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CIVIL EVIDENCE: WITNESS STATEMENTS: PROVING THE EXISTENCE OF AN ORAL CONTRACT

August 6, 2014 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Members Content, Witness statements

I have written before about witness evidence and the difficulties in establishing matters without the benefit of corroboration.  The case of Brogden & Reid -v- Investec Bank Ltd [2014] EWHC 2785 (Comm) reported today illustrates this problem. THE ISSUES: WAS THERE AN…

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