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"THE STATE HAS SIMPLY WASHED ITS HANDS OF THE PROBLEM, LEAVING THE SOLUTION... TO THE GOODWILL, AND CHARITY, OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION"

“THE STATE HAS SIMPLY WASHED ITS HANDS OF THE PROBLEM, LEAVING THE SOLUTION… TO THE GOODWILL, AND CHARITY, OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION”

March 22, 2019 · by gexall · in Access to justice, Members Content

Every sensible citizen should read the judgment of Sir James Munby in M v P [2019] EWFC 14.   It is a classic case of the government creating a problem and leaving the victims unsupported (whilst it employs a formidable legal team…

SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND: THE THIRD POST  THIS WEEK ABOUT THE STATEMENT OF TRUTH: WHEN A SOLICITOR SIGNS A STATEMENT OF TRUTH ON BEHALF OF A CLIENT

SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND: THE THIRD POST THIS WEEK ABOUT THE STATEMENT OF TRUTH: WHEN A SOLICITOR SIGNS A STATEMENT OF TRUTH ON BEHALF OF A CLIENT

March 22, 2019 · by gexall · in Applications, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Committal proceedings, Members Content, Statements of Truth

I am returning, again, to the consequences of the Court of Appeal judgment in Liverpool Victoria Insurance Company Ltd v Zafar [2019] EWCA Civ 392, “the deliberate or reckless making of a false statement in a document verified by a statement of…

WITNESS STATEMENTS AND SELF-PROTECTION FOR THE LAWYER:  A FURTHER RECAP : WHAT IS YOUR SYSTEM IF THE WITNESS BLAMES YOU?

WITNESS STATEMENTS AND SELF-PROTECTION FOR THE LAWYER: A FURTHER RECAP : WHAT IS YOUR SYSTEM IF THE WITNESS BLAMES YOU?

March 22, 2019 · by gexall · in Avoiding negligence claims, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Witness statements

This topic follows directly on from  the post yesterday about the significance of the statement of truth. In particular the Court of Appeal’s observation that “the deliberate or reckless making of a false statement in a document verified by a statement…

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