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I was the claimant in a Cloud Video Platform small claims track hearing; what a great idea.
Hopefully someone on here has more experience than me of procedure and can answer a few questions.
The Deputy Judge opened with a dissuasive comment at the idea of a potential appeal. I've been to a few court hearings before and not encountered this; would it be considered normal to comment on the idea of an appeal at the start of a hearing?
The defendant was then allowed to include a significant witness in person. The defendant's N180 only specified that one person, the defendant, would attend and I was given no notice of the extra attendee. I pointed this out by displaying the relevant N180 page but my permission was neither sought nor given. This was a key witness in the case but their involvement at the hearing, should, in my opinion, have ended with the signed statement supplied with the defendant's hearing documents; can anyone clarify please?
Hopefully someone on here has more experience than me of procedure and can answer a few questions.
The Deputy Judge opened with a dissuasive comment at the idea of a potential appeal. I've been to a few court hearings before and not encountered this; would it be considered normal to comment on the idea of an appeal at the start of a hearing?
The defendant was then allowed to include a significant witness in person. The defendant's N180 only specified that one person, the defendant, would attend and I was given no notice of the extra attendee. I pointed this out by displaying the relevant N180 page but my permission was neither sought nor given. This was a key witness in the case but their involvement at the hearing, should, in my opinion, have ended with the signed statement supplied with the defendant's hearing documents; can anyone clarify please?
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