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WITNESSES, STATEMENTS AND LAWYERS -  "SELF PROTECTION": A QUICK RECAP

WITNESSES, STATEMENTS AND LAWYERS – “SELF PROTECTION”: A QUICK RECAP

September 6, 2017 · by gexall · in Avoiding negligence claims, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Witness statements

Sometimes, quite often in fact, clients need “protecting” from lawyers who are preparing witness statements on their behalf. I have dealt with this in previous posts and will write on this again in the near future. However here I want…

SERVICE OF PROCEEDINGS WITHOUT PERMISSION: THE COURT HAS POWER TO RECTIFY THE POSITION RETROSPECTIVELY

SERVICE OF PROCEEDINGS WITHOUT PERMISSION: THE COURT HAS POWER TO RECTIFY THE POSITION RETROSPECTIVELY

September 6, 2017 · by gexall · in Applications, Extensions of time, Members Content, Service of the claim form, Serving documents

Can the court rectify the situation when a claimant, who requires permission to continue proceedings, has issued and served without such permission? That was the question considered by His Honour Judge Davis-White QC in Wilton UK Ltd v Shuttleworth & Ors…

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