THE DANGERS OF LETTING WITNESSES GIVE THEIR OPINIONS: IT HINDERS RATHER THAN HELPS YOUR CASE
A post yesterday reviewed the comments on witness statements made in the Jackson Report. One major criticism was that witness statements were being used to advance matters of opinion and not fact. A case decided yesterday exemplifies that problem. It…
REPORT OF A CASE WHERE RELIEF FROM SANCTIONS WAS GRANTED ON APPEAL TO CIRCUIT JUDGE
Reports of decisions in relation to procedure, particularly relief from sanctions, are always welcome. I am grateful to Simon Young of Kings Chambers for his report of the case of Cook -v- Danter. It is a case where a circuit…
