"MADNESS" OVER COSTS AND USELESS TRIAL BUNDLES : VIEWS FROM ANOTHER JURISDICTION
Civil practitioners may benefit from reading the observations of Mostyn J in J -v- J [2014] EWHC 3654 (Fam). It suggests that family lawyers may soon be subject to much more rigorous costs budgeting. There are also important observations about…
"SIMILAR FACT EVIDENCE" IN CLINICAL NEGLIGENCE CASES: EVIDENCE OF INCOMPETENCE IN OTHER CASES
In Laughton -v- Shalaby [2014] EWCA Civ 1450 the Court of Appeal considered the issue of whether evidence of incompetence in other cases should be admitted in a claim for clinical negligence. THE APPEAL The claimant was appealing a decision…
"WITNESS TRAINING" DOES IT DO ANY GOOD? THE ROLE OF THE SOLICITOR IN DRAFTING WITNESS STATEMENTS
In Globe Motors portugal-Material Electrico Para A Industria Automvel LDA -v- TRW Lucas Varity Electric Steering Ltd [2014] EWHC 3718 QB HH Judge Mackie QC considered witness evidence of routine business transactions that took place over a decade before. He…
