SOCIAL MEDIA AS A SOCIAL GOOD:WE'RE LOOKING FOR ADVICE FOR LAWYERS WHEN THE SKY FALLS IN

SOCIAL MEDIA AS A SOCIAL GOOD:WE’RE LOOKING FOR ADVICE FOR LAWYERS WHEN THE SKY FALLS IN

March 31, 2019 · by · in Access to justice, Avoiding negligence claims, Civil evidence, Conduct, Members Content

Two posts last weeks dealt with the hundreds of replies I got when I asked  on Twitter what advice should be given to smooth the path  young or aspirant lawyers.  This led to wider coverage than I could have imagined…

APPLICATION FOR RELIEF REFUSED AFTER LATE SERVICE OF WITNESS STATEMENTS

APPLICATION FOR RELIEF REFUSED AFTER LATE SERVICE OF WITNESS STATEMENTS

March 31, 2019 · by · in Avoiding negligence claims, Civil evidence, Members Content, Relief from sanctions, Witness statements

In SRI Lalithambika Foods Ltd, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] EWHC 761 (Admin) Charles Bourne QC, sitting as a High Court Judge, refused the claimant’s application to rely on witness statements…

WHEN AN EXPERT RELIES ON MATTERS FROM THE INTERNET FOR MATTERS OUTSIDE THEIR EXPERTISE THEN YOUR CASE IS LIKELY TO FALL APART: THE CIDER HOUSE RULES

WHEN AN EXPERT RELIES ON MATTERS FROM THE INTERNET FOR MATTERS OUTSIDE THEIR EXPERTISE THEN YOUR CASE IS LIKELY TO FALL APART: THE CIDER HOUSE RULES

March 31, 2019 · by · in Civil evidence, Credibility of experts, Damages, Expert evidence, Experts, Members Content

I am returning to the decision of  HHJ Paul Matthews (sitting as a High Court Judge) in Devon Commercial Property Ltd v Barnett & Anor [2019] EWHC 700 (Ch). Here was are looking at the judge’s view of one of the experts….