THE CIVIL COURTS ARE "NOT THE WILD WEST": ATTEMPTS TO INTRODUCE NEW ARGUMENTS ON APPEAL REJECTED: SKELETON ARGUMENT SHOULD HAVE DEALT WITH POINTS THE DEFENDANT NOW WANTED TO ARGUE

THE CIVIL COURTS ARE “NOT THE WILD WEST”: ATTEMPTS TO INTRODUCE NEW ARGUMENTS ON APPEAL REJECTED: SKELETON ARGUMENT SHOULD HAVE DEALT WITH POINTS THE DEFENDANT NOW WANTED TO ARGUE

September 28, 2023 · by · in Appeals, Members Content, Written advocacy

We are returning to the judgment of Mr Justice Julian Knowles in Morgan-Rowe v Woodgate [2023] EWHC 2375 (KB).  This looks at the judge’s view of attempting to run an argument that was not made at trial (indeed, in part, admitted…

CLAIMANT HAD NOT BREACHED THEIR DUTY OF DISCLOSURE: A PARTY DOES NOT HAVE "CONTROL" OF THEIR PARTNER'S FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS

CLAIMANT HAD NOT BREACHED THEIR DUTY OF DISCLOSURE: A PARTY DOES NOT HAVE “CONTROL” OF THEIR PARTNER’S FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS

September 28, 2023 · by · in Applications, Disclosure, Members Content

The judgment of Mr Justice Julian Knowles in Morgan-Rowe v Woodgate [2023] EWHC 2375 (KB) makes some important points about the duty of disclosure.  A party giving disclosure doesn’t have to disclose details of their spouses’/partners accounts. “A married couple…