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27/07/2018
The Court of Appeal in the conjoined cases of Hislop v. Perde and Kaur v. Ramgarhia Board [2018] EWCA Civ 1726 has ruled that, in a fixed costs case, a claimant whose Part 36 offer is accepted late is restricted to the applicable fixed costs.
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20/07/2018
The timetable for implementation of the Civil Liability Bill has been amended in order for the Ministry of Justice to test and consult upon a new user portal.
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13/07/2018
The judgment of Mr Justice Julian Knowles in TPE v. Harvey Franks[2018] EWHC 1765 (QB) is a reminder that the various tests in the Civil Procedure Rules should be approached in their proper order.
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06/07/2018
Yisroel Greenberg, advocate on the Southeastern Circuit, considers the Court of Appeal’s judgment in The National Guild of Removers & Storers Ltd v Bee Moved Ltd & Ors [2018] EWCA Civ 1302 and when the principles the Court will apply when deciding whether or not to admit new evidence on appeal.
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29/06/2018
A new version of the “How to Rent” Guide was published on 26 June 2018. The revised guide contains a series of checklists for tenants.
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22/06/2018
In the matter of Drew Malone v. Birmingham Community NHS Trust [2018] EWCA Civ 137, the Court of Appeal had to decide whether the terms of the Claimant’s CFA, which referred to a claim against the Home Office precluded costs being recovered from the Defendant NHS Trust.
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15/06/2018
A fairly tame, but arguably quite significant step for the CLB.
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08/06/2018
There is a considerable body of case law amassing on the topic of “fundamental dishonesty” as an exception to the qualified one-way costs shifting regime (QOCS).
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05/06/2018
In the Matter of Santos-Albert v. Ochi [2018] EWHC 1277 (Ch), Mr Justice Snowden considered whether amendments made by District Judge Fine to a final charging order had been within the scope of her powers under CPR 40.12 (the “Slip Rule”).
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