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LATE APPLICATIONS TO ADJOURN: ABSENT WITNESSES AND CPR 33.4 WHEN A WITNESS IS UNWILLING TO ATTEND

October 27, 2015 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Members Content, Uncategorized, Witness statements

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

October 27, 2015 · by gexall · in Applications, Members Content, Statements of Case, Striking out, Uncategorized

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-…

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