Biggin v Permanite: 1951

Devlin J discussed what a party must do to bring evidence to support his claim: ‘Where precise evidence is obtainable, the court naturally expects to have it [but] where it is not, the court must do the best it can.’

Judges:

Devlin J

Citations:

[1951] 1 KB 422

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedZabihi v Janzemini and Others CA 30-Jul-2009
The claimant said that he had left valuable jewelry with the defendant for sale. The defendant said at first they had been stolen, but then returned jewelry which the claimant denied was what had been left. The defendant appealed a finding that he . .
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Litigation Practice

Updated: 14 November 2022; Ref: scu.374778