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Updates and Commentary on Civil Procedure, by Gordon Exall, Barrister, Kings Chambers, Leeds, Manchester & Birmingham. 4-5 Gray's Inn Square, London.
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CIVIL PROCEDURE BACK TO BASICS 13: WHAT IS MEANT BY WITNESS "CREDIBILITY"? WHY THIS IS OFTEN CENTRAL TO A LITIGATOR'S WORK

CIVIL PROCEDURE BACK TO BASICS 13: WHAT IS MEANT BY WITNESS “CREDIBILITY”? WHY THIS IS OFTEN CENTRAL TO A LITIGATOR’S WORK

September 4, 2018 · by gexall · in Avoiding negligence claims, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Witness statements

Many  civil cases  turn on  witness credibility, yet very little training and education is given to lawyers about assessing credibility.  Every litigator has to be able to make an assessment of this  when taking a case on; before issuing proceedings…

CIVIL LITIGATION AND THE MARTIAL ARTS: MCGANN -V- BISPING: ROUND 2: WHEN A WITNESS DISCUSSES THEIR EVIDENCE

December 20, 2017 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Conduct, Witness statements

The judgment in McGann v Bisping [2017] EWHC 2951 (Comm) deals with numerous procedural issues, many of which arose in the course of the trial. We have looked at one of these already. The case also involved a witness, during the course…

THE ARROYO JUDGMENT 3: WITNESSES AND CREDIBILITY

July 31, 2016 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Uncategorized, Witness statements

This is the third in the series of posts on the  judgment of Mr Justice Stuart-Smith in Arroyo -v-Equion Energia Limited [2016] EWHC 1699 TCC. The first looked at the issues that arose from unchecked schedules of damages; the second at the…

THE MITCHELL JUDGMENT 2: THE ROLE OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE

December 2, 2014 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Witness statements

The judgment in the substantive Mitchell case has been examined several times on this blog. Not in relation to political and other ramifications but instead considering the judge’s analysis of the evidence.  The previous post looked at the difficulties posed…

THE MITCHELL CASE AND WITNESS EVIDENCE: CREDIBILITY, STRONG VIEWS AND RELIABILITY

November 27, 2014 · by gexall · in Applications, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Witness statements

The Mitchell case was at the forefront of attention a year ago when the Court of Appeal set out its (apparently widely misunderstood) views on relief from sanctions. It is even more in the headlines today. The case has been…

WHICH WITNESS IS GOING TO BE BELIEVED? A HIGH COURT DECISION ASSESSING THE CREDIBILITY OF WITNESSES

November 6, 2014 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Witness statements, Written advocacy

It is essential that litigators have a keen understanding of how witness evidence is likely to be assessed at trial.  Many trials take place precisely because there is a conflict of evidence between the witnesses.  An example of a close…

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