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EXTENSIVE WITNESS EVIDENCE THAT WAS OF NO USE: A COMMON FINDING

EXTENSIVE WITNESS EVIDENCE THAT WAS OF NO USE: A COMMON FINDING

November 4, 2018 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Members Content, Risks of litigation, Witness statements

We have already looked at the judgment of Mrs Justice Cockerill in  Recovery Partners GP Ltd & Anor v Rukhadze & Ors [2018] EWHC 2918 (Comm). It is worth looking at what the judge had to say about the witness evidence before…

UNDERSTANDING THE CODED LANGUAGE OF THE LEGAL DIRECTORIES: HUMBLEBRAGS AND BEYOND

UNDERSTANDING THE CODED LANGUAGE OF THE LEGAL DIRECTORIES: HUMBLEBRAGS AND BEYOND

November 4, 2018 · by gexall · in Case Management, Charity, Civil evidence, Members Content

This if the time of year that several legal directories are published.  It leads to an inevitable pattern of behaviour.  Thanks to law lecturer John Bates we can all now understand the coded language of the legal directory. THE PATTERN…

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