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Too late to negotiate

25/10/2018

The judgment of Mr Justice Falk in Devoy-Williams v Hugh Cartwright & Amin [2018] EWHC 2815 (Ch) examined the relevance (or lack thereof) of Part 36 offers to settle when considering applications for relief from sanctions.

Put your lack of money where your mouth is

05/10/2018

His Honour Judge Harrison, in the County Court at Cardiff, has delivered a judgment which will be of enormous interest to both the insurance and credit hire industries.

What’s yours is yours

28/09/2018

Mr Justice Soole has ruled that a solicitor’s former client has no right to access documents on their file which are the property of the solicitor.

Duties of Solicitors

21/09/2018

Yisroel Greenberg, advocate on the South-eastern Circuit, considers the Court of Appeal’s judgment in the matter of Loson v Stack & Anor [2018] EWCA Civ 803.

Deregulation Derestricted

14/09/2018

Changes to The Deregulation Act 2015 come into effect on 1 October 2018...

Requirement for permission suspended

31/08/2018

The Civil Procedure Rule Committee has now announced that CPR 83.2(3)(e) will be amended by statutory instrument...

Sign on the pixelated line

24/08/2018

The Law Commission has confirmed that, in its view, electronic signatures can be used to sign formal legal contracts.

Payment without protest

Landlord Tenant Act Landlord and Tenant Hearings, Legal Service

18/08/2018

In the matter of Marlborough Park Services Ltd v Micha Leitner (2018) UKUT 230 (LC) His Honour Judge Stuart Bridge, sitting in the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chambers), provided guidance as to when previously uncontested service charges may be challenged.