“Formula 36”
04/09/2017
Luke Berry, advocate on the Western Circuit, considers the High Court’s recent decision in MGN v. Jordan [2017] EWHC 1937 (Ch)
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04/09/2017
You don’t need to know a risk to insure against it
25/08/2017
The Decision of Master Leonard, sitting in the Senior Courts Costs Office, in Mitchell v. Gilling-Smith [2017] EWHC B18 (Costs) will be welcomed by personal injury claimants.
Read moreWhat a relief: Mott & Anor v Long & Anor
18/08/2017
In the matter of Mott & Anor v Long & Anor [2017] EWHC 2130 (TCC) the Defendant’s solicitors obtained relief from sanctions after filing their costs budget 10 days late. The decision, which will inevitably draw comparison with the decision in Jagdish Lakhani v Ibrahim Sheikh Abadullah Mahmud [2017] EWHC 1713....
Read moreFundamental Dishonesty Goes to the Root
17/08/2017
In his recent judgment in Meadows v La Tasca (2016), His Honour Judge Hodge QC has given guidance on how the Court should approach making findings of “fundamental dishonesty”.
Read moreMortgage Repossession Claims Increasing
11/08/2017
MOJ quarterly figures show an increase of 17% increase in mortgage repossession claims.
Read moreFixed Recoverable Costs – Supplemental Report Published
04/08/2017
Lord Justice Jackson has released his further review of Civil Litigation Costs.
Read moreLate Filing of Costs Budgets and Relief from Sanctions - A Stark Warning
31/07/2017
Raghav Trivedi, an advocate based on the Midlands Circuit, analyses the decision of Jagdish Lakhani v Ibrahim Sheikh Abadullah Mahmud [2017] EWHC 1713.
Read moreContinued Closure of the Bristol Civil Justice Centre
28/07/2017
On 30 June 2017 we reported that the Bristol Civil Justice Centre had been temporarily closed as a result of flood damage.
Read moreCourt Update- Telford
21/07/2017
Civil hearings in Telford are no longer taking place in the County Court building, but are now taking place at the nearby Magistrates’ Court. The address for this is:
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