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LAWYERS GIVING EVIDENCE 2: "HARD TO FATHOM" WHY THE SOLICITOR WAS TENDERED AS A WITNESS

LAWYERS GIVING EVIDENCE 2: “HARD TO FATHOM” WHY THE SOLICITOR WAS TENDERED AS A WITNESS

September 23, 2019 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Witness statements

 In the second post about the dangers of lawyers giving evidence we turn to the judgment  of Master Marsh in  Pineport Limited -v- Grangeglen Ltd [2016] EWHC 1318 (Ch).  This was a relief from forfeiture hearing in which the only witness…

LAWYERS GIVING EVIDENCE 1:  ENGAGING "TOTALLY INAPPROPRIATELY WITH LEGAL SUBMISSIONS"

LAWYERS GIVING EVIDENCE 1: ENGAGING “TOTALLY INAPPROPRIATELY WITH LEGAL SUBMISSIONS”

September 23, 2019 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Members Content, Witness statements

An earlier post reported on the dangers of lawyers giving evidence when that “evidence” is in fact a set of legal submissions.   It is clear that this issue is not confined to one jurisdiction. This can be seen from the…

CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES: WHY JUDGES GO "BACK TO BASICS": A REMINDER FOR LITIGATORS

CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES: WHY JUDGES GO “BACK TO BASICS”: A REMINDER FOR LITIGATORS

September 23, 2019 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Damages, Members Content, Uncategorized

This is the first of a series of posts designed (to be frank) to remind people that the next edition of  “Damages for Personal Injury and Death” will be published later this year. One interesting aspect of writing a book,…

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