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ANOTHER MIS-SERVED CLAIM FORM: CLAIMANTS DO NOT PASS GO AND DO NOT GET TO THE BANK

June 3, 2015 · by gexall · in Civil Procedure, Members Content, Service of the claim form, Serving documents

There are a number of issues considered by Mr Justice Arnold in Chopra -v- Bank of Singapore [2015] EWHC 1549 (Ch).  However the claimants failed at the very first, and very familiar, hurdle – service of the claim form. THE…

ASSESSING THE CREDIBILITY OF A WITNESS: IT IS A MATTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

June 3, 2015 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Members Content, Witness statements

The judgment of HH Judge Brown QC in Mainline Digital Communications Ltd -v- Chaddah [2015] EWHC 1580 (QB) is an important illustration of the manner in which a judge assesses the credibility of a witness. “In my judgment, contemporaneous written…

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