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No apparent bias, but unsatisfactory approach to evidence and arguments necessitates re-trial (Court of Appeal)

In Harb v HRH Prince Abdul Aziz Bin Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz [2016] EWCA Civ 556, the court considered an appeal against a decision upholding an alleged oral agreement between the parties. In particular, the court examined whether the trial judge had erred in his approach to the evidence and in his factual conclusions, and whether there was an appearance of bias against the defendant.
Note: On 21 December 2016, the Supreme Court refused permission to appeal this decision (see Harb (Appellant) v HRH Prince Abdul Aziz (Respondent) UKSC 2016/0141).

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Published on 22-Jun-2016
Resource Type Legal update: case report
Jurisdictions
  • England
  • Wales
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