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SOCIAL MEDIA: THE BLACK COUNTRY AND CRUISING FOR A FALL: DEFENDANT FILM THYSELF

January 31, 2017 · by gexall · in Admissions, Civil evidence, Committal proceedings, Disclosure, Enforcement, Members Content

It is easy to cause problems on social media. It is particularly easy to cause problems for yourself. We have looked several times at the role of social media in the courts. Another example can be found in the judgment…

DISMAL CORRESPONDENCE, COSTS AND CONDUCT: THE ADMINISTRATIVE COURT GIVES A WARNING

January 31, 2017 · by gexall · in Conduct, Costs, Members Content

It is a rare to have a specific judgment from the Administrative Court on the question of costs.  In Taylor -v- Honiton Town Council [2017] EWHC 101 (Admin) Mr Justice Edis  considered issues relating to costs. “I consider that, generally,…

PROVING THINGS 50: TO PROVE BREACH OF CONTRACT YOU FIRST HAVE TO PROVE THAT THERE WAS A CONTRACT

January 31, 2017 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Members Content, Witness statements

The judgment of Mr Justice Stuart-Smith in Secker -v-Fairhill Property Services Ltd [2017] EWHC 69 (QB) may contain an important lesson about pleading as well as evidence.  The claimant’s claim could not be put in negligence and her case based…

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