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The difficulty in purely factual challenges

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Published on: 22 July 2015
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Table of contents

  • Original news
  • What were the key features of this case?
  • What was the challenge around the factual issue at trial?
  • How did the court approach the appeal and the challenge to the findings of fact?
  • What are the implications of this decision?
  • What should lawyers take from this case?

Article summary

Personal Injury analysis: Is it difficult to overturn decisions on purely factual grounds? Angus Withington, personal injury specialist and counsel for Donald MacLeod, offers an overview of MacLoed v Commissioner of Police and argues that this case serves to confirm how difficult it can be to contest decisions on factual grounds.

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