Onecom Group Limited & Anor v Eve Connect Ltd & Ors

Onecom Group Limited & Anor v Eve Connect Ltd & Ors

The court lacks jurisdiction under CPR 3.1(2)(p) to order a party to provide a corrective witness statement explaining how errors occurred or were discovered, as no case management purpose or overriding objective justifies such an order once the duty to correct false evidence has been fulfilled.

Parties
Claimant: Onecom Group Limited; Claimant: Onecom Partners Limited; Defendant: Eve Connect Ltd; Defendant: KM Telecom Ltd; Defendant: Mr. James Palmer; Defendant: Mr. Kevin Mitchell
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
13 June 2025
Procedural Posture
Commercial Litigation / Ruling on Application for Corrective Witness Statement
Outcome
Application dismissed
Legal Topics
Case Management Powers, Litigation Privilege, Corrective Evidence, Duty of Full and Frank Disclosure
Civil Procedure Commercial Law Case Management Powers Litigation Privilege Corrective Evidence Duty of Full and Frank Disclosure

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Parties

Onecom Group Limited

Claimant

Onecom Partners Limited

Claimant

Eve Connect Ltd

Defendant

KM Telecom Ltd

Defendant

Mr. James Palmer

Defendant

Mr. Kevin Mitchell

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Commercial Litigation / Ruling on Application for Corrective Witness Statement

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the court has jurisdiction to order a corrective witness statement explaining errors and their discovery
  2. 2 Scope of duty to correct false evidence
  3. 3 Case management purpose under CPR 3.1(2)(p)

Ratio Decidendi

The court lacks jurisdiction under CPR 3.1(2)(p) to order a party to provide a corrective witness statement explaining how errors occurred or were discovered, as no case management purpose or overriding objective justifies such an order once the duty to correct false evidence has been fulfilled.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed