WHEN THE EVIDENCE OF THE “INDEPENDENT” WITNESS IS NOT ACCEPTED: WHEN WE WILL EVER LEARN?

In a case where there are disputed facts a party that has an independent witness usually holds a strong hand.  However in Elson -v- Stilgoe [2017] EWCA Civ 193 today the Court of Appeal upheld a decision where the trial judge preferred the evidence of the defendant.   One of the factors involved was...