The rule about putting documents into chronological order also applies to witness statements. Begin the story at the beginning and go on to the end.…
Quite often schedules of loss will leave off figures for some types of damage and replace them with words like ‘in the tribunal’s discretion’ or…
This Sunday I shall be running the London Marathon to raise money for the Free Representation Unit (where I work as Legal Officer, Employment). We…
Statistics are a dangerous way of looking at legal issues. While they tell us a lot about claims in general, they don’t tell us anything…
One common mistake in legal writing is excessive length. One of the causes of this is redundant phrasing. For example: We will provide a written…
You will often hear people in tribunal saying ‘That begs the question’. Almost all of them are misusing the phrase. ‘Begging the question’ is a…
The last post advised against using exclamation marks in legal writing. A similar rule applies when speaking. If a transcript of what you say would…
Do not use them. You will look overexcited! Overeager! And quite possibly out of control! Seriously, exclamation marks are not generally appropriate in legal writing.…
The EAT has concluded that the strict time-limits on starting an appeal apply equally to cross-appeals. This provides an excellent opportunity to reiterate that the…