Judgment in Default as a Sanction

Advocacy Manager Pete Blackmore notes the recent decision in Redbourn Group Ltd v. Fair Development Ltd [2017] EWHC 1223 (TTC).
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Advocacy Manager Pete Blackmore notes the recent decision in Redbourn Group Ltd v. Fair Development Ltd [2017] EWHC 1223 (TTC).
Read moreBence Leb, advocate on the Southeastern Circuit, considers the High Court’s recent decision in Kimathi & Ors v The Foreign and Commonwealth Office [2017] EWHC 939 (QB)
Read moreIn J C and A Solicitors Ltd v Andeen Iqbal & Another [2017] EWCA Civ 355 the Court of Appeal overturned a decision by District Judge Phillips in the County Court at Cardiff, where he had ruled that insurers could recover Stage 1 costs that had been paid when the protocol Claimants had subsequently failed to advance their claims in the prescribed Stage 2 manner.
Read moreIn their joint judgment in Peter Dammermann v. Lanyon Bowder LLP [2017] EWCA Civ 269 , LJJ Longmore and McFarlane considered CPR Part 27.14(2)(g) and sought to give some guidance on when a litigant in a matter allocated to the Small Claims Track should be liable for costs as a result of “unreasonable behaviour”.
Read moreSince 25th April 2017, it has not been possible to lodge Applications or Claim Forms in person at the Rolls Building. Instead, all filing and issuing must be done electronically using CE-File (http://ce-file.uk/).
Read moreThis month, Mediation Manager Laura-Pauline Adcock-Jones considers the worth of parties saying “sorry” during mediation and the relevant factors that could affect whether such a suggestion is even worth pursuing.
Read moreRaghav Trivedi, an advocate based on the Midlands Circuit, analyses the decision in Brightside Group Limited and Others v RSM UK Audit LLP and Others [2017] EWHC 6 (Comm)
Read moreLuke Berry, advocate on the South Western Circuit, examines the Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims and the new requirements it will place upon creditors.
Read moreThe Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has introduced a new version of their Arrears Information Sheet, which, pursuant to s.86A Consumer Credit Act 1974, must be provided by lenders when sending a borrower notice of sums in arrears under ss.86B and 86C of the Act.
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