‘A litigation funder that took assignment of an inventor’s claim that his idea was ripped off by early stage investors has been awarded £2.15m in damages by the High Court.’
Legal Futures, 5th March 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘In the ongoing saga between HRH Prince Hussam Bin Saud Bin Abdulaziz Saud (“Prince Hussam”) and Mobile Telecommunications Company KSCP (“MTC”), the High Court was recently faced with the question of whether Prince Hussam, his mother Princess Noorah, and his wife Princess Sarah, should be able to give evidence remotely during the trial of MTC’s bankruptcy petition against Prince Hussam. In deciding that Prince Hussam and Princess Noorah, but not Princess Sarah, could give evidence remotely, Thompsell J explored a number of authorities concerning applications to appear in court by video link (“VCF applications”). The aim of this article is to first set out the background to Prince Hussam’s VCF application, and to then explore the relevant principles raised by Thompsell J which are relevant to practitioners dealing with issues in this field.’
Tanfield Chambers, 24th January 2025
Source: tanfieldchambers.co.uk
‘A Plymouth-based firm has succeeded – in part – in a High Court appeal against legal aid payments over the number of pages of prosecution evidence.’
Law Society's Gazette, 24th February 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Alex Ruck Keene KC (Hon) looks at an important new decision from the Court of Protection where the judge identified an evidential divide on capacity between social workers and clinicians.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th February 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has castigated the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) for prosecuting a law firm and two partners based on “accusation without evidence”.’
Legal Futures, 18th February 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Frequently, in overseas injury claims, one (or perhaps both) of the parties seeks to adduce evidence from a witness whose first language is not English. Before getting to the issue as to whether that witness will be able to give oral evidence at trial by video (a topic for another day), there will need to be a suitable written statement for that witness. The experience of a witness statement in English put before the court when it becomes quickly apparent that the witness is unable to speak or read English, is not a happy one. It is important to bear in mind the requirements of the CPR as to how the statements of witnesses in such cases should be prepared.’
3 Hare Court, 6th February 2025
Source: www.3harecourt.com
‘Despite 14 leading experts concluding there was “no medical evidence” that Lucy Letby murdered babies, there is no guarantee that her case will be sent back to the court of appeal – let alone quickly.’
The Guardian, 5th February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Group concludes babies died due to natural causes or errors in medical care, saying there was no evidence of deliberate harm.’
The Guardian, 4th February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Letby’s legal team is preparing to submit a case to the body that investigates potential miscarriages of justice.’
The Guardian, 4th February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An international panel of experts in the care of newborn babies will present what they say is “significant new medical evidence” in the case of convicted child serial killer Lucy Letby.’
The Independent, 4th February 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘In Man v St George’s University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust [2024] EWHC 1304 (KB), the High Court exercised its case management powers to exclude witness evidence which put forward a positive case on an issue which had been neither admitted or denied in the defence on the basis that the matter was outside the Defendant’s knowledge. The Judge found that this was not permissible. This article considers how this issue arises in the housing disrepair context.’
Doughty Street Chambers, 28th January 2025
Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk
‘One evening in autumn 2023, a young couple took their five month old baby to an emergency hospital where she was diagnosed with numerous physical injuries (some very serious) which the parents couldn’t explain. Local authority children’s services were called in and care proceedings began. The baby went into foster care under an interim care order when she left hospital. Fortunately, she soon fully recovered from the injuries. More than a year later, a full care order was made.’
Transparency Project, 29th January 2025
Source: transparencyproject.org.uk
‘Thea Wilson looks at the recent High Court decision in MJF v University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust [2024] EWHC 3156 (KB) and considers the perennial question of how a court assesses the reliability of a witness in the face of conflicting medical records.’
12KBW 29th January 2025
Source: clinicalnegligence.blog
‘Imaging orders offer another useful tool to civil fraud litigators needing to urgently prevent the concealment and destruction of relevant digital evidence.’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th January 2025
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Alex Carington examines the lessons for experts and the difficulties in establishing fundamental dishonesty in a recent decision on sexual abuse, Samrai v Kalia [2024] EWHC 3143 (KB).’
12 KBW, 20th January 2025
Source: 12kbw.co.uk
‘An aspiring law student who addressed MPs in parliament has had his conviction for being part of a violent conspiracy quashed after new evidence showing he was wrongfully identified in a drill music video.’
The Guardian, 15th January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The case of Melia v Tamlyn and Son Limited tackles several key issues in professional negligence, including the scope of duty post-MBS, approach to conflicts of evidence, and the significance of unlawful conduct.’
Hailsham Chambers, 4th December 2024
Source: www.hailshamchambers.com
‘In the second part of his article on the use of evidence law in pensions cases, Paul Newman KC looks at: the evidence required to rectify scheme documents; the nature of the evidence necessary to establish the conduct of groups of scheme members; and the use of Re Benjamin orders to deal with missing or incorrect scheme data.’
Pensions Barrister, 19th December 2024
Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com
‘In the first part of a major two-part article on the use of evidence law in pensions cases, Paul Newman KC considers the extent to which evidence law can overcome missing pension scheme documents.’
Pensions Barrister, 11th December 2024
Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com
‘A ruling in a case involving a former boss of controversial data analytics company, Cambridge Analytica, provides some clarity on when parties to litigation in England and Wales can obtain imaging orders to preserve potentially important electronic evidence.’
OUT-LAW.com, 10th December 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
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