Category Archives: Evidence
Litigation from a client’s perspective: top tips from the advocacy unit
On 21 March Murray Rosen QC, head of Herbert Smith’s Advocacy Unit, together with support lawyers Pamela Kiesselbach and David Phillips, presented a webinar entitled ‘Litigation from a client’s perspective: top tips from the advocacy unit’. Murray, Pamela and David … Continue reading
Filed under Disclosure, Evidence, Experts, Privilege, Settlement
New powers to define and limit factual evidence
The Civil Procedure Rule Committee has agreed a proposal to address the concerns expressed in Lord Justice Jackson’s costs review as to the use of “lengthy and prolix” witness statements (see our e-bulletin of 14 January 2010). CPR 32.2 will be … Continue reading
Filed under Evidence
Webinar alert – Conducting litigation from the client’s perspective: top tips from the Advocacy Unit
On Wednesday 21 March (12:45 to 1:45 UK time) Murray Rosen QC, David Phillips and Pamela Kiesselbach will present a live audio webinar which will provide a practical overview providing tips for clients and in-house counsel on how to approach and conduct litigation, looking at … Continue reading
Filed under Announcements, Disclosure, Evidence, Experts, Pre-action, Settlement
Non-party access to witness statements and skeleton arguments
Two recent cases have considered the circumstances in which non-parties can gain access to certain court documents.
Filed under Confidentiality, Evidence
Court’s approach to admission of late evidence?
In our e-bulletin dated 16 February, we reported on the Court of Appeal’s decision in Swain-Mason and ors v Mills & Reeve [2011] EWCA Civ 14 which, we said, signalled a strict approach to applications for late amendments (see here). … Continue reading
Filed under Evidence, Statements of case
Evidence obtained from rubbish bins not unlawful
In a recent case, enquiry agents instructed by a judgment creditor had searched through documents discarded as rubbish on the pavement outside the London offices of the judgment debtors, made copies of relevant documents, and returned the originals to the … Continue reading
Filed under Disclosure, Evidence
