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(CLINICAL NEGLIGENCE): WEBINAR 10th JUNE 2026 2026-06-04T12:30:08Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/06/04/cost-bites-397-the-parties-that-spent-500000-in-a-dispute-that-was-worth-5000-the-judge-found-good-reason-to-depart-from-the-defendants-costs-budget-a-case-i-would-encourage-every-litigator-to/ 2026-06-04T10:34:03Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en COST BITES 397: THE PARTIES THAT SPENT £500,000 IN A DISPUTE THAT WAS WORTH £5,000: THE JUDGE FOUND GOOD REASON TO DEPART FROM THE DEFENDANT'S COSTS BUDGET (A CASE I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERY LITIGATOR TO READ) 2026-06-04T11:00:40Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/06/04/can-you-convert-part-7-proceedings-to-part-8-proceedings-this-remains-an-open-question/ 2026-06-03T13:35:38Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en CAN YOU CONVERT PART 7 PROCEEDINGS TO PART 8 PROCEEDINGS: THIS REMAINS AN OPEN QUESTION 2026-06-04T08:00:10Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/06/04/cost-bites-395-the-claimants-conduct-was-such-it-was-appropriate-to-award-indemnity-costs-in-the-national-lottery-case-it-was-not-appropriate-to-reduce-the-successful-defendants-costs/ 2026-06-03T15:54:04Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en COST BITES 396 : THE CLAIMANT'S CONDUCT WAS SUCH IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO AWARD INDEMNITY COSTS IN THE NATIONAL LOTTERY CASE; IT WAS NOT APPROPRIATE TO REDUCE THE SUCCESSFUL DEFENDANTS' COSTS 2026-06-04T07:00:04Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/06/04/cost-bites-395-a-retainer-was-not-a-contentious-business-agreement-because-the-terms-in-relation-to-hourly-rates-rendered-it-too-uncertain-court-of-appeal-decision-yesterday/ 2026-06-03T21:29:59Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en COST BITES 395: A RETAINER WAS NOT A CONTENTIOUS BUSINESS AGREEMENT BECAUSE THE TERMS IN RELATION TO HOURLY RATES RENDERED IT TOO UNCERTAIN (COURT OF APPEAL DECISION YESTERDAY) 2026-06-04T06:00:46Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/06/03/a-claimants-successful-appeal-in-a-housing-disrepair-claim-the-district-judge-was-wrong-to-allocate-the-matter-to-the-small-claims-track/ 2026-06-03T10:46:30Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en A CLAIMANT'S SUCCESSFUL APPEAL IN A HOUSING DISREPAIR CLAIM: THE DISTRICT JUDGE WAS WRONG TO ALLOCATE THE MATTER TO THE SMALL CLAIMS TRACK... 2026-06-03T11:00:38Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/06/03/the-times-or-the-courts-they-are-a-changing-modernising-the-high-court-through-the-establishment-of-the-business-property-division/ 2026-06-03T09:45:04Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en THE TIMES (OR THE COURTS) THEY ARE A CHANGING: MODERNISING THE HIGH COURT THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BUSINESS & PROPERTY DIVISION 2026-06-03T10:00:05Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/06/03/cost-bites-394-court-overturns-decision-that-a-claimant-landlord-is-entitled-to-recover-the-costs-award-of-interest-also-overturned/ 2026-06-03T09:24:47Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en COST BITES 394: COURT OVERTURNS DECISION THAT A CLAIMANT LANDLORD IS ENTITLED TO RECOVER THE COSTS: AWARD OF INTEREST ALSO OVERTURNED 2026-06-03T09:30:01Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/06/03/witness-evidence-wednesday-analysis-of-the-role-of-witness-evidence-in-a-clinical-negligence-trial/ 2026-06-02T22:04:38Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en WITNESS EVIDENCE WEDNESDAY: ANALYSIS OF THE ROLE OF WITNESS EVIDENCE IN A CLINICAL NEGLIGENCE TRIAL 2026-06-03T06:00:33Z Blog