ASSESSING WITNESS CREDIBILITY: CREDIBILITY IS NOT NECESSARILY THE SAME THING AS HONESTY
Here I want to discuss the issue of witness (and client) credibility. Many cases will turn on credibility and any litigator has to be able to make an assessment of this when taking a case on; before issuing proceedings and…
USING THE DAMAGES CLAIM PILOT PRACTICE DIRECTION FROM TODAY ONWARDS: SIGN UP AND SEE THE MOVIE
The HMCTS weekly update yesterday stated “From Monday 4 April 2022, legal professionals issuing claims for damages that fall under the scope of Practice Direction 51ZB should use the Damages Claim service on MyHMCTS.” SIGN UP Legal professionals acting for…
CLAIMANT’S APPLICATION FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO SERVE PARTICULAR OF CLAIM REFUSED: A CASE THAT WAS IN THE “LAST CHANCE SALOON” FOR FAR TOO LONG
In CDE v Buckinghamshire County Council [2022] EWHC 738 (QB) Master Thornett rejected a claimant’s application for an extension of time for service of the particulars of claim. The action had a long history with a pattern of delay on…
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