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"VARIOUS WITNESSES CAN ALL GIVE HONEST BUT NEVERTHELESS CONFLICTING ACCOUNTS OF A GIVEN EVENT": GESTMIN PRINCIPLES CONSIDERED IN THE CONTEXT OF A ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT

“VARIOUS WITNESSES CAN ALL GIVE HONEST BUT NEVERTHELESS CONFLICTING ACCOUNTS OF A GIVEN EVENT”: GESTMIN PRINCIPLES CONSIDERED IN THE CONTEXT OF A ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT

April 6, 2021 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Personal Injury, Witness statements

In  Barrow & Ors v Merret & Anor [2021] EWHC 792 (QB) Richard Hermer QC (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge) considered the guidance given in Gestmin in the context of a road traffic accident. It is a reminder…

GENERAL RESPONSE IN A REPLY DOES NOT AMOUNT TO AN ADMISSION: HIGH COURT DECISION

GENERAL RESPONSE IN A REPLY DOES NOT AMOUNT TO AN ADMISSION: HIGH COURT DECISION

April 6, 2021 · by gexall · in Admissions, Amendment, Members Content, Statements of Case

In Berkeley Square Holdings Ltd & Ors v Lancer Property Assets Management Ltd & Ors (Claimant amendment application) (Rev 1) [2021] EWHC 750 (Ch) Mr Robin Vos (sitting as a judge of the Chancery Division) rejected an argument that a…

WHEN COUNSEL’S ADVICE WAS ALTERED (WITHOUT COUNSEL’S CONSENT): CAVEATS REMOVED BEFORE BEING SHOWN TO INTERESTED PARTIES

April 6, 2021 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Disclosure, Members Content

Someone reading counsel’s advice would normally assume that they were reading all of it.  There is a danger (I have not seen before) of advices being altered before being passed on.  In Equitable Law Capital, Re [2021] EWHC 763 (Ch)…

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