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ANOTHER ASSESSMENT OF WITNESS CREDIBILITY

February 19, 2016 · by gexall · in Appeals, Civil evidence, Members Content, Uncategorized, Written advocacy

A regular theme of this blog has been how important witness credibility is to the outcome of many civil actions.  The assessment of credibility is often one of the key tasks of the trial  judge at. It is an issue…

A QUICK WORD ON WITNESS CREDIBILITY: WHAT THE BUTLER SAID

February 19, 2016 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Members Content, Uncategorized, Witness statements

In Burrell -v- Clifford [2016] EWHC 249 (Ch) Richard Spearman QC (sitting as a Deputy Judge of the Chancery Division) had to assess the credibility of two litigants. It provides an interesting insight into the judicial scrutiny of witness evidence….

COSTS, COPYING AND PROPORTIONALITY

February 19, 2016 · by gexall · in Assessment of Costs, Costs, Members Content, Summary assessment,, Uncategorized

The judgment of His Honour Judge Lochrane in Ryanair Limited -v- Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] EWFC B5 has attracted some attention. Here I want to look at the short judgment in relation to costs. THE CASE…

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