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WITNESS STATEMENTS AND WITNESS EVIDENCE: DO YOU KNOW ABOUT CPR 32.5(4): "LATE EVIDENCE" SHOULD BE HARD TO ADDUCE

WITNESS STATEMENTS AND WITNESS EVIDENCE: DO YOU KNOW ABOUT CPR 32.5(4): “LATE EVIDENCE” SHOULD BE HARD TO ADDUCE

October 23, 2018 · by gexall · in Appeals, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Limitation, Members Content, Witness statements

In the judgment today in The Catholic Child Welfare Society (Diocese of Middlesbrough) & Ors v CD [2018] EWCA Civ 2342 the Court of Appeal allowed an appeal against a claimant being successful in a Section 33 application.  There is an…

CASE MANAGEMENT HEARING: SHOULD WE STAY OR SHOULD WE GO? PROCEEDINGS NOT DELAYED BECAUSE THERE ARE PENDING APPEALS

CASE MANAGEMENT HEARING: SHOULD WE STAY OR SHOULD WE GO? PROCEEDINGS NOT DELAYED BECAUSE THERE ARE PENDING APPEALS

October 23, 2018 · by gexall · in Case Management, Costs, Members Content

In Sberbank of Russia v The OJSC International Bank of Azerbaijan [2018] EWHC 2777 (Comm)Mr Justice Bryan had to consider whether to adjourn a case management conference pending appeals in other cases.  The judge considered the overriding objective and held that…

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