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MEMBER NEWS: A REMINDER THAT YOU CAN SET THE FREQUENCY THAT YOU RECEIVE UPDATES

August 25, 2026 · by gexall · in Member news

A recent email asked whether it is possible to change the frequency with which updates are received.  Some people prefer daily or weekly updates.   Changing the frequency is an easy step. HOW TO DO THIS Go to WordPress subscriptions   https://wordpress.com/reader/subscriptions  Choose…

MEMBER NEWS: HOW TO UPDATE YOUR CARD DETAILS TO MAKE SURE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION STAYS LIVE: FOUR SIMPLE STEPS IF YOU FIND THAT YOU CAN'T GET ONTO THE SITE

MEMBER NEWS: HOW TO UPDATE YOUR CARD DETAILS TO MAKE SURE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION STAYS LIVE: FOUR SIMPLE STEPS IF YOU FIND THAT YOU CAN’T GET ONTO THE SITE

August 17, 2026 · by gexall · in Member news

I have had a number of enquiries asking how to update card details when a card has expired.   I have outlined the four steps that need to be taken below. THE  METHOD   Log in to My Account on CLB….

MEMBER NEWS: USING THE INTERNAL SEARCH FACILITY ON CIVIL LITIGATION BRIEF: WHERE TO FIND IT

MEMBER NEWS: USING THE INTERNAL SEARCH FACILITY ON CIVIL LITIGATION BRIEF: WHERE TO FIND IT

July 17, 2026 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content

Yesterday I received a message from someone who could not find the internal search facility for this site. With more than 10,000 posts obviously the quickest way to find a case, topic or rule is usually to use that function. Here…

MEMBER NEWS: RENEWALS ARE GOING THROUGH SMOOTHLY - IF YOU ARE HAVING PROBLEMS THIS MAY HELP

MEMBER NEWS: RENEWALS ARE GOING THROUGH SMOOTHLY – IF YOU ARE HAVING PROBLEMS THIS MAY HELP

June 29, 2026 · by gexall · in Avoiding negligence claims, Civil Procedure, Member news

The renewal process has being going through smoothly for most people.     There are a few issues.  Her we look at renewal notices, some issues with renewal and card payments, upgrading accounts and a reminder that a Corporate Account always…

MEMBER NEWS: UPDATE ON THE CIVIL LITIGATION BRIEF WEBINAR SERIES: THIS SITE WILL BE OFFLINE FOR AN HOUR ON THE 29th OCTOBER

MEMBER NEWS: UPDATE ON THE CIVIL LITIGATION BRIEF WEBINAR SERIES: THIS SITE WILL BE OFFLINE FOR AN HOUR ON THE 29th OCTOBER

October 28, 2025 · by gexall · in Applications, Avoiding negligence claims, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Costs, Member news, Webinar

There are two pieces of news. Firstly the site is having a short “rest” on the 29th October, this is only for an hour – but it will be back newly invigorated.  Secondly a reminder of some of the webinars…

MEMBER NEWS: NEW ADAPTATION TO ENSURE THAT YOU CAN CLICK STRAIGHT THROUGH TO THE POST YOU WANT

MEMBER NEWS: NEW ADAPTATION TO ENSURE THAT YOU CAN CLICK STRAIGHT THROUGH TO THE POST YOU WANT

September 17, 2025 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Member news

I had a helpful comment from a subscriber yesterday about the ease in which they could access posts.  They were finding that when they clicked on the link in the email this was taking them to the first page of…

MEMBER NEWS:YOU CAN CHANGE THE FREQUENCY OF WHEN YOU RECEIVE EMAILS FROM THE SITE: LOOKING AT THE "BACK CATALOGUE" 1: THE "BACK TO BASICS" SERIES

MEMBER NEWS:YOU CAN CHANGE THE FREQUENCY OF WHEN YOU RECEIVE EMAILS FROM THE SITE: LOOKING AT THE “BACK CATALOGUE” 1: THE “BACK TO BASICS” SERIES

July 10, 2025 · by gexall · in Appeals, Applications, Avoiding negligence claims, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Costs, Member news, Relief from sanctions, Witness statements

There has been an increase in the frequency of posts since this site became a membership site.  Obviously this increases the number of emails members receive. It is possible to change your subscription so that you receive the updates daily…

MEMBER NEWS: THE SEARCH FACILITY ON THIS SITE AND FINDING RELATED MATERIAL

MEMBER NEWS: THE SEARCH FACILITY ON THIS SITE AND FINDING RELATED MATERIAL

July 2, 2025 · by gexall · in Applications, Civil Procedure, Useful links

It is now three weeks and a day since this site took up the membership subscription model. It has been an interesting time. Not least it has enabled me to fully appreciate the full range of the site’s readership ,…

SUBSCRIPTION NEWS: YOUR GROUP SUBSCRIPTION INCLUDES A "PLUS ONE"

SUBSCRIPTION NEWS: YOUR GROUP SUBSCRIPTION INCLUDES A “PLUS ONE”

June 19, 2025 · by gexall · in Civil Procedure, Member news

A question from a group subscriber today led me to discover that every group subscription includes a “plus one”, so the administrator of the group has access to the site in addition to the number of seats purchased.   THE…

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