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HOUSING POSSESSION DUTY DESK: SIMON MULLINGS AND SUE JAMES:  "SO MUCH MORE THAN" A PRACTICAL GUIDE

HOUSING POSSESSION DUTY DESK: SIMON MULLINGS AND SUE JAMES: “SO MUCH MORE THAN” A PRACTICAL GUIDE

March 14, 2021 · by gexall · in Book Review, Civil Procedure

If there is a “front line” of the legal world a large part of it has to be the housing possession duty desk.  A lawyer, with no previous knowledge of the case, is called upon to try to save the…

VICARIOUS TRAUMA IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION:  A REVIEW: A BOOK WELL WORTH BUYING

VICARIOUS TRAUMA IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION: A REVIEW: A BOOK WELL WORTH BUYING

February 15, 2021 · by gexall · in Book Review, Well being

This is a book that is long overdue.  A careful and detailed consideration of issues relating to trauma and burnout in the legal profession. It is both topical (covering the impact of Covid) and also wider ranging than the short…

PARTICIPATION IN COURTS AND TRIBUNALS:  NEW BOOK

PARTICIPATION IN COURTS AND TRIBUNALS: NEW BOOK

September 30, 2020 · by gexall · in Book Review

The issue of participation in court proceedings is a very real one at the moment.  Almost on cue yesterday the publication today of Participation in Courts and Tribunals: Concepts, Realities and Aspirations (editors: Jessica Jacobson and Penny Cooper). It is available as…

FAKE LAW AND "COMPENSATION CULTURE": A REVIEW: "SPEND HALF-AN-HOUR WITH A PERSONAL INJURY LAWYER (SHOULD THAT MISFORTUNE BEFALL YOU)"

FAKE LAW AND “COMPENSATION CULTURE”: A REVIEW: “SPEND HALF-AN-HOUR WITH A PERSONAL INJURY LAWYER (SHOULD THAT MISFORTUNE BEFALL YOU)”

September 16, 2020 · by gexall · in Book Review, Damages, Personal Injury

The Secret Barrister has written their second book “Fake Law”, looking at many of the misconceptions that surround the legal system.   Here are selected extracts from the chapter on “Your Health”.   It takes a critical look at the way in…

A DIFFICULT HEAD OF DAMAGE THAT MAY MAKE THE JUDGE WANT TO RETIRE: BOOK REVIEW: PIBA GUIDE TO PENSION LOSS CALCULATION: JAMES ROWLEY Q.C. & MATTHEW WHITE

A DIFFICULT HEAD OF DAMAGE THAT MAY MAKE THE JUDGE WANT TO RETIRE: BOOK REVIEW: PIBA GUIDE TO PENSION LOSS CALCULATION: JAMES ROWLEY Q.C. & MATTHEW WHITE

August 30, 2020 · by gexall · in Book Review, Damages, Personal Injury

The loss, or reduction, of income due to a personal injury is one of the primary concerns to most victims.   Loss of earnings is a matter that is often under-explored in many texts relating to damages.  This is even more…

SOME LAWYERS HAVE WRITTEN POEMS ABOUT COVID AND THE LAW, I'VE JUST READ IT TWICE  NOW AND I'M SIMPLY IN AWE

SOME LAWYERS HAVE WRITTEN POEMS ABOUT COVID AND THE LAW, I’VE JUST READ IT TWICE NOW AND I’M SIMPLY IN AWE

June 4, 2020 · by gexall · in Book Review, Coronavirus

Quite a few decades  – possibly to the day – since I finished my A Level English Literature  exam I find myself reviewing a book of poetry. (Mrs Turner and Mr Payne were right, these skills would come in handy…

BOOK REVIEW:  GUIDE TO CATASTROPHIC INJURY CLAIMS

BOOK REVIEW: GUIDE TO CATASTROPHIC INJURY CLAIMS

February 12, 2020 · by gexall · in Book Review, Damages, Personal Injury

I have been sent a copy of the 3rd edition of the Guide to Catastrophic Injury Claims by Stuart McKechnie QC and others. I can review it briefly. This is a book that needs to be on your shelf if…

BOOK LAUNCH: 27th FEBRUARY 2020 - 5 PARK SQUARE, LEEDS

BOOK LAUNCH: 27th FEBRUARY 2020 – 5 PARK SQUARE, LEEDS

January 27, 2020 · by gexall · in Book Review

On the 27th February 2020 Kings Chambers in Leeds is holding a book launch to mark the publishing of Munkman and Exall on Damages, 14th edition.  We would like to invite all readers of this blog (at home and abroad). …

BOOK REVIEW: CLINICAL NEGLIGENCE MADE CLEAR: NIGEL POOLE QC

BOOK REVIEW: CLINICAL NEGLIGENCE MADE CLEAR: NIGEL POOLE QC

October 21, 2019 · by gexall · in Book Review, Case Management, Civil evidence, Clinical Negligence

Nigel Poole QC has a book published this month “Clinical Negligence Made Clear A Guide for Patients and Professionals”.  I have had access to the printed and the digital copy, and I’ve had fun… “If you can’t explain it simply, you…

LEGAL AID MATTERS: SUCH A WONDERFUL LITTLE BOOK - A REVIEW OF 70 YEARS OF THE CONTRIBUTION OF LEGAL AID TO OUR SOCIETY

LEGAL AID MATTERS: SUCH A WONDERFUL LITTLE BOOK – A REVIEW OF 70 YEARS OF THE CONTRIBUTION OF LEGAL AID TO OUR SOCIETY

July 25, 2019 · by gexall · in Access to justice, Book Review

This small, but important, book from the Justice Alliance is (I imagine) deliberately designed to resemble the campaigning pamphlets that used to be an essential part of public and political debate.  It was printed by the Legal Action Group and…

PUPILLAGE & HOW TO GET IT: A WHOLE NEW OUTLOOK: A WEBSITE WELL WORTH READING

PUPILLAGE & HOW TO GET IT: A WHOLE NEW OUTLOOK: A WEBSITE WELL WORTH READING

January 16, 2019 · by gexall · in Book Review

One of the (many) surprising things I have come across as a result of starting this blog is a recommendation (almost a requirement) from a prominent set of chambers that their prospective pupils read it before attending for interviews ….

BOOK REVIEW: IN YOUR DEFENCE: A BARGAIN AT ANY PRICE

BOOK REVIEW: IN YOUR DEFENCE: A BARGAIN AT ANY PRICE

December 28, 2018 · by gexall · in Advocacy, Book Review

I have said before that it is the criminal (and family) lawyers that have the best tales. However there are always things we can learn. If you have a Kindle (or access to the Kindle app) “In Your Defence”  by Sarah…

WHY DO CRIMINAL LAWYERS HAVE ALL THE BEST STORIES? A REVIEW OF "UNDER THE WIG"

WHY DO CRIMINAL LAWYERS HAVE ALL THE BEST STORIES? A REVIEW OF “UNDER THE WIG”

September 12, 2018 · by gexall · in Advocacy, Book Review

The bookshops appear to be awash with books by lawyers, fiction and non-fiction. Virtually all of these are by criminal lawyers.  We civil lawyers clearly have far less interesting stories to tell. When I was sent “Under the Wig” by…

SOLICITOR AND CLIENT COSTS: A PRACTICAL GUIDE - BOOK REVIEW: BUY IT AND READ IT: £30 WORTH SPENDING

SOLICITOR AND CLIENT COSTS: A PRACTICAL GUIDE – BOOK REVIEW: BUY IT AND READ IT: £30 WORTH SPENDING

July 15, 2018 · by gexall · in Assessment of Costs, Avoiding negligence claims, Book Review, Civil Procedure, Costs, Costs budgeting

Disputes  about costs between lawyers and their (former) clients can be “challenging”. Indeed they can be vitriolic and expensive.  The lawyer thinking “We’ve done the work” – the client thinking “how much” and “I got nothing out of it, why…

ADVOCACY: THE JUDGE'S VIEW SERIES 3 PART 6: MAY IT PLEASE YOU, MADAM: STORIES THAT EVERY LITIGATOR NEEDS TO KNOW...

ADVOCACY: THE JUDGE’S VIEW SERIES 3 PART 6: MAY IT PLEASE YOU, MADAM: STORIES THAT EVERY LITIGATOR NEEDS TO KNOW…

July 7, 2018 · by gexall · in Book Review, Bundles, Civil evidence, Witness statements

In the sixth in this series we a looking at “May it please you Madam” by retired District Judge Neil Hickman.  This is not designed as a guide for advocates, indeed the subtitle is “A little book of legal whimsy”. …

BELIEVING YOUR CLIENTS: CAN THEY AFFORD IT? THE COMPLEX ISSUE OF "TRUTH" AND "LIES": WHAT DOES THE LAWYER DO?

BELIEVING YOUR CLIENTS: CAN THEY AFFORD IT? THE COMPLEX ISSUE OF “TRUTH” AND “LIES”: WHAT DOES THE LAWYER DO?

May 13, 2018 · by gexall · in Advocacy, Applications, Book Review, Civil evidence, Witness statements

There are two sources for this post. The first is a blog by Lucy Reed on Pink Tape “It’s not my job to believe you – here’s why” ; the second is the judgment in  Ruffell -v- Lovatt HHJ Hughes 4 April 2018. …

CIVIL LITIGATORS AND THE SECRET BARRISTER 5: PUBLIC LEGAL EDUCATION: IT MAY NOT BE A BOON, HOWEVER IT IS PROBABLY A MUST

CIVIL LITIGATORS AND THE SECRET BARRISTER 5: PUBLIC LEGAL EDUCATION: IT MAY NOT BE A BOON, HOWEVER IT IS PROBABLY A MUST

April 4, 2018 · by gexall · in Book Review

There is a mug, available online, which reads “Don’t you mistake your Google search for my law degree”.  I am sure that many lawyers have been tempted to purchase a set. The Google search may not be helpful, however a…

CIVIL LITIGATORS AND THE SECRET BARRISTER 4: WHY WE CAN'T TRUST THE GOVERNMENT (OR OURSELVES)

CIVIL LITIGATORS AND THE SECRET BARRISTER 4: WHY WE CAN’T TRUST THE GOVERNMENT (OR OURSELVES)

March 28, 2018 · by gexall · in Access to justice, Book Review, Civil evidence, Witness statements

SB’s book sales plough on. It has reached the top 10 in the best seller list. The Criminal Bar Association have set up a fund to send a copy of the book to every MP. You can donate here.   …

THE SECRET BARRISTER AND CIVIL LITIGATORS 3:  "WHAT ABOUT OUR STATISTICS: "AN OUTRAGEOUS INTERFERENCE WITH THE RULE OF LAW

THE SECRET BARRISTER AND CIVIL LITIGATORS 3: “WHAT ABOUT OUR STATISTICS: “AN OUTRAGEOUS INTERFERENCE WITH THE RULE OF LAW

March 27, 2018 · by gexall · in Access to justice, Book Review, Civil Procedure

Chris Dale has done a proper. full-blown, review of SB’s book.  I’m still looking at it piecemeal.  Here I want to look at “targets”, statistics and the dangers they pose to the administration of justice. SB ON STATISTICS SB gives…

THE SECRET BARRISTER  AND CIVIL LITIGATORS 2: THE ESSENTIAL ROLE OF THE LITIGATION SOLICITOR

THE SECRET BARRISTER AND CIVIL LITIGATORS 2: THE ESSENTIAL ROLE OF THE LITIGATION SOLICITOR

March 26, 2018 · by gexall · in Access to justice, Book Review, Case Management, Civil Procedure

I am back to my review of the book that everyone is reading, the Secret Barrister’s “Stories of the Law and how its Broken”.  I’ve already have people ask me not to give too much away – “don’t spoil the plot”.  I…

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