2xl

This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more

#4695 - Trial - BPC Civil Litigation

Notice: PDF Preview

The following is a more accessible plain text extract of the PDF sample above, taken from our BPC Civil Litigation Notes. Due to the challenges of extracting text from PDFs, it will have odd formatting.

See Original

TRIAL Witness Summons Summons can compel a Witness to attend to give oral evidence and/or produce a specified document. * Document must be relevant to the substantive issues in the claim (not disclosure) * Cannot summon to produce train of enquiry Documents Document must be sufficiently described, classes of Documents may be described compendiously Procedure Issuing a summons - purely administrative Form completed Fee paid Form sealed by the Court Only binding if served minimum 7 days before trial (unless Court gives permission) Witness must also be offered a sum of money (conduct money) to cover travelling expenses to and from Court and compensate for loss of time. Court may set aside/vary if it appears the Witness is unable to give relevant evidence or there is some other strong reason for not requiring him to attend trial Skeleton Arguments Compulsory for High Court trials, may be required by directions for County Court trials. Concise summary of submissions with reference to any authorities. File 2 days before trial (QBD) or with trial bundles (Chancery Division) * Trial bundles should be filed by Claimant maximum 7 - minimum 3 days before start of trial. Conduct of the Trial Advocates provide Court with a slip including name, professional address and qualification as an advocate before the hearing. Trial Timetable Court may lay down a timetable before the trial specifying time-limits for Examination in Chief, Cross-examination etc, in advance of trial or by Trial Judge at start of trial. Trial will then follow the timetable. Generally Claimant begins, unless Defendant has admitted all the issues which Claimant has the

Premium study materials available for review

BPC Civil Litigation

A collection of the best BPC/BPTC notes the director of Oxbridge Notes (an Oxford law graduate) could find after combing through dozens of samples from outstanding students with the highest results ...

128 purchased

Continue

About Oxbridge

Since 2010, Oxbridge Notes has been a trusted education marketplace, supplying high-quality materials from top achievers at universities like Oxford, Cambridge, LSE, Harvard, and Yale.

We offer free case summaries, sample notes, and award-winning content, all curated and approved by our editorial team. Our reputation for excellence has led to features in The Guardian, Wikipedia, and the National Council for Law Reporting (Kenya Law).

Every year, millions of students utilize our free and premium notes to aid their studies.

Ambitious and intelligent students
choose Oxbridge Notes.

#4695 - Trial - BPC Civil Litigation

About Oxbridge

More Bpc Civil Litigation Samples