LATE APPLICATIONS TO ADJOURN: ABSENT WITNESSES AND CPR 33.4 WHEN A WITNESS IS UNWILLING TO ATTEND
Mrs Justice Whipple had to consider several preliminary applications in the case of American Express Services Europe Ltd -v- Al-Shabrakah [2015] EWHC 3004 (QB). There are several important observations in relation to applications to adjourn and witness evidence where a…
ISSUING WITHOUT AUTHORITY: THE DANGERS OF SOLICITORS SIGNING STATEMENTS OF TRUTH: ACTION STRUCK OUT AS AN ABUSE OF PROCESS
This blog has looked, several times, at the dangers of solicitors signing documents which contain a statement of truth. The risks are clearly set out in the decision of Mrs Justice Rose today in Bao Xiang International Garment Centre -v-…
