Bristol Civil Justice Centre to Re-open!

HMCTS have announced that the Bristol Civil Justice Centre will re-open on Tuesday 14 November 2017.
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HMCTS have announced that the Bristol Civil Justice Centre will re-open on Tuesday 14 November 2017.
Read moreThe Court of Appeal has ruled that despite there being no reference to ‘fundamental dishonesty’ in a defence or during cross examination at trial, this is no bar to the Court still making a finding of fundamental dishonesty.
Read moreContinued confusion in Lambeth Further to our update of 6 October 2017, there has continued to be considerable confusion in relation to possession claims in Lambeth.
Read moreLuke Berry, advocate on the Southwestern Circuit, considers the Judgement of Mr Justice Foskett in the case of Partridge v Rakesh Gupta [2017] EWHC 2110 (QB)
Read moreThe CJC have published their interim report upon the role of ADR in civil justice.
Read moreThe judgment of His Honour Judge Gosnell of in Hewitt v. Smith & Winslow Utilities Limited (2017), published on CivilLitigationBrief.com, appears to espouse a more practical – and perhaps less technical – approach to applications for relief from sanctions.
Read moreLambeth County Court There has recently been some confusion regarding housing matters being heard at Lambeth County Court. Officially, the Court closed last week, with its work transferred to Clerkenwell & Shoreditch; HMCTS list the court as no longer being in service.
Read moreThe Debt Pre-Action Protocol (DPAP) will apply to claims issued from 1 October 2017.
Read moreThe judgment of His Honour Judge Pelling QC, sitting in the High Court, in Higgins & others v. ERC Accountants & Business Advisers Ltd & Others [2017] EWHC 2190 (Ch) is a reminder to legal representatives that they are not obliged to point out each others’ mistakes.
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