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29/07/2016
Antonella Orazzo, advocate on the South Western circuit, considers the recent case of Hurry Narain Purrunsing v A' Court & Co (A firm) and House Owners Conveyancers Limited [2016] EWHC 1528 (Ch), which brings to a halt the short-lived celebrations of Claimants as recovering additional costs under Part 36 becomes more arduous.
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22/07/2016
Pete Blackmore, Solicitor at LPC Law reports on Official Receiver and Enforcement Fees Increases.
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15/07/2016
County Court administrative centres have been directed to ensure they are checking that requests for warrants of possession have been completed correctly...
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08/07/2016
Flight Delay Case to Land at the Court of Appeal
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24/06/2016
Gareth-Lee Smith, advocate on the Midlands Circuit, revisits the case of Alexander Building Society, following the recent Judgment of the Court of Appeal.
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17/06/2016
The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal from a tenant who had argued that before the court of first instance made a possession order against her, on mandatory grounds, it should have considered whether such an order was proportionate with reference to her right to a family and private life under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (“ECHR”).
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10/06/2016
In his Judgment in BN v. MGN Limited [2016] EWHC B13 (Costs), dated 3 June 2016, Master Gordon-Saker has given guidance as to the need for costs awarded on the standard basis to be deemed.
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03/06/2016
The SRA have opened a consultation on revisions to the Handbook.
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27/05/2016
Luke Gibson, advocate on the South-eastern Circuit, considers the problems faced by firms purchasing assigned conditional fee agreements and the recent judgment of His Honour Judge Wood QC in Jones v. Spire Healthcare Limited (2016).
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