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THE SERVICE OF PROCEEDINGS WAS PHOTOGRAPHED AND FILMED : AND THIS TURNED OUT TO BE IMPORTANT

THE SERVICE OF PROCEEDINGS WAS PHOTOGRAPHED AND FILMED : AND THIS TURNED OUT TO BE IMPORTANT

July 30, 2017 · by gexall · in Applications, Members Content, Service of the claim form, Serving documents

In Yukos Finance BV & Ors v Lynch & Ors [2017] EWHC 1812 (Comm) the claimants were so concerned about the defendant’s attempt to evade service that they arranged for the process to be photographed and filmed. As it turns out…

"THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT OF ACCESS TO THE COURTS IS INHERENT IN THE RULE OF LAW": THE JUDGMENT OF THE SUPREME COURT: EDITED HIGHLIGHTS

“THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT OF ACCESS TO THE COURTS IS INHERENT IN THE RULE OF LAW”: THE JUDGMENT OF THE SUPREME COURT: EDITED HIGHLIGHTS

July 30, 2017 · by gexall · in Access to justice, Civil Procedure, Court fees, Members Content

 The decision of the Supreme Court in UNISON, R (on the application of) v Lord Chancellor [2017] UKSC 51 may have wide ramifications. Certainly its impact will go well beyond employment law.  The Supreme Court set out, in clear and absolute…

MEMORIES, WITNESS STATEMENTS AND EVIDENCE: A SCIENTIFIC VIEW: WHAT EXPERTS WISH YOU KNEW

MEMORIES, WITNESS STATEMENTS AND EVIDENCE: A SCIENTIFIC VIEW: WHAT EXPERTS WISH YOU KNEW

July 30, 2017 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Members Content, Witness statements

I have written before about the issue of memory and witness evidence.  I have also written about the work of  Dr Julia Shaw on this subject.  More guidance can be found in her article in the Scientific American  What Experts…

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