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THE ELEVENTH ANNIVERSARY OF CIVIL LITIGATION BRIEF: A LOOK BACK TO THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY

THE ELEVENTH ANNIVERSARY OF CIVIL LITIGATION BRIEF: A LOOK BACK TO THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY

June 23, 2024 · by gexall · in Civil Procedure, Fork handles, Members Content

Today marks the 11th anniversary of the setting up of this blog.  Rather than review the previous decade I thought it would be a good time to repeat what I said on the first anniversary.  The growth and size of…

TEN YEARS OF BLOGGING : A DECADE OF CIVIL LITIGATION BRIEF: A QUICK LOOK BACK AND AN EVEN QUICKER LOOK FORWARD

TEN YEARS OF BLOGGING : A DECADE OF CIVIL LITIGATION BRIEF: A QUICK LOOK BACK AND AN EVEN QUICKER LOOK FORWARD

June 23, 2023 · by gexall · in Civil Procedure, Fork handles, Members Content, Well being

The 24th June 2023 marks the 10th anniversary of the start of the blog.  I did worry, when I started, whether there would be enough material to . However, over the past 10 years I have never been short of…

NINE YEARS OF BLOGGING: 9th ANNIVERSARY OF CIVIL LITIGATION BRIEF (AS A BLOG)

NINE YEARS OF BLOGGING: 9th ANNIVERSARY OF CIVIL LITIGATION BRIEF (AS A BLOG)

June 26, 2022 · by gexall · in Fork handles, Members Content

This blog has now reached its 9th year.  I have resisted the temptation to do a full scale review (I’m saving that for the 10th). I am just looking at edited highlights. FACTS AND FIGURES There are 4,761 posts on…

CLAIMANT WHO FAILED TO USE THE PORTAL WAS UNREASONABLE AND HAS TO FACE THE MUSIC: FIXED COSTS APPLY

CLAIMANT WHO FAILED TO USE THE PORTAL WAS UNREASONABLE AND HAS TO FACE THE MUSIC: FIXED COSTS APPLY

August 19, 2021 · by gexall · in Civil Procedure, Costs, Fork handles, Members Content, Personal Injury

I am grateful to Gemma Blackburn from DWF Law for bringing my attention to the judgment of Costs Judge Haworth in Harford v Music Store Professional UK/DV247 Ltd [2021] EWHC B17 (Costs).   “I am satisfied that in this case…

SIXTH ANNIVERSARY OF CIVIL LITIGATION BRIEF (AS A BLOG): A REVIEW OF ADVICE RECEIVED FROM ACROSS THE PROFESSION AND ACROSS THE WORLD

SIXTH ANNIVERSARY OF CIVIL LITIGATION BRIEF (AS A BLOG): A REVIEW OF ADVICE RECEIVED FROM ACROSS THE PROFESSION AND ACROSS THE WORLD

June 24, 2019 · by gexall · in Access to justice, Applications, Avoiding negligence claims, Fork handles, Members Content, Risks of litigation, Useful links, Witness statements

Today marks the 6th anniversary of the blog.  Last year I did a detailed review of many of the series and key points over the previous years.   To celebrate this year I am concentrating on the contributions made by others….

YOU'RE FIRED: A LITIGATOR ON THE APPRENTICE 8: "THE BIGGEST ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY SINCE HATTON GARDEN": DID OUR LAWYER GET THEIR HANDS DIRTY?

YOU’RE FIRED: A LITIGATOR ON THE APPRENTICE 8: “THE BIGGEST ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY SINCE HATTON GARDEN”: DID OUR LAWYER GET THEIR HANDS DIRTY?

November 14, 2018 · by gexall · in Fork handles, Fundamental Dishonesty, Members Content, Witness statements

We have one surviving lawyer – Sarah Ann. This week she switched teams – to “Collaborative” and turned her hand to garden design, even getting her hands dirty in the process. Her team won.  This series continues for another week….

FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF CIVIL LITIGATION BRIEF:  A (BRIEF) RECAP

FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF CIVIL LITIGATION BRIEF: A (BRIEF) RECAP

June 29, 2017 · by gexall · in Fork handles, Members Content

This week sees the fourth anniversary of this blog.  I am going to repeat most of what I said in the post on the first anniversary. CIVIL PROCEDURE IN JUNE 2013 When the blog started civil procedure was a slightly…

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