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FIFTH BIRTHDAY REVIEW 6: PROPORTIONALITY: THE POSTS AND 12 PRACTICAL STEPS

FIFTH BIRTHDAY REVIEW 6: PROPORTIONALITY: THE POSTS AND 12 PRACTICAL STEPS

June 25, 2018 · by gexall · in Access to justice, Applications, Costs, Members Content, Proportionality

The series “Proportionality & Survival for Litigators” started in December 2014.  At the outset I said it could be a long-running and difficult series – it is definitely still ongoing. It remains the case that little written is on proportionality, …

SUMMARY ASSESSMENT OF COSTS: AN IMPORTANT EXAMPLE

December 13, 2014 · by gexall · in Applications, Costs, Members Content

This blog has looked at examples of  the summary assessment of costs before. These do not give rise to any great principles or points of law. Summary assessments are rarely (if ever) reported. Virtually every litigator is going to be…

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