“It seems to me that the claimant should regard himself as fortunate that I have been persuaded by Mr Newman's submissions that I should allow the claimant to call Ms Germain.”
“I am very encouraged by the spirit of co-operation between counsel, I think that is very necessary now, and enormously grateful to you, Mr Newman, for coming in on a pro bono basis. You are being a great assistance to your client, but you are also being a great assistance to the court.”
"I have been greatly assisted on the application today by the appearance of Mr Newman on behalf of the Kings"
“12.Mr Christopher Newman represented Persimmon. I am grateful to him for the sensible and efficient manner in which he conducted the case. I am also grateful to him for assisting Mr Metcalf, as a litigant in person, in and about the court process during the trial. …..14…. The case for Persimmon, as put forward by its witnesses and lawyers, was one that had consistently been put forward and was not, in my view, put forward in an unduly aggressive or intimidatory manner. Indeed, the conduct of Mr Newman was, as I have said, quite the reverse. He put forward his client’s case in a fair and measured manner and sought to assist Mr Metcalf where proper to do so….77….. It seems to me that the loss was probably greater than this, but I did not understand Mr Newman to push for a larger award by way of damages, which was a sensible approach. ”