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COURT FEES AND STRIKING OUT: APPEAL AGAINST STRIKING OUT ALLOWED: CROSS -v- BLACK BULL - THE FULL JUDGMENT

COURT FEES AND STRIKING OUT: APPEAL AGAINST STRIKING OUT ALLOWED: CROSS -v- BLACK BULL – THE FULL JUDGMENT

January 7, 2018 · by gexall · in Abuse of Process, Appeals, Applications, Civil Procedure, Court fees, Members Content

I reported the judgment in Cross-v- Black Bull (Doncaster) Limited* (Sheffield County Court 21st December 2017) at the end of last year.  The full judgment is now available and is attached here 072 – Cross v Black Bull – Judgment A SUMMARY The…

THE CREDIBILITY OF WITNESSES: WHEN THE DEFENDANT'S OWN EVIDENCE AMOUNTS TO A HOME GOAL

THE CREDIBILITY OF WITNESSES: WHEN THE DEFENDANT’S OWN EVIDENCE AMOUNTS TO A HOME GOAL

January 7, 2018 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Members Content, Witness statements

This blog has looked many times at the issue of witness credibility and why the judge prefers the evidence of one witness over another . This was an issue to the fore in the judgment of Mr Justice Green in  Khakshouri…

REVISING COSTS BUDGETS: "SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS", INCURRED COSTS AND APPLICATIONS MADE DURING THE COURSE OF A TRIAL

REVISING COSTS BUDGETS: “SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS”, INCURRED COSTS AND APPLICATIONS MADE DURING THE COURSE OF A TRIAL

January 7, 2018 · by gexall · in Applications, Costs, Costs budgeting, Members Content

In Sharp v Blank & Ors [2017] EWHC 3390 (Ch) Chief Master Marsh considered an application by the defendant to revise its costs budget.  The judgment contains important observations about the practicalities involved in costs budgeting. There is also a detailed…

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