APPEALS: POINTS OF LAW AND BUNDLES: LITIGANTS SHOWN THE YELLOW CARD: YOU CAN READ THE RULES HERE
In Banks v Blount [2022] EWHC 1491 (QB) Mr Justice Ritchie was critical of an appellant for failing to comply with two basic elements of the practice directions relating to appeals. The need for clarity and precision when referring to…
WHAT A DAY FOR BUNDLES – SUPREME COURT SHENANIGANS DOESN’T LEAD TO PANNICK: A RECAP OF AVAILABLE GUIDANCE
Yesterday the Supreme Court was hearing two appeals in relation to the the prorogation of Parliament. The line up of legal talent is immense. However every single litigation lawyer watching could identify with the problems that the court was having…
BUNDLES AGAIN: DOUBLE SIDED BUNDLES – A MUST AT TRIAL – A NO, NO IN THE COURT OF APPEAL (DOES NOBODY THINK OF THE TREES…)
There was much excitement about the rules changes so that bundles for applications and trials should be double-sided. However nothing is consistent in legal procedure. I am grateful to barrister Matt Jackson for sending me a (highly redacted) copy…
A SECOND POST ABOUT BUNDLES OF AUTHORITIES: SORTING OF AUTHORITIES BY ALPHABETICAL ORDER NOT HELPFUL: COMMENTS FROM THE COURT OF APPEAL TODAY
The Court of Appeal adjourned the hearing today in Swift -v- Carpenter. Looking at the footage at 1.04 you can see a comment by the court in relation to the bundle of authorities. THE BUNDLE WAS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER…
BUNDLES IN THE SUPREME COURT: EXERCISING RESTRAINT
There was a short postscript to the judgment of the Supreme Court in Poshteh v Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea [2017] UKSC 36> Lord Carnwath gave the single judgment. Even the Supreme Court complains about bundles. This adds to…
WHEN BUNDLES & SANCTIONS COLLIDE: DAVIS -v- RAJA: FAILURE TO FILE APPEAL BUNDLE LEADS TO APPEAL BEING STRUCK OUT
In Davis Solicitors LLP -v- Raja [2015] EWHC 519 (QB) Mr Justice Supperstone refused the claimant relief from sanctions following a failure to comply with directions on appeal in relation to the filing of a bundle. There are important practical…
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