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"CUT AND PASTE" PARAGRAPHS UNDERMINE THE COGENCY OF THE EVIDENCE IN WITNESS STATEMENTS

“CUT AND PASTE” PARAGRAPHS UNDERMINE THE COGENCY OF THE EVIDENCE IN WITNESS STATEMENTS

December 30, 2024 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Clinical Negligence, Members Content, Witness statements

We are returning to the judgment of HHJ Kelly (sitting as a High Court Judge) in MJF v University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust [2024] EWHC 3156 (KB).   This time we are looking at the judge’s observations about the preparation…

WITNESS STATEMENTS: REASONS TO BE WARY OF ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES (2): A SOLICITORS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL DECISION

WITNESS STATEMENTS: REASONS TO BE WARY OF ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES (2): A SOLICITORS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL DECISION

December 30, 2024 · by gexall · in Avoiding negligence claims, Civil Procedure, Conduct, Members Content, Witness statements

We are returning to the issue of the difficulties that can be caused by the use of electronic signatures on witness statements. The dangers involved can be seen clearly in the decision of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal in SRA -v-…

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