AN OFFER IS NOT AN ADMISSION: HIGH COURT REJECTS APPLICATION FOR JUDGMENT ON ADMISSIONS
The previous post looked at the decision Mr Justice Coulson in The Dorchester Group Ltd -v- Kier Construction Limited [2015] EWHC 3051 (TCC) in relation to disclosure. Here we look at the decision in relation to the claimant’s application for…
BUDGETS , PROPORTIONALITY AND DISCLOSURE: THE RELEVANT TEST APPLIED WHEN A PARTY "GOES AWRY"
The judgment of Mr Justice Coulson in The Dorchester Group Ltd -v- Kier Construction Limited [2015] EWHC 3051 (TCC) contains much of interest in relation to admissions and procedure. However there are also interesting observations in relation to the way…
BIAS IN COURT AND WITNESS EVIDENCE: HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT NOTE: CREDIBILITY AND WITNESSES IN THE CIVIL COURTS
The Houses of Parliament have produced a note on Unintentional Bias in Court which deals with the issue of how assumptions, stereotypes and “contextual information” can influence judgement unintentionally. The note concentrates upon the impact in criminal proceedings. However it is…
