CHILDREN CASES AND THE RECOVERY OF A SUCCESS FEE: CHANGES COMING INTO FORCE ON APRIL 6th
Amidst all the changes to Part 36 it is easy to miss the fact that changes in relation to children cases on the 6th April 2015. In essence this provides a mechanism for the court to consider the deduction of…
WITNESS CREDIBILITY: WHAT FACTORS DOES THE COURT LOOK AT? ANOTHER EXAMPLE FROM THE MERCANTILE COURT
The case of Excelerate Technology Ltd -v- Cumberbatch [2015] EWHC B1 Mercantile was looked at in an earlier post in relation to the judge’s observations about the costs budget*. It did, however, contain important observations about the way in which judges assess…
THE COURT OF APPEAL CAN RE-OPEN A DECISION TO REFUSE PERMISSION TO APPEAL WHEN IT IS ALLEGED THE JUDGMENT WAS OBTAINED BY FRAUD
In Bishop -v- Chhokar [2015] EWCA Civ 24 the Court of Appeal decided that it had jurisdiction to re-open an order refusing permission to appeal when it was alleged that a judgment was obtained by fraud. THE CASE The respondent…
