Advocate’s Advice: Good teamwork

Bill Braithwaite QC discusses the essential ingredients for effective case preparation ‘It may seem odd, but I believe that advocacy, in its wider sense, is just as important out of court as it is when presenting to a judge – if not more so.’ I would like to start the year with an exploration of …
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Review: A year in the life

Mark Fowles looks back at the year’s important personal injury cases ‘English law has always been nervous about dealing with issues of causation The modern test is a test of policy. The first test is predominantly factual. The second gathers up much of the traditional language that lawyers use in attempting to set a limit …
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Procedure: Making your mind up

Johnathan Payne and Richard McKeown assess the impact of Edwards-Tubb v Wetherspoon ‘It has long been recognised that the courts could make conditional orders where the party sought to substitute an expert who had been named within proceedings.’ Litigators should be aware of the Court of Appeal’s recent judgment in the case of Edwards-Tubb v …
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PI Blog: Advocare’s advice

In the first of a regular feature, Bill Braithwaite QC provides tactical advice on all the ‘hot topics’ ‘Selection of experts is one of the most important aspects of major personal injury claims. Good experts win cases, bad ones lose them.’ Experts are the flavour of the month. I recently came across a decision in …
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