS A "BONUS POINT" AND USEFUL LINKS...).)

WHAT HAS CIVIL LITIGATION BRIEF DONE ABOUT … APPLICATIONS TO AMEND STATEMENTS OF CASE? TEN KEY POINTS FOR APPLICANTS (PLUS A “BONUS POINT” AND USEFUL LINKS…).)

October 8, 2026 · by gexall · in Amendment, Applications, Avoiding negligence claims, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Statements of Case

The posts earlier this morning highlighted the major obstacles facing a litigant who wants to amend their pleadings at a very late stage.  This is a good time to look at previous posts on amendments, together with links to the…

THE CURRENT IMPORTANCE OF PLEADINGS 98 : THE COURT REJECTS A LATE APPLICATION TO AMEND: THE CLAIMANT DID NOT HAVE A STRONG CASE

THE CURRENT IMPORTANCE OF PLEADINGS 98 : THE COURT REJECTS A LATE APPLICATION TO AMEND: THE CLAIMANT DID NOT HAVE A STRONG CASE

October 8, 2026 · by gexall · in Amendment, Applications, Avoiding negligence claims, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Statements of Case

We have already look at this case in relation to the claimant’s application for relief from sanctions.   The claimant was granted relief in relation to late service of the proposed amendments. However that did not, in fact, get the claimant…

THE CURRENT IMPORTANCE OF PLEADINGS 97 : CLAIMANT GIVEN LEAVE TO APPLY TO AMEND PLEADINGS THAT WERE SERVED LATE, BUT DIDN'T GET VERY FAR (OH, AND LEADING COUNSEL BEING ON HOLIDAY IS NOT A GOOD REASON FOR A BREACH...)

THE CURRENT IMPORTANCE OF PLEADINGS 97 : CLAIMANT GIVEN LEAVE TO APPLY TO AMEND PLEADINGS THAT WERE SERVED LATE, BUT DIDN’T GET VERY FAR (OH, AND LEADING COUNSEL BEING ON HOLIDAY IS NOT A GOOD REASON FOR A BREACH…)

October 8, 2026 · by gexall · in Amendment, Applications, Avoiding negligence claims, Civil Procedure, Extensions of time, Members Content, Relief from sanctions, Statements of Case

This is a case we are looking at in two parts.  Firstly we are looking at the claimant’s application for relief from sanctions when it served amended Particulars of Claim outside the time period ordered by the court. A second…

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