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DEFECTIVE WITNESS STATEMENTS CONSIDERED: THE MAKER OF THE STATEMENT MUST GIVE THE SOURCE OF INFORMATION AND BELIEF

DEFECTIVE WITNESS STATEMENTS CONSIDERED: THE MAKER OF THE STATEMENT MUST GIVE THE SOURCE OF INFORMATION AND BELIEF

June 5, 2023 · by gexall · in Applications, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Witness statements

The judgment in MF Tel Sarl v Visa Europe Ltd [2023] EWHC 1336 (Ch) records it was before “Master Marsh (sitting in retirement).  However the Master has lost none of his pre-retirement keenness for ensuring that parties filing witness statements…

THREE WEBINARS ON KEY ISSUES IN FATAL ACCIDENT LITIGATION

June 5, 2023 · by gexall · in Fatal Accidents, Members Content, Webinar

I am presenting three webinars on fatal accident litigation for later this year.  These deal with recent developments in fatal accident litigation; children and fatal cases and the difficult issue of damages in anticipation of death and claims for losses…

COST BITES 89: A SUPREME COURT ORDER FOR COSTS CONSTRUED: COSTS WERE (ESSENTIALLY) RESTRICTED TO PAYMENT OF ONE PARTY, TWO SILKS AND ONE JUNIOR

COST BITES 89: A SUPREME COURT ORDER FOR COSTS CONSTRUED: COSTS WERE (ESSENTIALLY) RESTRICTED TO PAYMENT OF ONE PARTY, TWO SILKS AND ONE JUNIOR

June 5, 2023 · by gexall · in Appeals, Assessment of Costs, Costs, Members Content

I am grateful to  Nicholas Lee Paragon of Costs Solutions for sending me details of the decision in Micula and others v Romania [2023] UKSC 2018/0177 (23 May 2023) where Costs Judge Leonard and Costs Officer Sewell considered the specific…

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