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ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS DEPLOYED IN COURT: A DETAILED CONSIDERATION

ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS DEPLOYED IN COURT: A DETAILED CONSIDERATION

December 11, 2017 · by gexall · in Applications, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Disclosure, Members Content

The judgment of Master McCloud in  Dring v Cape Distribution Ltd & Anor (Constitution – access to courts – open justice) [2017] EWHC 3154 (QB) considers the issue of whether the public should have access to documents disclosed during the course…

HOT TUBBING OF EXPERTS: NEW PRACTICE DIRECTION

HOT TUBBING OF EXPERTS: NEW PRACTICE DIRECTION

December 11, 2017 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Expert evidence, Experts, Members Content, Rule Changes

The 93rd Update on Practice Direction Amendments also introduced a change in the rules as to concurrent evidence from experts. This gives the trial judge a considerable degree of flexibility about the way in which expert evidence is heard. These rules came…

MAKE UP A FRAUDULENT CASE, TELL LIES TO THE COURT - GO TO JAIL: THE FORGED WILL CASE HAS A SEQUEL

MAKE UP A FRAUDULENT CASE, TELL LIES TO THE COURT – GO TO JAIL: THE FORGED WILL CASE HAS A SEQUEL

December 11, 2017 · by gexall · in Abuse of Process, Committal proceedings, Members Content, Witness statements

An earlier post looked at Patel -v- Patel [2017] EWHC 133 (Ch) in which the judge disbelieved all the witnesses who gave evidence that a will had been made in 2005. The trial judge observed. “My remaining concern with Nirja’s evidence is…

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