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THROWBACK FRIDAY: GESTMIN GUIDANCE IN THE CONTEXT OF CLINICAL NEGLIGENCE CASES (WITH A CHANCE TO REMEMBER HH ALAN GORE K.C.) : JULY 2019

THROWBACK FRIDAY: GESTMIN GUIDANCE IN THE CONTEXT OF CLINICAL NEGLIGENCE CASES (WITH A CHANCE TO REMEMBER HH ALAN GORE K.C.) : JULY 2019

July 31, 2026 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Clinical Negligence, Members Content, Witness statements

Here we look at a post from July 2019.  It gives me a chance to remember the judge in question HH Alan Gore who sadly died in December last year.  This is one of his judgments about the Gestmin criteria…

JONATHAN BAMFORTH SOLICITOR: A TRIBUTE TO THE VERY BEST OF US

February 9, 2023 · by gexall · in Well being

I had always planned to write a tribute following the untimely death of  solicitor Jonathan Bamforth. However, as you can see below, his colleagues have written far better than I could ever have done. I will write a few personal…

COVID REPEATS 50 (THE FINAL ONE): MEMORIES OF A  FRIEND AND FORMER CLERK: ROBIN BUTCHARD

COVID REPEATS 50 (THE FINAL ONE): MEMORIES OF A FRIEND AND FORMER CLERK: ROBIN BUTCHARD

June 12, 2020 · by gexall · in Members Content, Well being

I am finishing this series on a personal note.   In June last year I wrote a tribute to Robin Butchard.  I later attended his funeral and was one of the (many) who stood up in a very packed chapel. Rob…

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