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LIMITATION, DEFAULT AND SANCTIONS - THE KEY CASES OF 2024: WEBINAR 27th NOVEMBER 2024: HELPING YOU TO AVOID PROBLEMS IN 2O25 (AND BEYOND...)

LIMITATION, DEFAULT AND SANCTIONS – THE KEY CASES OF 2024: WEBINAR 27th NOVEMBER 2024: HELPING YOU TO AVOID PROBLEMS IN 2O25 (AND BEYOND…)

November 19, 2024 · by gexall · in Avoiding negligence claims, Members Content, Relief from sanctions, Webinar

This webinar looks at the key cases relating to limitation, default and sanctions that have occurred in 2024.  The aim is to look at problem areas to help litigators avoid problems in the future. Booking details are available here.  THE…

THE DUTY TO PUT YOUR CASE TO A WITNESS AT TRIAL: NOT AN ABSOLUTE RULE: POSITION CONSIDERED IN THE HIGH COURT

THE DUTY TO PUT YOUR CASE TO A WITNESS AT TRIAL: NOT AN ABSOLUTE RULE: POSITION CONSIDERED IN THE HIGH COURT

November 19, 2024 · by gexall · in Case Management, Civil evidence, Members Content, Witness statements

In Wigglesworth v Beetson [2024] EWHC 2886 (Ch) HHJ Matthews (sitting as a High Court Judge) considered arguments that a failure to expressly challenge markings on a plan used by a witness meant that the evidence had to be accepted….

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