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WIKIPEDIA IN THE COURTS (SO FAR): MUSIC, BREWERIES, CANALS, DOG WHISTLE POLITICS AND GETTING TO THE HEART OF THE MATTER: SOME QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED

WIKIPEDIA IN THE COURTS (SO FAR): MUSIC, BREWERIES, CANALS, DOG WHISTLE POLITICS AND GETTING TO THE HEART OF THE MATTER: SOME QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED

November 6, 2017 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content

I have had to apologise in the past for taking small parts of a judicial judgment and scrutinising them closely in relation to matters of procedure or evidence. This apology is particularly apposite in relation to the judgment in Oldham Metropolitan…

PROVING THINGS 71: NO EVIDENCE AT ALL: NO DAMAGES AT ALL

PROVING THINGS 71: NO EVIDENCE AT ALL: NO DAMAGES AT ALL

November 6, 2017 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Damages, Members Content

In Khan v Stockton-On-Tees Borough Council [2017] UKUT 432 (LC) we see another examples of a total failure to prove damages.  I include it as another example of a party attending a hearing with no evidence at all to prove a…

LEAVING ISSUE UNTIL THE LAST MOMENT – ALWAYS DANGEROUS : PARTICULARLY WHEN A CLAIMANT IS ON NOTICE OF POTENTIAL PROBLEMS

November 6, 2017 · by gexall · in Applications, Limitation, Members Content

In Hall v Environment Agency [2017] EWHC 1309 (TCC) His Honour Judge Havelock-Allan QC pointed out the dangers of leaving issue until the last moment, particularly in cases where there were likely to be procedural issues relating to jurisdiction. THE CASE…

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