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LATE APPLICATION TO AMEND DEFENCE AND WITHDRAW ADMISSION REFUSED: EVE OF TRIAL APPLICATIONS USUALLY CAUSE PROBLEMS

LATE APPLICATION TO AMEND DEFENCE AND WITHDRAW ADMISSION REFUSED: EVE OF TRIAL APPLICATIONS USUALLY CAUSE PROBLEMS

March 20, 2019 · by gexall · in Admissions, Amendment, Applications, Members Content

There is a second reason to look at the judgment today  by Mr Justice Arnold in Freshasia Foods Ltd v Lu [2019] EWHC 638 (Ch).  There was a decision in the judgment on a late application to amend and withdraw from an admission. …

WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE LITIGATOR?  WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU RAISE A RHETORICAL QUESTION ON TWITTER..

WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE LITIGATOR? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU RAISE A RHETORICAL QUESTION ON TWITTER..

March 20, 2019 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content

There was much serious material being discussed at the Legal Futures Civil Litigation Conference yesterday.   As best I could I was tweeting observations from the day. I tweeted the rhetorical question asked by Luke Tucker Harrison “What is the role…

PROVING THINGS 146: NO EVIDENCE AT ALL TO PROVE A LOSS, OR THAT THE DEFENDANT CAUSED ANY "LOSS" (THIS IS BECOMING A FAMILIAR STORY)

PROVING THINGS 146: NO EVIDENCE AT ALL TO PROVE A LOSS, OR THAT THE DEFENDANT CAUSED ANY “LOSS” (THIS IS BECOMING A FAMILIAR STORY)

March 20, 2019 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Damages, Members Content

The number of people who are willing to commit to large scale, and expensive, litigation without having the basic evidence to prove their case on damages has proven to be a staple fare for this series.  Another example is the…

SHOULD AN ERRANT EXPERT GO TO JAIL? COURT OF APPEAL DECISION: MAKING A FALSE STATEMENT SHOULD LEAD TO JAIL

SHOULD AN ERRANT EXPERT GO TO JAIL? COURT OF APPEAL DECISION: MAKING A FALSE STATEMENT SHOULD LEAD TO JAIL

March 20, 2019 · by gexall · in Appeals, Civil evidence, Committal proceedings, Expert evidence, Experts, Members Content

In  Liverpool Victoria Insurance Company Ltd v Zafar [2019] EWCA Civ 392 the Court of Appeal set out clear guidance for courts considering sentencing in  cases relating to reckless contempt on the part of expert witnesses.  A “reckless” statement made…

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