Bairstow and Others v Queens Moat Houses Plc: CA 7 Aug 1997

New rules on evidence procedures are not retrospective. Notices under the 1968 Act should have been served to be allowed to admit hearsay evidence.

Citations:

Times 23-Oct-1997, [1998] 1 All ER 343, [1997] EWCA Civ 2290

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Civil Evidence Act 1968, Civil Evidence Act 1995

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Litigation Practice, Evidence

Updated: 10 November 2022; Ref: scu.662134