Witness Statements & Pleadings – Inability to Read or Sign a Document to verified by a Statement of Truth

It is not unusual to find that a party to proceedings or a witness is unable to read or write in English. The question then has to be asked, what should be done about signing the statement of truth?

The Territorial Reach of the Whistleblowing Claims: Bamieh v EULEX Kosovo et al, EAT, 19 January 2018

Sections 47B(1A) and 48(1A) Employment Rights Act 1996 gives a right to a worker to bring a whistleblowing claim against a co-worker who has subjected her to a detriment because she has made a protected disclosure – provided territorial jurisdiction is made out.

Recent Developments in Pre-Action Disclosure

The Court’s power to order pre-action disclosure is embodied in SCA81 s.33(2) and CCA84 s.52(2) and procedurally by CPR31.16.

Budana v Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust [2017] EWCA Civ 1980

In Budana the Court of Appeal have ruled that it was possible to transfer an “old style” CFA to a different solicitor after 1 April 2013.

Upper Tribunal Judicial Review appeals test overturned: Nwankwo v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] EWCA Civ 5

The Applicants appealed a decision of the Upper Tribunal refusing to grant permission to appeal a costs decision made in judicial review proceedings.