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

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 courts. The judge refused the defendant's application t...