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03/11/2017
Continued confusion in Lambeth Further to our update of 6 October 2017, there has continued to be considerable confusion in relation to possession claims in Lambeth.
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26/10/2017
Luke Berry, advocate on the Southwestern Circuit, considers the Judgement of Mr Justice Foskett in the case of Partridge v Rakesh Gupta [2017] EWHC 2110 (QB)
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20/10/2017
The CJC have published their interim report upon the role of ADR in civil justice.
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13/10/2017
The judgment of His Honour Judge Gosnell of in Hewitt v. Smith & Winslow Utilities Limited (2017), published on CivilLitigationBrief.com, appears to espouse a more practical – and perhaps less technical – approach to applications for relief from sanctions.
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06/10/2017
Lambeth County Court There has recently been some confusion regarding housing matters being heard at Lambeth County Court. Officially, the Court closed last week, with its work transferred to Clerkenwell & Shoreditch; HMCTS list the court as no longer being in service.
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29/09/2017
The Debt Pre-Action Protocol (DPAP) will apply to claims issued from 1 October 2017.
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25/09/2017
The judgment of His Honour Judge Pelling QC, sitting in the High Court, in Higgins & others v. ERC Accountants & Business Advisers Ltd & Others [2017] EWHC 2190 (Ch) is a reminder to legal representatives that they are not obliged to point out each others’ mistakes.
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15/09/2017
The 14th Edition of the Judicial College Guidelines for the assessment of General Damages in Personal Injury cases was published on the 14th September 2017. They replace the 13th Edition, which was published two years ago.
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08/09/2017
Lord Justice Jackson’s judgment in the matter of Thomas v. Hugh James Ford Simey Solicitors [2017] EWCA Civ 1303 examines a solicitor’s duty to advise their clients of claims and will be of interest to all practitioners.
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