Content by Mark Diggle

Few disputes are as emotionally charged as those concerning the burial of a loved one. In a recent High Court action, the Claimants, two sisters, sought to give effect to their mother’s last wishes, that she be buried alongside their father. The Defendants, their two brothers by a different father, denied any such wishes. The…

In his latest article Mark Diggle looks at the application of the rule in Henderson -v- Henderson to applications to amend statements of case. Please click here to read the article.

In his latest article, Altering the Land Register on Grounds of Mistake, Mark Diggle analyses three recent Court of Appeal authorities on the meaning of “mistake” in Schedule 4 to the Land Registration Act 2002 and considers the Law Commission’s proposals for reform. Please click here to read the full article.

To view the recording, please click here. On 6th April 2021, the 127th Update to the CPR inserted a new Practice Direction 57AC which overhauled the regime for trial witness statements in the Business and Property Courts. The stated purpose was to address a culture where statements had become too lengthy, argumentative and “over lawyered”. This…

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Click here to view the Final Approved Judgment in Woodhead v Tesco Store Ltd PDF.