Beautifully done. That’s the cross-examination of your dreams.

ICYMI: My article in The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process—“Democratizing the Judiciary: Why Judges Should Engage ‘We the People’ Through Social-Media Platforms”—is now available online. journals.librarypublishing.arizona.edu/appellate/ar...

www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/03/16/c... Litigators often get in trouble and complained about for not giving proper costs estimates. This webinar looks at the cases, the rules and provides numerous checklists (for the lawyer and client) to try to ensure that problems do not occur.

“Show, don’t tell” is, in my view, a foundational principle of persuasive legal and judicial writing.

In Yorkshire today we have a double rainbow - just to show we don’t do things by half…

www.apil.org.uk/training/avo... I’m adding a section on AI & the drafting of witness statements to this.

Today’s #legalwriting tip from the Ohio Supreme Court—don’t use any form of the verb “to believe” in any part of an affidavit when the affiant legally has to *know* that what they’re saying is true.

www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/02/03/p... Catch up on all the important developments on Part 36

New Guideline Hourly Rates for solicitors, effective from yesterday www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/01/02/n...

This is awful. Please spread the word about this “payment into court” scam

My favourite opening line for a 2025 judgment. From @civlittweet.bsky.social excellent commentary. #Language and #Law

This is information that must be shared far and wide. Fraudsters pretending to be court enforcement agencies conning money out of vulnerable parties. (No paywall) www.civillitigationbrief.com/2025/12/22/f...

www.civillitigationbrief.com/2025/11/24/c... Allegations of contributory negligence & accidents at work are subject to particular legal principles. The practical implications of these are considered in this webinar.

Webinar on contributory negligence in road traffic cases tomorrow. If you miss it, and it becomes important, it will be partly your own fault... www.civillitigationbrief.com/2025/11/18/c...

How about this for freebie’s at the ACL conference? (Although I thought modern publishers discouraged footnotes…)

Andrew Roy KC speaking on the problems caused by Mazur

Setting up at the ACL conference today

... generative AI.” The judge sanctioned the lawyer for violating Bankruptcy Rule 9011 (for legal contentions not warranted by existing law). The sanctions consisted of attorneys’ fees, mandatory CLE, and referral to disciplinary counsel. No sanctions mentioned for the client.

... the lawyer admitted that his client (a former paralegal) did the legal research for him, that he didn’t check all the cases, and that he didn’t know whether or not the client used #artificialintelligence. The judge put the client up on the stand and she admitted she used “some form of ...(cont.)

#LegalEthics Tidbit: Can I save time by using the #AI legal research my non-lawyer client gave me? A TX lawyer in a bankruptcy matter submitted a brief to the court with over thirty false or incorrect citations. When questioned about it by the judge ... (cont.) lnkd.in/eBvFb9bw #lawsky #law

LSB grants CILEX application for members to be granted stand alone Litigation Rights. www.civillitigationbrief.com/2025/11/03/m...

Government has published one of those quiet but important documents that might get overlooked as it is not 'newsy'. The headline finding is that £1 of public R&D investment generates £8 in net economic benefits for the UK over the long term www.gov.uk/government/p...

"A French data scientist and lawyer, Damien Charlotin, has catalogued at least 490 court filings in the past six months that contained “hallucinations,” which are AI responses that contain false or misleading information. The pace is accelerating as more people use AI, he said.

First report of a case where Mazur had an impact on costs. £3,000 reduced to £500 www.civillitigationbrief.com/2025/10/30/m...

WORLD TRIPE DAY - October 24, 2025 - share.google/Kik3jziIdMoC...