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Civil way: 17 May 2019

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16 May 2019
Issue: 7840 / Categories: Features , Procedure & practice , Civil way
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Cut to the chase; thou shalt go CE; interesting mismatch; landlords still lamenting

PLEADING AWFUL

Net of cover pages, indices and appendices, the amended particulars of claim ran to 63 pages, the amended defence and counterclaim to 75 pages, the amended reply and defence to counterclaim to 76 pages and the draft amended defence and counterclaim to 91 pages. Longer than they should have been. That was the verdict of Pepperall J in Essex County Council v UBB Waste (Essex) (Ltd [2019] EWHC 819 (TCC) (judgment 19 pages) on an application for permission to reamend the defence and counterclaim. Prolixity risked losing sight of the purpose of statements of case. The usual expectation was that parties should be able to plead their cases in no more than 25 pages. CPD PD16 para 1.4 provided that if ‘exceptionally’ a statement of case exceeded 25 pages, an appropriate short summary should also be filed and served. The Commercial Court Guide drew attention to the usual limit and required parties to seek permission before filing a

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