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PROVING THINGS 83: WHEN A DEFENDANT DOES NOT GIVE EVIDENCE, ADVERSE INFERENCES CAN BE DRAWN: STAGED CRASH ESTABLISHED

PROVING THINGS 83: WHEN A DEFENDANT DOES NOT GIVE EVIDENCE, ADVERSE INFERENCES CAN BE DRAWN: STAGED CRASH ESTABLISHED

January 18, 2018 · by gexall · in Applications, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Witness statements

In UK Insurance Ltd v Gentry [2018] EWHC 37 (QB) Mr Justice Teare considered what inferences can properly be drawn when a defendant, accused of dishonesty, does not give evidence. KEY POINTS The claimant brought a case in deceit – alleging…

IRRELEVANT EVIDENCE, INFERENCES AND "FORGERY": EVIDENTIAL ISSUES IN A HIGH COURT CASE

October 19, 2014 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Witness statements

The decision of Mr Justice Norris in Redstone Mortgages Ltd -v- B Legal Ltd [2014]EWHC 3390 (Ch) deals with several important issues relating to evidence in civil cases. In particular the relevance and admissibility of “quasi expert” evidence and the…

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