WHY A SOLICITOR SHOULD NOT MAKE STATEMENTS ON CONTENTIOUS MATTERS

October 17, 2014 · by · in Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Witness statements

When is it appropriate for a solicitor to swear an affidavit or make a statement in place of the client? This issue was considered by Stanley Burnton J in Bracken Partners -v- Gutteridge [2001] EWHC 568 (Ch)
THE CASE
The judge was considering an application to vary a freezing injunction.  Many of th...

Enjoying this post?

Become a Civil Litigation Brief member to read full articles and access all premium content.

Become a member

Already a member? Log in below

Tags: , ,