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BOUNDARIES, BORDERS AND COSTS: IF YOU LEAVE THE ISSUE OF COSTS TO THE JUDGE YOU MAY NOT GET THE ANSWER YOU WANT

BOUNDARIES, BORDERS AND COSTS: IF YOU LEAVE THE ISSUE OF COSTS TO THE JUDGE YOU MAY NOT GET THE ANSWER YOU WANT

April 25, 2017 · by gexall · in Appeals, Costs, Members Content

The judgment of the Court of Appeal in Powles -v- Reeves [2016] EWCA Civ 1375 shows the dangers of not being able to agree the principle of who should pay the costs of litigation. It shows the dangers of just…

PROVING THINGS 61: MORE ON SOCIAL MEDIA:  FACEBOOK ENTRIES AND  WITNESS CREDIBILITY

PROVING THINGS 61: MORE ON SOCIAL MEDIA: FACEBOOK ENTRIES AND WITNESS CREDIBILITY

April 25, 2017 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Members Content, Witness statements

Facebook and social media play an increasingly important part in litigation.  We have looked at several cases where social media has played a critical part in the assessment of witness credibility.  Facebook played a part of the judgment today  of…

PRESSING THE WRONG BUTTON: THE PERILS OF  EMAIL "REPLY ALL"  IN LITIGATION (OR ARBITRATION)

PRESSING THE WRONG BUTTON: THE PERILS OF EMAIL “REPLY ALL” IN LITIGATION (OR ARBITRATION)

April 25, 2017 · by gexall · in Avoiding negligence claims, Civil Procedure, Conduct, Disclosure, Members Content

Many, if not all, of us will have made some errors with emails on some occasion.  There is a danger, however, when this happens in litigation. This can be seen in the judgment of Mr Justice Popplewell  in T -v-…

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