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PLEADING A CASE WHERE "DISCREDITABLE CONDUCT" IS ALLEGED: THE DEFENDANT MUST KNOW THE CASE THEY HAVE TO MEET

PLEADING A CASE WHERE “DISCREDITABLE CONDUCT” IS ALLEGED: THE DEFENDANT MUST KNOW THE CASE THEY HAVE TO MEET

July 9, 2021 · by gexall · in Members Content, Statements of Case

The judgment of Mr Justice Bryan in Lakatamia Shipping Co Ltd v Su & Ors [2021] EWHC 1907 (Comm) could be used as a textbook for several important issues of civil procedure and civil evidence.   Here we look at that…

DEFENDANT UNSUCCESSFUL IN APPLICATION TO STRIKE OUT PART OF CLAIMANT'S WITNESS EVIDENCE: WHEN "HYPOTHETICAL" EVIDENCE MAY BE ADMISSIBLE

DEFENDANT UNSUCCESSFUL IN APPLICATION TO STRIKE OUT PART OF CLAIMANT’S WITNESS EVIDENCE: WHEN “HYPOTHETICAL” EVIDENCE MAY BE ADMISSIBLE

July 9, 2021 · by gexall · in Applications, Civil evidence, Members Content, Witness statements

The judgment of Sir Michael Burton in Mad Atelier International BV v Manes [2021] EWHC 1899 (Comm) is possibly the first time that Practice Direction 57AC – Trial Witness Statements in the Business and Property Courts has been considered by the…

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