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WITNESS CREDIBILITY: A SUMMARY OF THE APPROACH IN GESTMIN

WITNESS CREDIBILITY: A SUMMARY OF THE APPROACH IN GESTMIN

August 24, 2022 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Members Content, Witness statements

A post last week dealt with issues relating to the judicial assessment of credibility. Here we look at one aspect of that in more detail. That is the decision in  Gestmin SGPS SA v Credit Suisse (UK) Ltd & Anor…

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