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(JULY 2014): ISSUES OF WITNESS CREDIBILITY CONSIDERED 2026-07-03T10:00:53Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/07/03/expert-watch-54-the-deputy-master-should-not-have-ignored-the-expert-evidence-before-the-court-it-was-relevant-and-addressed-the-central-issue/ 2026-07-02T23:12:29Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en EXPERT WATCH 54 : THE DEPUTY MASTER SHOULD NOT HAVE IGNORED THE EXPERT EVIDENCE BEFORE THE COURT: IT WAS RELEVANT AND ADDRESSED THE CENTRAL ISSUE 2026-07-03T07:00:10Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/07/03/a-solicitor-should-just-not-be-saying-this-is-in-a-witness-statement-it-strayed-well-beyond-what-she-could-legally-give-evidence-about-from-her-own-knowledge-included-hearsay-from-an-unnamed-source/ 2026-07-02T23:15:09Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en A SOLICITOR SHOULD JUST NOT BE SAYING THIS IS IN A WITNESS STATEMENT: IT "STRAYED WELL BEYOND WHAT SHE COULD LEGALLY GIVE EVIDENCE ABOUT FROM HER OWN KNOWLEDGE INCLUDED HEARSAY FROM AN UNNAMED SOURCE AND INCLUDED STATEMENTS OF OPINION WHICH SHE DID NOT HAVE THE EXPERTISE TO GIVE..." 2026-07-03T06:00:21Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/07/02/cost-bites-407-court-of-appeal-overturns-decision-striking-out-points-of-dispute-because-of-non-ainsworth-compliance-judgment-given-today/ 2026-07-02T12:45:22Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en COST BITES 407: COURT OF APPEAL OVERTURNS DECISION STRIKING OUT POINTS OF DISPUTE BECAUSE OF NON-AINSWORTH COMPLIANCE: JUDGMENT GIVEN TODAY 2026-07-02T13:00:10Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/07/02/the-current-importance-of-pleadings-85-there-is-no-free-pass-when-an-action-is-brought-on-behalf-of-multiple-claimants-there-is-a-definite-sense-of-the-claimants-thrashing-about-trying-to-fin/ 2026-07-02T10:37:30Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en THE CURRENT IMPORTANCE OF PLEADINGS 85: THERE IS NO "FREE PASS" WHEN AN ACTION IS BROUGHT ON BEHALF OF MULTIPLE CLAIMANTS: "THERE IS A DEFINITE SENSE OF THE CLAIMANTS THRASHING ABOUT, TRYING TO FIND ANY ISSUES WHICH COULD BE TRIED WHICH AVOIDED ANY INVESTIGATION OF ANY FACTS." 2026-07-02T10:45:32Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/07/02/five-thousand-claimants-and-just-eight-court-fees-court-of-appeal-upholds-decision-on-cpr-7-3/ 2026-07-02T09:33:28Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en FIVE THOUSAND CLAIMANTS AND JUST EIGHT COURT FEES: COURT OF APPEAL UPHOLDS DECISION ON CPR 7.3 2026-07-02T10:00:51Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/07/02/the-court-was-wrong-not-to-strike-the-defence-out-a-failure-to-dispute-a-point-in-the-jersey-courts-meant-it-was-not-open-to-a-defendant-to-argue-it-again/ 2026-07-01T16:25:01Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en THE COURT WAS WRONG NOT TO STRIKE THE DEFENCE OUT: A FAILURE TO DISPUTE A POINT IN THE JERSEY COURTS MEANT IT WAS NOT OPEN TO A DEFENDANT TO ARGUE IT IN A SECOND ACTION 2026-07-02T07:00:31Z Blog https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/07/02/advocacy-the-judges-view-looking-at-series-2-and-why-this-applies-to-all-litigators-including-that-regular-missive-that-you-should-not-threaten-your-opponent-with-a-proctology-examination/ 2026-07-01T15:52:54Z Civil Litigation Brief ® en ADVOCACY - THE JUDGE'S VIEW: LOOKING AT SERIES 2: AND WHY THIS APPLIES TO ALL LITIGATORS... 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