The court may never know the truth, but they have to decide what to believe based on the evidence before them. Most people have heard of the standard of proof or threshold that has to be achieved in criminal trials – “beyond reasonable doubt” (or almost entirely certain) which is a high standard. In civil […]
This is a term used under the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) that govern the civil courts. It is a document that sets out a party’s case. This is still sometimes referred to as “pleadings”.
A sentence that is required at the end of a document such as a witness statement that states that its contents are true such as: “This statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief”.
An act of Parliament.
Putting the claim on hold – usually to allow settlement negotiations to take place.
Order preventing the successful party from enforcing a judgment or costs order.
When either the claimant or defendant is not allowed to pursue their claim any further.
A request under Article 15 of GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) entitling a data subject to copies of his or her personal information. In employment disputes this is a useful tool by which an employee may see confidential information held in his or her personnel file as well as other personal information held by their […]
The summing up and legal argument that each side will present to summarise their case at the end of the ET submissions. See also “Final submissions”.
Where the amount of costs to be paid is decided at the hearing.