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PROVING THINGS 82: ITS NO GOOD FISHING - THE JUDGE WON'T BITE

PROVING THINGS 82: ITS NO GOOD FISHING – THE JUDGE WON’T BITE

December 19, 2017 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Damages, Members Content

It is surprising how often litigants get to trial and find that they have not got even the most basic evidence to prove their claim for damages. This happened to the claimant today  in One Fish Company Ltd v Iceland Foods…

THE COSTS OF PROVISIONAL ASSESSMENT: THE CAP ALWAYS FITS

THE COSTS OF PROVISIONAL ASSESSMENT: THE CAP ALWAYS FITS

December 19, 2017 · by gexall · in Appeals, Civil Procedure, Costs, Members Content, Part 36

In  W Portsmouth and Company Ltd v Lowin [2017] EWCA Civ 2172 the Court of Appeal held that the cap on the costs of provisional assessment continues to apply even when a receiving party has beaten their own Part 36 offer…

CIVIL LITIGATION AND THE MARTIAL ARTS: McGANN -v- BISPING: ROUND 1:  DISPUTING THE AUTHENTICITY OF DOCUMENTS WITHOUT SERVICE OF A NOTICE UNDER CPR 32.19

CIVIL LITIGATION AND THE MARTIAL ARTS: McGANN -v- BISPING: ROUND 1: DISPUTING THE AUTHENTICITY OF DOCUMENTS WITHOUT SERVICE OF A NOTICE UNDER CPR 32.19

December 19, 2017 · by gexall · in Admissions, Applications, Case Management, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Conduct, Disclosure, Members Content

The judgment today in McGann v Bisping [2017] EWHC 2951 (Comm) involves multiple issues in relation to civil evidence, procedure and witness credibility. Here I want to look at just one issue – the failure to serve a notice under CPR…

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