COPYING THE OTHER SIDE INTO CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE COURT: A RECAP AND REVIEW OF THE EARLIER CASE MENTIONED
I am writing, again, about the the judgment of Mr Justice Kerr in Topping v Ralph Tristees Ltd [2017] EWHC 1954 (QB). The point the case makes about the correct route of appeal has been commented on, however I had not anticipated…
AN UNUSUAL APPLICATION FOR RELEASE OF AUDIO RECORDING OF JUDGMENT: NOT NECESSARY AND NOT ALLOWED
What does a litigant do if a written judgment varies from the oral judgment given in court? This issue was considered by HHJ Matthews (sitting as a High Court judge) in Bath -v- Escott [2017] EWHC 1101 (Ch). The judgment…
OPENING LINES OF A JUDGMENT: IT STARTED WITH A TWEET: PAGING DOCTOR FREUD
The opening line of a judgment is often a good guide as to what it to follow. For a few days there has been some, occasionally heated, discussion, as to the best opening lines of a judicial pronouncement. THE TWITTER…
