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Retiring Judge Delivers What May Be The Most Tortuous Equine Metaphor Ever

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By Alex Aldridge on

The Court of Appeal judgment in Colin Wright v Michael Wright Supplies Ltd and Turner Wright Investments Ltd – published yesterday – is worth reading not just for the outspoken comments about litigants in person by retiring judge Sir Alan Ward (see paras 1 & 2), but also because it contains the most tortuous equine-themed metaphor you’re ever likely to hear (transcribed for your convenience below).

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