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WITNESS STATEMENTS AND WITNESS CREDIBILITY: GETTING BACK TO BASICS

November 27, 2014 · by gexall · in Applications, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Witness statements

If a litigant takes a matter to trial and the result rests, ultimately, on witness evidence, then those advising must (or at least should) have a clear and certain grasp of the factors governing witness credibility. This issue is almost…

THE MITCHELL CASE AND WITNESS EVIDENCE: CREDIBILITY, STRONG VIEWS AND RELIABILITY

November 27, 2014 · by gexall · in Applications, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Witness statements

The Mitchell case was at the forefront of attention a year ago when the Court of Appeal set out its (apparently widely misunderstood) views on relief from sanctions. It is even more in the headlines today. The case has been…

COSTS BUDGETING AND MORE CASE MANAGEMENT IN THE COURT OF PROTECTION? EXPECT IT SOON

November 27, 2014 · by gexall · in Civil Procedure, Costs, Costs budgeting, Members Content

It is only recently that the Court of Appeal has “opened its doors” so to speak on reports of its cases. The judgment of Peter Jackson J in A & B (Court of Protection: Delay & Costs) [2014] EWCOP 8…

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