https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/08/13/an-order-for-wasted-costs-narrowly-averted-but-then-there-were-issues-on-both-sides-none-of-the-legal-professionals-in-this-case-have-averted-themselves-with-glory/ 2026-08-12T16:37:30Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en AN ORDER FOR WASTED COSTS NARROWLY AVERTED - BUT THERE WERE ISSUES ON BOTH SIDES: "NONE OF THE LEGAL PROFESSIONALS IN THIS CASE HAVE AVERTED THEMSELVES WITH GLORY" 2026-08-13T08:00:58Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/08/13/attempts-to-revisit-the-preliminary-issues-refused-also-the-judge-would-have-preferred-to-see-witness-statements-not-just-documents/ 2026-08-12T15:54:55Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en ATTEMPTS TO "REVISIT" THE PRELIMINARY ISSUES REFUSED: ALSO THE JUDGE WOULD HAVE PREFERRED TO SEE WITNESS STATEMENTS NOT JUST DOCUMENTS... 2026-08-13T07:00:36Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/08/13/advocacy-the-judges-view-a-recap-of-the-series-3-there-is-a-special-ring-in-hell-for-a-certain-type-of-advocate-why-all-litigators-should-know-these-things/ 2026-08-12T15:10:43Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en ADVOCACY THE JUDGE'S VIEW A RECAP OF THE SERIES 3: "THERE IS A SPECIAL RING IN HELL FOR A CERTAIN TYPE OF ADVOCATE": WHY ALL LITIGATORS SHOULD KNOW THESE THINGS... 2026-08-13T06:00:36Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/08/12/witness-evidence-wednesday-the-paucity-of-evidence-provided-by-the-defendants-an-application-for-summary-judgment-cannot-be-defended-by-bare-assertion/ 2026-08-11T22:13:02Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en WITNESS EVIDENCE WEDNESDAY: THE PAUCITY OF EVIDENCE PROVIDED BY THE DEFENDANTS: AN APPLICATION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT CANNOT BE DEFENDED BY "BARE ASSERTION" 2026-08-12T07:00:34Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/08/12/cost-bites-433-what-are-significant-developments-when-you-want-to-vary-a-costs-budget-why-there-were-no-such-developments-here/ 2026-08-11T21:42:01Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en COST BITES 433: WHAT ARE "SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS" WHEN YOU WANT TO VARY A COSTS BUDGET? WHY THERE WERE NO SUCH DEVELOPMENTS HERE 2026-08-12T06:00:21Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/08/11/cost-bites-432-the-court-cannot-alter-the-costs-budget-unless-there-is-are-significant-developments-high-court-decision/ 2026-08-12T22:51:17Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en COST BITES 432: THE COURT CANNOT ALTER THE COSTS BUDGET UNLESS THERE ARE "SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS" : HIGH COURT DECISION 2026-08-11T14:30:29Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/08/11/cost-bites-431-a-case-where-both-sides-needed-relief-from-sanctions-so-that-they-could-argue-issues-of-costs-the-problems-flock-together/ 2026-08-10T21:35:54Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en COST BITES 431: A CASE WHERE BOTH SIDES NEEDED RELIEF FROM SANCTIONS SO THAT THEY COULD ARGUE ISSUES OF COSTS: THE PROBLEMS FLOCK TOGETHER... 2026-08-11T08:00:07Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/08/11/service-points-53-how-does-the-court-protect-the-position-of-a-party-who-wants-to-appeal-decision-in-relation-to-jurisdiction-but-risks-accepting-jurisdiction-in-the-meantime-a-puzzle-solved-by/ 2026-08-10T16:17:02Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en SERVICE POINTS 53: HOW DOES THE COURT PROTECT THE POSITION OF A PARTY WHO WANTS TO APPEAL DECISION IN RELATION TO JURISDICTION BUT RISKS "ACCEPTING" JURISDICTION IN THE MEANTIME? A PUZZLE SOLVED BY THE COURT OF APPEAL 2026-08-11T07:00:02Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/08/11/should-an-assessment-of-damages-go-ahead-pending-an-appeal-8-million-costs-could-help-avoid-45-million/ 2026-08-10T15:40:35Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en SHOULD AN ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGES GO AHEAD PENDING AN APPEAL? £8 MILLION COSTS COULD HELP AVOID £45 MILLION: THE TRIAL COULD MATERIALLY ADVANCE THE LITIGATION AND NARROW FUTURE DISPUTES 2026-08-11T06:00:19Z Blog