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IN THE RUN UP TO HALLOWEEN 4: THE "TOP 10" THINGS THAT KEEP LAWYERS AWAKE AT NIGHT

IN THE RUN UP TO HALLOWEEN 4: THE “TOP 10” THINGS THAT KEEP LAWYERS AWAKE AT NIGHT

October 28, 2021 · by gexall · in Avoiding negligence claims, Members Content

Last year I did a Top 10 of lawyer’s nightmares.  The intervening year has not changed much, although there may be more emphasis on the failure of remote hearing platforms… We’ll start with every lawyer’s nightmare.  Alastair David Time limits!!…

TOP 10 HALLOWEEN WORRIES FOR LAWYERS: TIME LIMITS, TRIAL BUNDLES AND WAKING UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT...

TOP 10 HALLOWEEN WORRIES FOR LAWYERS: TIME LIMITS, TRIAL BUNDLES AND WAKING UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT…

October 30, 2020 · by gexall · in Applications, Avoiding negligence claims, Members Content, Useful links

Today is a special day and I thought I’d start by looking at what scares lawyers most?  This was discussed in 2017, there was another useful post on scary stuff in 2018.  I have made a selection from the 2017…

LITIGATOR'S HALLOWEEN SPECTRES OF 2018: THAT STUFF YOU GET FROM "THE OTHER SIDE"

LITIGATOR’S HALLOWEEN SPECTRES OF 2018: THAT STUFF YOU GET FROM “THE OTHER SIDE”

October 28, 2018 · by gexall · in Conduct, Members Content, Written advocacy

Last year we looked at those things that caused litigators stress and fear. This year we are looking at annoying things from “the other side”. That can mean from beyond the grave, or those people who are instructed to represent…

HALLOWEEN FOR LITIGATORS: WHAT KEEPS LAWYERS AWAKE AT NIGHT? DEADLINES, SKELETONS, IMPOSTER SYNDROME & DEFENDANTS RISING FROM THE DEAD

HALLOWEEN FOR LITIGATORS: WHAT KEEPS LAWYERS AWAKE AT NIGHT? DEADLINES, SKELETONS, IMPOSTER SYNDROME & DEFENDANTS RISING FROM THE DEAD

October 18, 2017 · by gexall · in Case Management, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content

I am not a great fan of Halloween.  However when Jenna Kisala suggested there should be a post on “Halloween for Litigators”. I couldn’t resist the challenge. I then promptly delegated the task to Twitter.  Here are the tweets so…

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