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KIDS CLUB AND THE DANGERS OF SELECTIVE EVIDENCE: WITNESS STATEMENTS IN AN INSOLVENCY CONTEXT

KIDS CLUB AND THE DANGERS OF SELECTIVE EVIDENCE: WITNESS STATEMENTS IN AN INSOLVENCY CONTEXT

February 12, 2021 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Members Content, Witness statements

The decision in the Official Receiver -v- Batmanghelidh and others [2021] EWHC 175 (Ch) involves some consideration of the way in which the claimant presented the evidence. Whilst the claimant was under a particular duty in this case this involves…

PROCEDURE, SUMMARY JUDGMENT, "SURMISE AND MICAWBERISM" AND... THE ROYAL FAMILY

PROCEDURE, SUMMARY JUDGMENT, “SURMISE AND MICAWBERISM” AND… THE ROYAL FAMILY

February 12, 2021 · by gexall · in Applications, Case Management, Civil evidence, Members Content, Summary judgment

A blog about civil procedure doesn’t get to write about the Royal Family much. However the judgment of Mr Justice Warby in HRH The Duchess of Sussex v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2021] EWHC 273 (Ch) strays into our territory. There…

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