CHANGES TO PRACTICE DIRECTION ON THE DAMAGES CLAIMS PILOT: PUBLISHED LAST TUESDAY – COMING INTO FORCE AT 11.00 TOMORROW: SOME POINTS ON ISSUE AND LIMITATION
There are changes coming into force at 11.00 tomorrow. There are changes to PD 51R and PD51ZB. (Set your alarm clocks early tomorrow – these changes come into force – at 11.00 am…) THE CHANGES TO TO THE PRACTICE DIRECTION:…
ABSENT WITNESSES AND ADVERSE INFERENCES (AGAIN): WE DON’T WANT TO PAY YOU THE US$1,911,877,385 YOU ARE CLAIMING: BUT WE WON’T GIVE EVIDENCE
We are continuing with looking at the consequences of a party failing to call witnesses, or, as in this case, give no evidence of fact at all. In this case the judge had no difficulty in stating his views as…
CLINICAL NEGLIGENCE CORNER 3: ABSENT DOCTORS AND ADVERSE INFERENCES (SOMETHING TO CONSIDER FOR ALL LITIGATORS HERE…)
Today we are looking at a case where the judge considered whether adverse inferences should be drawn when a relevant expert was not called to give evidence at trial. This issue of what matters the court can properly conclude when…
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