TWO ISSUES: WITNESS CREDIBILITY: ATTEMPTING TO RE-OPEN A JUDGMENT ON THE BASIS OF OMISSIONS IN THE JUDGMENT: ADVOCATES NEED TO CONSIDER THE POSITION CAREFULLY

There are two aspects of the judgment of Mr Justice Mostyn in  Cazalet v Abu-zalaf [2022] EWFC 119 that are of general interest to litigators. Firstly the judge's observations as to witness credibility. Secondly the observations in relation to re-opening a judgment after it has been handed down in d...