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BEING A LITIGATOR "WHAT I'D TELL A YOUNGER ME": SUE HARRIS - DIRECTOR AT WALKER MORRIS

BEING A LITIGATOR “WHAT I’D TELL A YOUNGER ME”: SUE HARRIS – DIRECTOR AT WALKER MORRIS

August 13, 2019 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Education, Members Content, Well being, What I'd tell a younger me

For this interview we move to Yorkshire, more specifically to Leeds and the offices of Walker Morris. Sue Harris is one of those energetic people who do a tremendous amount outside their work.  A litigator who works in construction and…

BEING A LITIGATOR "WHAT I'D TELL A YOUNGER ME": THE SECRET BARRISTER'S SELF-DEFENCE INSTRUCTOR: SARAH ROBSON

BEING A LITIGATOR “WHAT I’D TELL A YOUNGER ME”: THE SECRET BARRISTER’S SELF-DEFENCE INSTRUCTOR: SARAH ROBSON

February 6, 2019 · by gexall · in Members Content, What I'd tell a younger me

The aim of this series is to give an insight into the experiences of a wide range of people involved in litigation.  This interview, however, posed a unique problem: how do you interview someone with a black belt in Taekwando?…

BEING A LITIGATOR: “WHAT I’D TELL A YOUNGER ME" 2: BRIE STEVENS-HOARE QC

BEING A LITIGATOR: “WHAT I’D TELL A YOUNGER ME” 2: BRIE STEVENS-HOARE QC

January 2, 2019 · by gexall · in Applications, Avoiding negligence claims, Civil Procedure, Members Content

In the second in this series I popped into chambers at Hardwicke and  spoke to  property and probate  law litigator Brie Stevens-Hoare QC.  A QC since 2013  Brie is also  Deputy Adjudicator to HM Land Registry and sits as a fee-paid…

BEING A LITIGATOR: "WHAT I'D TELL A YOUNGER ME" (1): HILARY WETHERELL

BEING A LITIGATOR: “WHAT I’D TELL A YOUNGER ME” (1): HILARY WETHERELL

December 2, 2018 · by gexall · in Applications, Avoiding negligence claims, Interview, Members Content, What I'd tell a younger me

Litigation is, ultimately, about people. This blog looks a lot at rules, statutes and the evidence of witnesses. It has also looked at the litigant’s experience of being involved in the civil courts. However (and whisper this quietly) litigators are…

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