General Mediterranean Holdings SA v Patel & anor [1999] EWHC 832 (Comm)

Disclosure: Behind closed doors

Henry Venables and Honor Giles consider the approach to an application for the disclosure of FDR appointment documents for use in civil proceedings and the limited circumstances in which such disclosure may be permitted An FDR appointment is a compulsory hearing that the parties must personally attend. The obligation is on the parties to hold …

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Vulnerable Witnesses: Safety measures

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Simon Heaney compares the provisions in place for vulnerable witnesses in the criminal justice system with those proposed for family cases It seems somewhat of a paradox that the court division charged with dealing with family law and all its inherent exposure to vulnerabilities in all manifestations has lagged woefully behind the criminal justice system …

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