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RELIABILITY OF WITNESS EVIDENCE: HONESTY IS NOT THE SAME AS RELIABILITY

March 11, 2016 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Uncategorized, Witness statements

In Sloper -v- Lloyds Bank Plc [2016] EWHC 483 Mr Justice Spencer had to consider issues relating to the reliability of witnesses. “I must emphasise at the outset of my analysis of the evidence that I am quite sure that…

PART 36: THE COSTS CONSEQUENCES OF LATE ACCEPTANCE

March 11, 2016 · by gexall · in Applications, Assessment of Costs, Costs, Part 36, Uncategorized

The case of ABC -v- Barts Health NHS Trust [2016] EWHC 500 (QB) decided earlier today provides an object lesson on the dangers of Part 36. His Honour Judge McKenna considered whether he should depart from the “usual rules” in…

PART 36 OFFER DID NOT ENCOMPASS PAYMENT ON ACCOUNT: COSTS ON THE INDEMNITY BASIS: A BAD DAY AT THE OFFICE

March 11, 2016 · by gexall · in Applications, Assessment of Costs, Case Management, Part 36, Uncategorized

The Court of Appeal decision yesterday  in Littlestone -v- Macleish [2016] EWCA Civ 127 deals with important elements of Part 36 offers.  Not least the importance of stating, with absolute clarity, whether an offer is exclusive or inclusive of previous…

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