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CIVIL PROCEDURE BACK TO BASICS 35: WITNESS CREDIBILITY: MORE THAN MEMORY OR HONESTY

CIVIL PROCEDURE BACK TO BASICS 35: WITNESS CREDIBILITY: MORE THAN MEMORY OR HONESTY

April 11, 2019 · by gexall · in Avoiding negligence claims, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Witness statements

The question of witness credibility is often the central issue of most cases that get to trial. Surprisingly it is a matter that barely features in legal education. A knowledge of the factors that a judge will take into account…

LIMITS ON THE DUTY OF COUNSEL TO ADVISE ON COSTS AND FUNDING: ALSO PARTICULARS OF CLAIM - IF YOU CAN'T PLEAD A CASE PROPERLY ITS PROBABLY INDICATIVE OF A POOR CASE

LIMITS ON THE DUTY OF COUNSEL TO ADVISE ON COSTS AND FUNDING: ALSO PARTICULARS OF CLAIM – IF YOU CAN’T PLEAD A CASE PROPERLY ITS PROBABLY INDICATIVE OF A POOR CASE

April 11, 2019 · by gexall · in Applications, Costs, Members Content, Statements of Truth, Striking out

The judgment in Andrews & Ors v Messer Beg Ltd [2019] EWHC 911 (Ch) contains an interesting discussion on a barrister’s duty to advise on the funding of litigation.  The Part 20 claimant, having had the particulars of claim struck out, …

TWENTY YEARS OF THE CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES (AND 107 SERIES OF AMENDMENTS): A CHANCE TO REMINISCE, CRITICISE, SHARE EXPERIENCES...

TWENTY YEARS OF THE CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES (AND 107 SERIES OF AMENDMENTS): A CHANCE TO REMINISCE, CRITICISE, SHARE EXPERIENCES…

April 11, 2019 · by gexall · in Civil Procedure, Members Content

This month sees the 20th anniversary of the Civil Procedure Rules coming into force.  This is a good time to invite practitioners (and judges if they are so minded) to look back at the old rule and the “new” rules…

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