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WHY YOU NEED TO KNOW THE RULES AND GUIDANCE IN RELATION TO SURVEILLANCE EVIDENCE: A WEBINAR

WHY YOU NEED TO KNOW THE RULES AND GUIDANCE IN RELATION TO SURVEILLANCE EVIDENCE: A WEBINAR

May 29, 2020 · by gexall · in Applications, Avoiding negligence claims, Civil evidence, Members Content, Relief from sanctions, Witness statements

In the  judgment discussed earlier today in Tully v Exterion Media (UK) Ltd & Anor [2020] EWHC 1119 (QB), Master McCloud, made some important observations in relation to how the courts deal with surveillance evidence.  As a result of that…

LATE WITNESS STATEMENT: RELIEF FROM SANCTIONS NOT GRANTED:  A WARNING AGAINST COMPLACENCY

LATE WITNESS STATEMENT: RELIEF FROM SANCTIONS NOT GRANTED: A WARNING AGAINST COMPLACENCY

May 29, 2020 · by gexall · in Applications, Avoiding negligence claims, Case Management, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Relief from sanctions, Witness statements

Anyone who has had the pleasure of hearing Professor Dominic Regan lecture will know that he gives a constant warning that the Denton principles have not gone away. In relation to the late service of budgets in particular, but in…

NON-COMPLIANCE WITH ORDER FOR EXPERT EVIDENCE AND THE CLAIMANT'S APPLICATION GOES UP IN SMOKE...

NON-COMPLIANCE WITH ORDER FOR EXPERT EVIDENCE AND THE CLAIMANT’S APPLICATION GOES UP IN SMOKE…

May 29, 2020 · by gexall · in Applications, Expert evidence, Experts, Extensions of time, Members Content, Relief from sanctions

Possibly the most difficult position you could put yourself in in litigation is for the court to make an order, do something the court did not allow, not get permission in advance, and then seek relief from sanctions thereafter.   …

COVID REPEATS 37: CROSS-EXAMINING EXPERT WITNESSES: HINTS, TIPS AND LINKS

COVID REPEATS 37: CROSS-EXAMINING EXPERT WITNESSES: HINTS, TIPS AND LINKS

May 29, 2020 · by gexall · in Advocacy, Credibility of experts, Expert evidence, Experts, Members Content

The impartiality, or otherwise, of expert witness witnesses was in the news in June 2014.  Since expert evidence has been a constant theme on this blog.  This would seem an appropriate time to revisit a post about the cross-examination of…

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