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02/12/2016
Dale Timson, advocate on the Southeastern Circuit, considers the Court of Appeal’s recent judgment in Drainage Systems Ltd v Miles Smith Ltd (08/11/2016)
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25/11/2016
Judgment in an application for an extension of time to comply with an Unless Order was handed down yesterday by Her Honour Justice Andrews DBE in Philip John Eaglesham v. Ministry of Defence [2016] EWHC 3011 (QB).
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18/11/2016
Pete Blackmore, Solicitor and Advocacy Manager at LPC Law, summarises several very recent developments in the legal world:
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11/11/2016
We have recently become aware of an issue where PCOL (Possession Claim Online) has been generating hearing notices for new claims at the County Courts at Bridgend and Neath, despite these Courts having been closed.
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04/11/2016
Head of Advocacy Patrick Le Bas looks at the requirements for obtaining a warrant of possession in circumstances where a suspended possession order has been breached in light of the recent case of Cardiff City Council v Lee [2016] EWCA Civ 1034.
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28/10/2016
Jeff Zitron, advocate on the South Eastern circuit, discusses the perils of not complying with pre-action protocols, as demonstrated by the recent County Court Judgment in Chapman v Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (the County Court at Bolton, 15th June 2016, Claim No: B74YM281)
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21/10/2016
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a consultation entitled The fair treatment of mortgage customers in payment shortfall: impact of automatic capitalisations.
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14/10/2016
The Ministry of Justice is reconsidering planned reforms to whiplash claims and will be putting forward fresh proposals.
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07/10/2016
New Part 52 and Practice Directions. The 86th Update to the Civil Procedure Rules came in to force on 3 October 2016.
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