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24/03/2017
After several years of consultation, the Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims has been finalised and will be implemented on 1 October 2017.
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17/03/2017
It has been announced that, from June 2017, the specialist Civil Courts will become the “Business and Property Courts of England and Wales”.
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10/03/2017
In his recent Judgment in Chambers v. Rooney & Wiles [2017] EWHC 285 (QB) Mr Justice Walker explains, in detail, why striking out elements of a litigant in person’s claim may be of particular value.
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03/03/2017
This month, Mediation Manager Laura-Pauline Adcock-Jones considers proposed legislation which would affect arbitration and mediation services within the UK.
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27/02/2017
Raghav Trivedi, an advocate based on the Midlands Circuit, analyses the decision of Simmons v City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust [2016] EWHC 2953 (QB) and its potential impact upon the Court’s power to revoke or vary orders.
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17/02/2017
District Judge Etherington’s recent decision in Car Craft Test Centre v. Kirsty Trotman & Advantage Insurance Company (2017), whilst not binding, is being hailed by many costs lawyers as a significant decision regarding the operation of Part 36, following in the footsteps of Broadhurst v. Tan [2016] EWCA Civ 94.
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10/02/2017
The details of the 88th Update to the Civil Procedure Rules have now been released.
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06/02/2017
Mediation Manager Laura-Pauline Adcock-Jones presents “Mediation Monthly” in which articles of interest concerning mediation are presented by LPC Law’s mediators. This month, given that Europe continues to be greatly discussed, Laura discusses the European influence on ADR and ODR.
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06/02/2017
The Court of Appeal have held, in the case of Sharp v. Leeds City Council [2017] EWCA Civ 33, that applications for Pre-Action Disclosure under s.52 County Courts Act 1984 are interim applications within the meaning of CPR 45.29H.
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