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BACK TO BASICS MONDAY: THE NEED TO SERVE A NOTICE DISPUTING THE AUTHENTICITY OF A DOCUMENT: CPR 32.19

BACK TO BASICS MONDAY: THE NEED TO SERVE A NOTICE DISPUTING THE AUTHENTICITY OF A DOCUMENT: CPR 32.19

March 23, 2026 · by gexall · in Admissions, Avoiding negligence claims, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Disclosure, Members Content

Here we look at a case that illustrates a very basic principle of civil procedure and evidence.  It is a case where the claimant was, in essence, disputing the authenticity of several documents.  However a basic procedural step had not…

CHALLENGING THE AUTHENTICITY OF DOCUMENTS: A REMINDER OF THE BASIC RULES: IF YOU DON'T DISPUTE YOU ARE DEEMED TO ADMIT AUTHENTICITY

CHALLENGING THE AUTHENTICITY OF DOCUMENTS: A REMINDER OF THE BASIC RULES: IF YOU DON’T DISPUTE YOU ARE DEEMED TO ADMIT AUTHENTICITY

September 1, 2020 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Disclosure, Members Content

Earlier posts have looked at the importance of serving a notice of non-admittance  of  the authenticity of documents promptly.  Here we look at the basics of the rule. Put bluntly if you do not serve a notice that you wish…

BACK TO BASICS 15: CHALLENGING THE AUTHENTICITY OF DOCUMENTS: A PRIMER

BACK TO BASICS 15: CHALLENGING THE AUTHENTICITY OF DOCUMENTS: A PRIMER

September 12, 2018 · by gexall · in Applications, Civil evidence, Disclosure, Members Content, Witness statements

In the 10th post in this series I looked at the importance of serving a notice of non-admittance  of  the authenticity of documents promptly.  Here we look at the basics of the rule. Put bluntly if you do not serve…

CIVIL LITIGATION AND THE MARTIAL ARTS: McGANN -v- BISPING: ROUND 1:  DISPUTING THE AUTHENTICITY OF DOCUMENTS WITHOUT SERVICE OF A NOTICE UNDER CPR 32.19

CIVIL LITIGATION AND THE MARTIAL ARTS: McGANN -v- BISPING: ROUND 1: DISPUTING THE AUTHENTICITY OF DOCUMENTS WITHOUT SERVICE OF A NOTICE UNDER CPR 32.19

December 19, 2017 · by gexall · in Admissions, Applications, Case Management, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Conduct, Disclosure, Members Content

The judgment today in McGann v Bisping [2017] EWHC 2951 (Comm) involves multiple issues in relation to civil evidence, procedure and witness credibility. Here I want to look at just one issue – the failure to serve a notice under CPR…

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