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WITNESS EVIDENCE AND WITNESS DEMEANOUR: A GEM OF A CASE: A WITNESS SUMMONS CAN LEAD TO UNWELCOME SURPRISES

WITNESS EVIDENCE AND WITNESS DEMEANOUR: A GEM OF A CASE: A WITNESS SUMMONS CAN LEAD TO UNWELCOME SURPRISES

January 10, 2024 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Members Content, Witness statements

Issues of witness demeanour and credibility figured highly in the judgment of District Judge Dinan-Hayward in TM v AM [2023] EWFC 247.   It is an interesting story which shows the risks of compelling a witness to attend court and of…

MR BATES AND THE POST OFFICE 2: THE JUDGE'S VIEW ON WITNESS CREDIBILITY

MR BATES AND THE POST OFFICE 2: THE JUDGE’S VIEW ON WITNESS CREDIBILITY

January 10, 2024 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Witness statements

I am repeating a post first written in 2019.  Matters that are in the public consciousness now were very much in the consciousness of the legal profession then. This post dealt with the trial judge’s view of the credibility of…

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