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SORRY SILKS: IMPORTANT AS YOU ARE THE CASE IS NOT BEING HELD UP FOR YOU: THE TAIL IS NOT GOING TO WAG THE DOG

SORRY SILKS: IMPORTANT AS YOU ARE THE CASE IS NOT BEING HELD UP FOR YOU: THE TAIL IS NOT GOING TO WAG THE DOG

November 13, 2017 · by gexall · in Applications, Case Management, Civil Procedure, Members Content

The judgment of Mr Justice Fraser in Bates & Ors v Post Office Ltd [2017] EWHC 2844 (QB) contains some telling observations about case management, listing and the need to comply with the overriding objective. “Fitting hearings around [counsel’s] availability has…

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