THE KEY POINTS OF DRAFTING WITNESS STATEMENTS: A GUIDE – FROM 1951: A HOMAGE TO JOHN MUNKMAN
There are several hundred posts on this site about the drafting of witness statements. These are usually written about because things have gone awry. The skill and effort involved in drafting a proper and appropriate witness statement are often overlooked. …
THE SCOPE OF A SOLICITORS ACT ASSESSMENT: DISPUTED EVIDENCE IS “GRIST TO THE MILL”
NB THIS DECISION WAS OVERTURNED BY MR JUSTICE JOHNSON, SEE Lisa Jones v Richard Slade And Company Ltd [2022] EWHC 1968 (QB) In Jones -v- Richard Slade & Co Ltd [2021] EWHC B28 (Costs) Costs Judge Rowley rejected the defendant’s…
THE SUMMARY ASSESSMENT OF COSTS: A JUDGMENT THAT SHINES SOME LIGHT ON THE TOPIC
I have said before that some of the most popular posts on this blog are those where there is a costs assessment. We can see a detailed breakdown in an assessment in the judgment of HHJ Pearce in Hodgson v…
AVOIDING PROBLEMS WITH LIMITATION AND MAKING A SECTION 33 APPLICATION: WEBINAR 13th JANUARY 2022
On the 13th January 2022 I am giving a webinar on Avoiding Problems with Limitation and making a Section 33 application. Booking details are available here. THE WEBINAR The webinar looks at recent cases about limitation in personal injury…
THOUGHTS TO START A NEW YEAR: WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS
Trying to start a good way to start a year is always challenging. It is a good time for repeats, in 2019 asked the good people of Twitter for the advice they would give to the tyro lawyer. I recently…
CIVIL EVIDENCE AND THE RULE IN HOLLINGTON -v- HEWTHORN: FACTUAL FINDINGS BY ONE JUDGE CANNOT BIND ANOTHER JUDGE IN DIFFERENT PROCEEDINGS
The judgment of HHJ Paul Matthews in Crypto Open Patent Alliance v Wright [2021] EWHC 3440 (Ch) provides enough material for half a dozen seminars on civil evidence. Here we look at one aspect of it, the rule in Hollington -v-…
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