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PROVING THINGS 72: THE BARRISTER'S LAMENT:  BUNDLES WHEN THE CLAIMANT DOES THE DEFENDANT'S JOB FOR THEM

PROVING THINGS 72: THE BARRISTER’S LAMENT: BUNDLES WHEN THE CLAIMANT DOES THE DEFENDANT’S JOB FOR THEM

November 12, 2017 · by gexall · in Admissions, Applications, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content

Much has been written on this blog about the preparation of bundles. Some bundles are prepared on the basis that every single disclosed document should be included.  In doing so many claimants are causing harm to their own case.  Disclosed…

ADMISSIBILITY OF PREVIOUS JUDGMENT AS EVIDENCE OF FOREIGN LAW

February 8, 2017 · by gexall · in Applications, Civil evidence, Members Content

In Joint Stock Company -v- Wood [2017] EWHC 150 (Ch) Mr Justice Warren considered whether a decision by  judge in relation to foreign law was admissible as evidence. KEY POINTS A previous judgment where the judge considered and made findings…

PROVING THINGS 1: CIVIL EVIDENCE ACT NOTICES WILL NOT CUT IT

February 8, 2016 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Members Content, Uncategorized, Witness statements

The really surprising thing about going to court (for some people) is that, you have to prove things.  Judges work on the basis of evidence.  On the whole judges prefer live evidence from witnesses who are cross-examined. I The case…

THE CIVIL EVIDENCE ACT, THE ABSENT WITNESS AND WITNESS CREDIBILITY: A CASE IN POINT

October 4, 2015 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Members Content, Uncategorized, Witness statements

This blog has already looked at the decision in Mohidin -v- Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis [2015] EWHC 2740 (QB) in the context of the contents of witness statements and the length of the trial bundles. That judgment also…

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