https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/11/05/writing-letters-to-the-judge-after-a-draft-judgment-is-circulated-this-is-about-as-far-away-from-the-conduct-of-solicitors-conducting-litigation-as-it-is-possible-to-get/ 2026-11-05T12:52:45Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en WRITING LETTERS TO THE JUDGE AFTER A DRAFT JUDGMENT IS CIRCULATED: "THIS IS ABOUT AS FAR AWAY FROM THE CONDUCT OF SOLICITORS CONDUCTING LITIGATION AS IT IS POSSIBLE TO GET" 2026-11-05T12:52:45Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/11/05/proving-things-303-proving-postal-service-a-mere-assertion-of-non-receipt-does-not-suffice-to-rebut-the-presumption/ 2026-11-05T10:43:12Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en PROVING THINGS 303: PROVING POSTAL SERVICE: "A MERE ASSERTION OF NON-RECEIPT DOES NOT SUFFICE TO REBUT THE PRESUMPTION" 2026-11-05T12:00:47Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/11/05/cost-bites-453-costs-award-to-a-litigant-in-person-these-assessments-are-made-with-a-fairly-broad-brush/ 2026-11-04T12:38:24Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en COST BITES 453: COSTS AWARD TO A LITIGANT IN PERSON: "... THESE ASSESSMENTS ARE MADE WITH A FAIRLY BROAD BRUSH": THESE ARE NOT NOMINAL AMOUNTS 2026-11-05T09:00:53Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/11/05/cost-bites-452-court-does-not-set-aside-previous-costs-orders-made-in-proceedings-where-the-defendants-were-ultimately-successful/ 2026-11-04T11:31:59Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en COST BITES 452: COURT DOES NOT SET ASIDE PREVIOUS COSTS ORDERS MADE IN PROCEEDINGS WHERE THE DEFENDANTS WERE ULTIMATELY SUCCESSFUL 2026-11-05T08:00:26Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/11/05/remember-that-giving-an-undertaking-as-to-damages-when-obtaining-an-injunction-can-be-expensive-very-expensive-in-this-case-it-may-run-into-tens-of-milions-of-dollars/ 2026-11-04T10:41:27Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en REMEMBER THAT GIVING AN UNDERTAKING AS TO DAMAGES WHEN OBTAINING AN INJUNCTION CAN BE EXPENSIVE (VERY EXPENSIVE) IN THIS CASE IT MAY RUN INTO TENS OF MILIONS (OF DOLLARS...) 2026-11-05T07:00:55Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/11/04/the-court-refuses-defendants-application-for-an-order-that-the-claimants-solicitors-cease-to-act-for-her-there-is-no-automatic-conflict-and-evidence-is-required/ 2026-11-04T13:56:16Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en THE COURT REFUSES DEFENDANT'S APPLICATION FOR AN ORDER THAT THE CLAIMANT'S SOLICITORS CEASE TO ACT FOR HER: THERE IS NO AUTOMATIC CONFLICT AND EVIDENCE IS REQUIRED 2026-11-04T13:09:18Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/11/04/witness-evidence-wednesday-double-hearsay-is-still-evidence-court-of-appeal-overturns-bankruptcy-order-after-witness-evidence-was-wrongly-discounted/ 2026-11-03T17:02:38Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en WITNESS EVIDENCE WEDNESDAY: DOUBLE HEARSAY IS STILL EVIDENCE: COURT OF APPEAL OVERTURNS BANKRUPTCY ORDER AFTER WITNESS EVIDENCE WAS WRONGLY DISCOUNTED 2026-11-04T12:00:26Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/11/04/another-case-about-settlement-full-and-final-settlement-of-what-the-importance-of-knowing-precisely-what-has-been-settled/ 2026-11-03T14:10:05Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en ANOTHER CASE ABOUT SETTLEMENT: “FULL AND FINAL SETTLEMENT” OF WHAT? THE IMPORTANCE OF KNOWING PRECISELY WHAT HAS BEEN SETTLED 2026-11-04T09:00:53Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/11/04/here-we-have-a-claimant-taking-a-lot-of-chances-in-relation-to-compliance-and-procedure-but-they-live-to-fight-another-day/ 2026-11-03T13:38:06Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en HERE WE HAVE A CLAIMANT TAKING A LOT OF CHANCES IN RELATION TO COMPLIANCE AND PROCEDURE: BUT THEY LIVE TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY 2026-11-04T08:00:41Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/11/04/more-hallucination-points-to-watch-ai-can-simply-make-things-up-another-warning-from-the-courts-the-material-produced-can-be-plausible-but-inaccurate/ 2026-11-03T12:18:02Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en MORE HALLUCINATION POINTS TO WATCH: AI CAN SIMPLY MAKE THINGS UP (ANOTHER WARNING FROM THE COURTS): THE MATERIAL PRODUCED CAN BE "PLAUSIBLE BUT INACCURATE" 2026-11-04T07:00:19Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/11/03/which-city-is-best-for-the-trial-a-judgment-from-the-usa-and-its-imagined-english-equivalent-the-court-can-further-reassure-visiting-practitioners-that-the-courthouse-has-electric-lighting-ind/ 2026-11-02T15:56:42Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en WHICH CITY IS BEST FOR THE TRIAL? A JUDGMENT FROM THE USA AND ITS (IMAGINED) ENGLISH EQUIVALENT: "THE COURT CAN FURTHER REASSURE VISITING PRACTITIONERS THAT THE COURTHOUSE HAS ELECTRIC LIGHTING, INDOOR PLUMBING AND DOORS WHICH OPEN WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF A WHIPPET." 2026-11-03T12:00:23Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/11/03/cost-bites-451-the-impact-of-a-statutory-requirement-on-a-costs-budget-the-statute-takes-precedence-over-the-cpr-the-difference-to-a-budget-when-the-court-is-compelled-to-take-the-financial-positio/ 2026-11-03T11:21:38Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en COST BITES 451: THE IMPACT OF A STATUTORY REQUIREMENT ON A COSTS BUDGET: THE STATUTE TAKES PRECEDENCE OVER THE CPR: THE DIFFERENCE TO A BUDGET WHEN THE COURT IS COMPELLED TO TAKE THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE PARTIES INTO ACCOUNT 2026-11-03T11:21:38Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/11/03/what-you-say-or-dont-say-in-a-mediation-and-afterwards-can-be-of-critical-importance-court-sets-aside-a-settlement-agreement-and-orders-repayment/ 2026-11-02T15:37:35Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en WHAT YOU SAY (OR DON'T SAY) IN A MEDIATION, AND AFTERWARDS, CAN BE OF CRITICAL IMPORTANCE: COURT SETS ASIDE A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND ORDERS REPAYMENT 2026-11-03T08:00:41Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/11/03/litigators-lifelines-1-prudent-steps-to-take-when-advising-on-settlement-links-and-guidance-from-throughout-the-world/ 2026-11-01T21:16:19Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en LITIGATOR'S LIFELINES 1: PRUDENT STEPS TO TAKE WHEN ADVISING ON SETTLEMENT: LINKS AND GUIDANCE (FROM THROUGHOUT THE WORLD..) 2026-11-03T07:00:30Z Blog