https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/05/20/the-current-importance-of-pleadings-74-a-party-cannot-simply-seek-to-amend-the-list-of-issues-to-include-an-issue-that-it-has-never-pleaded/ 2026-05-20T14:14:20Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en THE CURRENT IMPORTANCE OF PLEADINGS 74: A PARTY CANNOT SIMPLY SEEK TO AMEND THE LIST OF ISSUES TO INCLUDE AN ISSUE THAT IT HAS NEVER PLEADED 2026-05-20T14:30:45Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/05/20/webinars-available-on-demand-witness-statements-mazur-informing-the-client-about-the-costs-of-litigation-and-part-36-a-heady-brew-to-lighten-up-any-litigators-day/ 2026-05-19T15:55:32Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en WEBINARS AVAILABLE ON DEMAND: WITNESS STATEMENTS; MAZUR; INFORMING THE CLIENT ABOUT THE COSTS OF LITIGATION AND PART 36: A HEADY BREW TO LIGHTEN UP ANY LITIGATOR'S DAY... 2026-05-20T09:00:32Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/05/20/a-claimants-part-36-offer-that-gave-a-9-discount-was-sober-and-realistic-it-was-not-unjust-for-the-defendant-to-face-the-normal-consequences-of-failing-to-beat-it/ 2026-05-19T19:04:50Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en A CLAIMANT'S PART 36 OFFER THAT GAVE A 9% DISCOUNT WAS "SOBER AND REALISTIC": IT WAS NOT UNJUST FOR THE DEFENDANT TO FACE THE NORMAL CONSEQUENCES OF FAILING TO BEAT IT 2026-05-20T08:00:19Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/05/20/the-current-importance-of-pleadings-73-court-strikes-out-claim-for-2-1-million-following-mclaren-catching-fire-the-case-was-not-properly-particularised/ 2026-05-19T16:05:37Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en THE CURRENT IMPORTANCE OF PLEADINGS 73: COURT STRIKES OUT CLAIM FOR £2.1 MILLION FOLLOWING McLAREN CATCHING FIRE: THE CASE WAS NOT PROPERLY PARTICULARISED 2026-05-20T07:00:18Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/05/20/witness-evidence-wednesday-witness-evidence-a-late-application-for-summary-judgment-and-the-law-of-unintended-consequences/ 2026-05-19T19:49:54Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en WITNESS EVIDENCE WEDNESDAY: WITNESS EVIDENCE, A LATE APPLICATION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND THE LAW OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES... 2026-05-20T06:00:38Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/05/19/avoiding-undersettlement-protecting-the-client-and-protecting-yourself-webinar-26th-may-2026/ 2026-05-19T12:52:40Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en AVOIDING UNDERSETTLEMENT: PROTECTING THE CLIENT AND PROTECTING YOURSELF: WEBINAR 26th MAY 2026 2026-05-19T13:00:26Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/05/19/an-ounce-of-commonsense-could-have-resolved-this-as-it-is-the-court-will-allow-litigation-to-continue-in-two-jurisdictions/ 2026-05-19T09:43:37Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en AN "OUNCE OF COMMONSENSE" COULD HAVE RESOLVED THIS - AS IT IS THE COURT WILL ALLOW LITIGATION TO CONTINUE IN TWO JURISDICTIONS. 2026-05-19T12:00:41Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/05/19/the-position-following-death-of-a-party-the-family-procedure-rules-cannot-borrow-provisions-from-the-cpr-appeal-struck-out/ 2026-05-19T09:05:12Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en THE POSITION FOLLOWING DEATH OF A PARTY: THE FAMILY PROCEDURE RULES CANNOT "BORROW" PROVISIONS FROM THE CPR: APPEAL STRUCK OUT 2026-05-19T11:00:50Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/05/19/cost-bites-388-a-company-cannot-claim-its-own-employees-time-as-legal-costs-when-it-was-represented-on-an-appeal/ 2026-05-18T19:21:11Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en COST BITES 388: A COMPANY CANNOT CLAIM ITS OWN EMPLOYEE'S TIME AS LEGAL COSTS WHEN IT WAS REPRESENTED ON AN APPEAL 2026-05-19T07:00:30Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/05/19/the-current-importance-of-pleadings-72-the-court-would-not-allow-the-claimants-a-fall-back-position-of-a-second-hearing-a-trial-is-the-first-and-last-night-of-the-show-it-is-not-a-dress-rehea/ 2026-05-18T18:45:13Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en THE CURRENT IMPORTANCE OF PLEADINGS 72: THE COURT WOULD NOT ALLOW THE CLAIMANTS A "FALL BACK" POSITION OF A SECOND HEARING: "A TRIAL IS THE FIRST AND LAST NIGHT OF THE SHOW; IT IS NOT A DRESS REHEARSAL" 2026-05-19T06:00:09Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/05/18/the-court-has-no-power-to-extend-time-for-issue-when-a-solicitor-wishes-to-challenge-a-sra-intervention-and-why-it-is-advisable-to-put-all-the-necessary-information-on-the-claim-form/ 2026-05-18T10:16:03Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en THE COURT HAS NO POWER TO EXTEND TIME FOR ISSUE WHEN A SOLICITOR WISHES TO CHALLENGE A SRA INTERVENTION (AND WHY IT IS ADVISABLE TO PUT ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATION ON THE CLAIM FORM...) 2026-05-18T11:00:45Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/05/18/expert-watch-47-an-expert-cannot-omit-matters-from-their-report-on-the-basis-that-they-could-explain-them-when-questioned-this-belied-a-fundamental-misunderstanding-of-the-obligations-upon-a-cpr-c/ 2026-05-18T08:42:27Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en EXPERT WATCH 47: AN EXPERT CANNOT OMIT MATTERS FROM THEIR REPORT ON THE BASIS THAT THEY COULD EXPLAIN THEM WHEN QUESTIONED: "THIS BELIED A FUNDAMENTAL MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE OBLIGATIONS UPON A CPR COMPLIANT REPORT" 2026-05-18T09:00:42Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/05/18/cost-bites-387-there-is-no-presumption-that-there-must-be-a-detailed-assessment-where-a-case-lasts-more-than-one-day-judge-summarily-assesses-costs-after-a-three-day-hearing/ 2026-05-16T20:59:09Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en COST BITES 387: THERE IS NO PRESUMPTION THAT THERE MUST BE A DETAILED ASSESSMENT WHERE A CASE LASTS MORE THAN ONE DAY: JUDGE SUMMARILY ASSESSES COSTS AFTER A THREE DAY HEARING 2026-05-18T07:00:44Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/05/18/back-to-basics-monday-the-right-of-a-defendant-to-ask-for-a-claim-form-to-be-served-cpr-7-7-considered/ 2026-05-16T20:14:31Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en BACK TO BASICS MONDAY: THE RIGHT OF A DEFENDANT TO ASK FOR A CLAIM FORM TO BE SERVED: CPR 7.7 CONSIDERED 2026-05-18T06:00:06Z Blog