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Civil way: 11 June 2021

11 June 2021 / Stephen Gold
Issue: 7936 / Categories: Features , Civil way , Procedure & practice , CPR
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State your case!; the midnight count; up the workers; new family guidance; no bundle fun in Admin Court; look, no captain.

MAKING IT UP

It sometimes happens that one of the parties seeks to run a different case at trial from that pleaded. Gosh. Really. That in itself is unsatisfactory and can cause difficulties, as Nugee LJ observed in Satyam Enterprises Ltd v Burton and another [2021] EWCA Civ 287, [2021] All ER (D) 32 (Mar). As had recently been said in two other cases before the Court of Appeal, the critical role that statements of case play in civil

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ career profile: Liz McGrath KC

NLJ career profile: Liz McGrath KC

A good book, a glass of chilled Albarino, and being creative for pleasure help Liz McGrath balance the rigours of complex bundles and being Head of Chambers

Burges Salmon—Matthew Hancock-Jones

Burges Salmon—Matthew Hancock-Jones

Firm welcomes director in its financial services financial regulatory team

Gateley Legal—Sam Meiklejohn

Gateley Legal—Sam Meiklejohn

Partner appointment in firm’s equity capital markets team

NEWS

Walkers and runners will take in some of London’s finest views at the 16th annual charity event

Law school partners with charity to give free assistance to litigants in need

Could the Labour government usher in a new era for digital assets, ask Keith Oliver, head of international, and Amalia Neenan FitzGerald, associate, Peters & Peters, in this week’s NLJ

An extra bit is being added to case citations to show the pecking order of the judges concerned. Former district judge Stephen Gold has the details, in his ‘Civil way’ column in this week’s NLJ

The Labour government’s position on alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is not yet clear

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