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Updates and Commentary on Civil Procedure, by Gordon Exall, Barrister, Kings Chambers, Leeds, Manchester & Birmingham. 4-5 Gray's Inn Square, London.
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THE TORT OF "BRINGING PROCEEDINGS FOR AN IMPROPER PURPOSE": MAY STILL BE ALIVE, BUT NOT VERY WELL...

THE TORT OF “BRINGING PROCEEDINGS FOR AN IMPROPER PURPOSE”: MAY STILL BE ALIVE, BUT NOT VERY WELL…

February 18, 2021 · by gexall · in Abuse of Process, Civil Procedure

The judgment of Andrew Lenon QC in  Kings Security Systems Ltd v King & Anor [2021] EWHC 325 (Ch) contains a detailed consideration of the tort of “bringing proceedings for an improper purpose”. This tort (may well) still exist, however…

WHERE HAVE ALL THE CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES GONE? WHEN WILL THEY EVER LEARN?

February 18, 2021 · by gexall · in Access to justice, Civil Procedure

From the day this blog started there has always been a link to the Civil Procedure Rules.  These were available, in an easily accessible form, on the Ministry of Justice website. They may still be there – but not for…

A "WHOLLY UNRELIABLE" WITNESS IS NOT NECESSARILY A DISHONEST ONE:  ALLEGATIONS OF FUNDMENTAL DISHONESTY NOT ACCEPTED BY JUDGE

A “WHOLLY UNRELIABLE” WITNESS IS NOT NECESSARILY A DISHONEST ONE: ALLEGATIONS OF FUNDMENTAL DISHONESTY NOT ACCEPTED BY JUDGE

February 18, 2021 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Fundamental Dishonesty, Witness statements

In Brint v Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust [2021] EWHC 290 (QB) HHJ Platts (sitting as a High Court Judge) rejected the defendant’s case that a witness who was “wholly unreliable” was also fundamentally dishonest.   “Failing…

CONTRACTUAL CLAIM FOR COSTS CONSTRUED AS BEING COSTS ON AN INDEMNITY BASIS

CONTRACTUAL CLAIM FOR COSTS CONSTRUED AS BEING COSTS ON AN INDEMNITY BASIS

February 18, 2021 · by gexall · in Costs

In Criterion Buildings Ltd v McKinsey & Company Inc (United Kingdom) & Anor [2021] EWHC 314 (Ch)  HHJ Paul Matthews (sitting as a High Court Judge) rejected a paying party’s argument that it did not have to pay the costs…

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