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BANKS, WITNESSES AND CREDIBILITY: AN INTERESTING JUDGMENT

BANKS, WITNESSES AND CREDIBILITY: AN INTERESTING JUDGMENT

April 6, 2017 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Members Content, Witness statements

There are many reasons why lawyers should read the decision in Thomas -v- Triodos Bank NV [2017] EWHC 314 (QB).  There is an interesting consideration of the duty of care a bank owes a customer and the Hedley Byrne principles….

JUDICIAL INTERVENTION, INTERRUPTIONS AND HOT TUBBING: JUDICIAL LATITUDE IS NOT UNLIMITED

JUDICIAL INTERVENTION, INTERRUPTIONS AND HOT TUBBING: JUDICIAL LATITUDE IS NOT UNLIMITED

April 6, 2017 · by gexall · in Appeals, Case Management, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Expert evidence, Members Content

In Shaw -v- Grouby [2017] EWCA Civ 233 the Court of Appeal made some observations about the dangers of a judge getting too inquisitorial in the course of a trial, particularly in the course of cross-examination. “The judge intervened in…

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