A WITNESS STATEMENT SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO ARGUE THE CASE: YET ANOTHER JUDICIAL REMINDER

January 8, 2021 · by · in Case Management, Civil evidence, Webinar, Witness statements

In  Ceviz v Frawley & Anor [2021] EWHC 8 (Ch)  HHJ Keyser QC made observations about a witness statement.  This case highlights the need for practitioners to be aware of the limitations of witness statement.   If this kind of statement…

COURT REFUSES CLAIMANT PERMISSION TO WITHDRAW FROM ADMISSIONS: "THE WHOLE POINT OF THINGS BEING ADMITTED IS THAT PARTIES CAN MOVE ON AND NOT BE BOTHERED WITH INVESTIGATING SUCH MATTERS"

COURT REFUSES CLAIMANT PERMISSION TO WITHDRAW FROM ADMISSIONS: “THE WHOLE POINT OF THINGS BEING ADMITTED IS THAT PARTIES CAN MOVE ON AND NOT BE BOTHERED WITH INVESTIGATING SUCH MATTERS”

January 8, 2021 · by · in Admissions, Applications

In Advinia Care Homes Ltd v (1) BUPA Care Homes Investments (Holdings) Ltd & Ors [2020] EWHC 1563 (Ch) Mr Michael Green QC (sitting as a High Court judge) refused a claimant’s application to withdraw from an admission. “The whole…