THE ADVOCATE AS WITNESS: PROCEDURE WHEN A REPRESENTATIVE HAS TO GIVE EVIDENCE

December 22, 2014 · by · in Applications, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Witness statements

Previous posts have dealt with the problem of defining the line between submissions and evidence – with the dangers that an advocate could be “giving evidence”. However there are circumstances in which an advocate may have to give evidence as…

CIVIL LITIGATION: REVIEW OF 2014: PROLIXITY, SANCTIONS, CREATIVE WRITING AND MUCH MORE

December 22, 2014 · by · in Appeals, Applications, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Disclosure, Expert evidence, Members Content, Part 36, Serving documents, Statements of Case, Witness statements, Written advocacy

It is coming to that time of the year where everyone does an annual review.  We civil litigators cannot be left out. Here is an annual review for the past 12 months. If people want to make additional suggestions in…