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HOME SECRETARY REFUSED PERMISSION TO SERVE EVIDENCE LATE: THE OVERRIDING OBJECTIVE WAS USED EVEN IF DENTON DID NOT APPLY

HOME SECRETARY REFUSED PERMISSION TO SERVE EVIDENCE LATE: THE OVERRIDING OBJECTIVE WAS USED EVEN IF DENTON DID NOT APPLY

June 28, 2018 · by gexall · in Applications, Extensions of time, Members Content, Relief from sanctions, Witness statements

In Teh v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] EWHC 1586 (Admin) the Secretary of State was refused permission to rely on evidence served late.  The issue was decided under the Overriding Objective, rather than by reference to the…

PROVING THINGS 116:  HONEST WITNESSES CAN BE WRONG: "INSIGNIFICANT EVENT" BECOMES "MAGNIFIED IN THE CLAIMANT'S MIND"

PROVING THINGS 116: HONEST WITNESSES CAN BE WRONG: “INSIGNIFICANT EVENT” BECOMES “MAGNIFIED IN THE CLAIMANT’S MIND”

June 28, 2018 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Members Content, Personal Injury, Witness statements

The judgment in  Pauline Carter v Kingswood Learning And Leisure Group Limited [2018] EWHC 1616 (QB) shows a scenario where a claimant can be totally honest and credible, but still be wrong. “I am sure she is an honest person, but…

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