Civil Litigation Brief ®
Menu
  • Home
  • About
  • Membership Plans
  • Webinars
  • Login
Updates and Commentary on Civil Procedure, by Gordon Exall, Barrister, Kings Chambers
Browse: Home » 2025 » December » 17
WITNESS EVIDENCE WEDNESDAY: JUDGE CONSIDERS ADMISSIBILITY OF WITNESS EVIDENCE ON THE FIRST DAY OF TRIAL: "ARE YOU EXPERIENCED"?

WITNESS EVIDENCE WEDNESDAY: JUDGE CONSIDERS ADMISSIBILITY OF WITNESS EVIDENCE ON THE FIRST DAY OF TRIAL: “ARE YOU EXPERIENCED”?

December 17, 2025 · by gexall · in Applications, Avoiding negligence claims, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Witness statements

It is unusual for a judge to consider the admissibility of witness evidence on the first day of a trial.  However, in some ways, this is an unusual case.   The judge found that the statement was relevant to the pleaded…

THE COURT FEE WAS NOT PAID UPON ISSUE MEANS PROCEEDINGS WERE NOT ISSUED ON TIME. IT IS AS SIMPLE AS THAT

THE COURT FEE WAS NOT PAID UPON ISSUE MEANS PROCEEDINGS WERE NOT ISSUED ON TIME. IT IS AS SIMPLE AS THAT

December 17, 2025 · by gexall · in Applications, Avoiding negligence claims, Civil Procedure, Court fees, Members Content, Relief from sanctions

Here we have an all too familiar story of a claimant’s case coming to grief because proceedings were not issued in time.  The unusual aspect is that this happened because his solicitors lodged papers at court asserting that no  court…

REVIEW OF THE YEAR 5 : 111 POSTS IN THE "COSTS BITES" SERIES (AND COUNTING): DON'T LOOK AWAY NOW...

REVIEW OF THE YEAR 5 : 111 POSTS IN THE “COSTS BITES” SERIES (AND COUNTING): DON’T LOOK AWAY NOW…

December 17, 2025 · by gexall · in Assessment of Costs, Civil Procedure, Costs, Members Content

There is no doubt at all that the Costs Bites series is one of the most widely read on this blog.  The series started in July 2022 and the aim is to look at what is happening in relation to…

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Subscription notifies you of a new post, it does not give you access to members' content.

Join 12.3K other subscribers

Recent Posts

  • ATTEMPTING TO RE-WRITE A DRAFT JUDGMENT: THIS HARDLY EVER (IF EVER) PERSUADES A JUDGE THAT THEY WERE WRONG
  • ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN COURT: AN INTERESTING PRACTICE DIRECTION FROM THE HIGH COURT IN IRELAND : GOOD ADVICE FOR US ALL
  • COST BITES 424: A CLAIM FOR 30.5 HOURS IN ONE DAY: A SCHEDULE “SO UNRELIABLE IT CANNOT FORM THE BASIS FOR ASSESSMENT”
  • THE NEW LAW ON LIMITATION AND SEXUAL ABUSE CLAIMS CONSIDERED IN THE HIGH COURT: THE NEW SECTION 11ZA ONLY EXTENDS TO THE SEXUAL ABUSE ASPECTS OF A CLAIM
  • THROWBACK FRIDAY: GESTMIN GUIDANCE IN THE CONTEXT OF CLINICAL NEGLIGENCE CASES (WITH A CHANCE TO REMEMBER HH ALAN GORE K.C.) : JULY 2019

Top Posts

COST BITES 419: HOW CLAIMING COUNSEL'S FEES ON AN N260 CAN LEAD TO REFERRAL TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT PROCEEDINGS TO BE CONSIDERED: SIGNATORY BEWARE
COST BITES 421 : THE AMY WINEHOUSE CASE IS BACK IN COURT: CLAIMANT'S AGGRESSIVE CONDUCT OF A CASE WHERE HE LOST "ON EVERY MATERIAL POINT OF FACT AND LAW" LEADS TO AN ORDER FOR INDEMNITY COSTS TO PAY COSTS ON THE INDEMNITY BASIS
COST BITES 423: THE JUDGE'S EYEBROWS ARE RAISED AT AN ADDITIONAL £2,500 BECAUSE THE KC HAS TO STAY FOR THE AFTERNOON...
MAZUR MATTERS 66: THE LEGAL SERVICES BOARD FINAL REPORT ON MAZUR: "REGULATORY REVIEW OF ADVICE AND GUIDANCE PROVIDED TO THE PROFESSION ON THE CONDUCT OF LITIGAITON BY APPROVED REGULATORS AND REGULATORY BODIES"
AN APPLICATION TO STRIKE OUT FOR ABUSE OR PROCESS ADJOURNED - TO SEE WHETHER THIS NEED HAPPEN ON A "ROLLING BASIS": ONE THOUSAND CLAIMANTS STARTED BUT ARE UNLIKELY TO FINISH...

Archives

Blogroll

  • Fatal Accident Law
  • Legal Futures
  • Personal injury: Liability and Damages

Books

  • Munkman & Exall on Damages for Personal Injuries and Death 15th ed
  • The APIL Guide to Fatal Accidents 4th edition

Useful Links

  • Buntools (for preparing PDF Bundles)
  • Kings Chambers
  • Kings Chambers Costs & Litigation Funding
  • Kings Chambers Serious Injury
  • The Civil Procedure Rules
  • The Law Society Gazette
  • The National Archives Recently Published Judgments
  • The Senior Court Costs Office Guide 2025
  • www.Bailii.org

Copyright

© Gordon Exall, Exall Legal Training, Civil Litigation Brief, 2013-2026. Unauthorised use and or duplication of the material contained on this blog without permission is strictly prohibited.
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.

To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
  • Membership Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Advertising Policy
  • Copyright
  • Legal Disclaimer

Copyright © 2026 Civil Litigation Brief ®

Powered by Big Yellow Workshop

Loading Comments...

You must be logged in to post a comment.