Civil Litigation Brief ®

There are a surprising number of cases that deal with the drafting of a Reply.

Here we look at a case where a defendant was successful in having an action against him struck out because there was no viable cause of action.

What is the situation if a party seeks a prospective application of time for compliance but, whilst the application is pending, does not act by the date they proposed?

We have seen that judge jealously (and rightly) guard against experts trespassing into the judicial role of fact finding.

Some things are timeless in litigation.

We looked at this case earlier today in relation to the procedural aspects.

The post earlier this week on the claimant’s inability to use TUPE to bring a claim against a defendant highlights the very real difficulties that exist when there is no defendant who can pay the claim.

There is an important distinction between the striking out of a statement of a case and summary judgment.

We are looking at a case where a claim against a defendant solicitor was struck out.

Here we consider the risks that occur when experts use AI when they prepare a report or give evidence.

Can the court grant an injunction to prevent the issue of proceedings in this jurisdiction?

This year has seen some important cases in relation to the way in which the courts approach claims for loss of earnings.

We have looked several times at the dangers of using Artificial Intelligence to draft witness statements.