MEDIATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL
The Court of Appeal can recommend that appeals be referred to mediation. This blog looks at the process and some of the case law. THE GUIDANCE A Lord/Lady Justice considering an application for permission to appeal is expressly required…
STRIKING OUT FOR ABUSE OF PROCESS: THE NEED TO ADVISE CLIENTS TO PRESERVE EVIDENCE
An action can be struck out if a party fails to preserve evidence. Matthews –v- Collins is a fatal case where evidence was destroyed by the coroner . The defendant applied to strike out the action as an abuse of…
