DEBARRED PARTY CANNOT CROSS-EXAMINE AT TRIAL: WHAT ROLE CAN A DEBARRED PARTY PLAY AT TRIAL?
In Kliers v Schmerler & Anor [2018] EWHC 1350 (Ch) Mr M H Rosen QC (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge) refused the defendant’s application that it be allowed to cross-examine the claimant even after it had been debarred from…
YOU LOST AT TRIAL – YOU ARE NOT GETTING A SECOND GO: THE JUDGMENT IS HAIR TODAY AND WILL NOT BE GONE TOMORROW…
In Liqwd Inc & Anor v L’Oreal (UK) Ltd & Anor [2018] EWHC 1845 (Pat) Mr Justice Birss refused a defendant’s application to “reopen the trial and decide one of the issues afresh” taking into account new evidence. “Many litigants, having…
RTA TRIAL FEE RECOVERABLE IF CASE SETTLES AT TRIAL
In Mendes -v- Hocthtief (UK) Construction Ltd [2016] EWHC 976 (QB) Mr Justice Coulson decided a point of some importance: is the RTA Protocol brief fee recoverable if a matter settles at trial. “… there are sound policy reasons for…
THE WITNESSES SAY THE OTHER SIDE IS LYING: WHAT DOES THE JUDGE DO? A GORGEOUS BEAUTY CONSIDERED!
We have looked before at issues of witness credibility, particularly in relation to the drafting of witness statements. This was an issue considered by Arnold J in Gorgeous Beauty Ltd -v- Liu (and others) [2014] EWHC 2952 (Ch). It provides…
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