No lawyer should do this. It demeans both the lawyer who drafted it and the legal profession itself. It also insults the recipient. https://twitter.com/_josephsinclair/status/1347557211615191040
And as an instructing solicitor, if i saw counsel (to whom I have lent my professional reputation by instructing them) pulling stunts like this on one of my cases, the professional relationship would be over.
https://twitter.com/gifford_head/status/1347891568154443783
This has been an interesting thread. Consensus seems to be that despite its historical usage; if used without particularisation:
- is anachronistic
- incompatible with CPR
- no one will thank you
Also:
- no one likes it
- no one uses it except with particularisation (see above)
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