HOW SHOULD A CLAIMANT RESPOND TO THE COUNTER-SCHEDULE? WEBINAR 14th OCTOBER 2026
A great deal of the claimant lawyer’s time is spent considering and building a case on damages. However it is sensible for the lawyer to stop and think how realistic the claim for damages is. One of the best means…
BACK TO BASICS MONDAY: WHAT DO YOU ADVISE A CLIENT WHO HAS A COSTS ORDER AGAINST THEM: THE IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH: 10 KEY POINTS AND USEFUL LINKS
This posts looks at the lawyer’s role immediately after the court has made an order that your client must pay the other side’s costs. The client may be disappointed, angry or astonished at the result. There may be a strong…
PROVING THINGS 299 : DISCLOSURE FAILURES, MISSING DOCUMENTS AND THE RELIABILITY OF WITNESS EVIDENCE: THE CONSEQUENCES AT TRIAL
This is a case that demonstrates the importance of disclosure and the dangers of failing to preserve, or positively destroying, documentary evidence in a civil case. The judge found the (first) defendant’s conduct in that regard was extremely telling. Much…
EXPERT WATCH 77 : YOU CANNOT WAIT UNTIL TRIAL TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE ABSENCE OF EXPERT EVIDENCE (PARTICULARLY WHEN YOU HAVE EARLIER SAID IT WAS UNNECESSARY)
Here we have a case where the defendants, in a skeleton argument for trial, argued that the claimants could not succeed because they had to expert evidence to support their case for breach of duty. That submission was roundly rejected…
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