‘In his monthly column, James Bickford Smith discusses Durrant v Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Constabulary [2013] EWCA Civ 1624 in which the Court of Appeal, after its decision in Mitchell v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 1537, took further eye-catching steps to impose the new approach to relief from sanctions.’
Littleton Chambers, 8th January 2014
Source: www.littletonchambers.com
‘The Court of Appeal has cited the landmark Mitchell costs case for the first time to reject a defendant’s plea for relief from sanctions.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 18th December 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Our monthly summary of key costs-related court decisions.’
Litigation Futures, 9th December 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Mitchell v News Group Newspapers Ltd: [2013] EWCA Civ 1537; [2013] WLR (D) 466
‘In the context of the court’s case management powers in respect of a party’s claim, the failure by the party to file a costs budget on time would not normally attract relief from the sanction imposed by CPR r 3.14 unless the default were trivial or there were a good reason for it.’
WLR Daily, 27th November 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
In re C (A Child): [2013] EWCA Civ 1412; [2013] WLR (D) 449
‘The Court of Appeal gave guidance as to the proper approach to be adopted in family proceedings when considering a without notice application for a prohibited steps order and the making of a contact order.’
WLR Daily, 21st November 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“Parties to litigation in the civil courts need more guidance about what constitutes an ‘appropriate’ costs budget and the consequences of not meeting the requirements of the new costs management regime, an expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 8th October 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“HH Simon Brown QC continues his exclusive NLJ online series on costs management post-Jackson.”
New Law Journal, 19th September 2013
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
“Mohammed Saleem Tariq & Anton van Dellen reflect on the early days of the Jackson reforms.”
New Law Journal, 6th September 2013
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
“Every litigator will be aware of the new obligation to prepare budgets. What follows is a series of warnings about trips and traps.”
New Law Journal, 19th August 2013
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
“A solicitor who refused to comply with a legal ombudsman decision to return files to a client has been fined £5,000 for contempt by a county court.”
Solicitors Journal, 14th August 2013
Source: www.solicitorsjournal.com
“Parties to civil court litigation must ensure that they file and exchange costs budgets no later than seven days before the first case management conference or risk strict penalties under the new costs management regime, an expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 13th August 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“The High Court has told the former chief whip Andrew Mitchell MP that the cost of his libel action against The Sun will be restricted to the cost of the court fees for the claim.”
The Lawyer, 7th August 2013
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“Victims of asbestos-related disease are to be offered a process for out-of-court compensation along the lines of the RTA Portal, under proposals to support mesothelioma sufferers announced by the Ministry of Justice today.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 24th July 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC, has today published the full report by Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI), undertaken at his request, into disclosure issues that arose in the case of R v Mouncher and others.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 16th July 2013
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
“Dr Karen Broadhurst of Manchester University explains the findings of a recently completed pilot involving family court advisers in public law pre-proceedings practice.”
Family Law Week, 10th July 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
“A lack of resources is severely damaging the Crown Prosecution Service’s preparation of cases for court, according to a critical report by the organisation’s statutory watchdog.”
The Guardian, 10th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“HH Simon Brown QC continues his exclusive NLJ online series on costs management post-Jackson.”
New Law Journal, 2nd July 2013
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
“Exempting mandatory costs budgeting for claims in excess of £2m may be ‘unnecessary and inappropriate’, a newly established sub-group of the Civil Procedure Rule committee has suggested.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 1st July 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Courtrooms will be fully digital by 2016 ending the court service’s ‘outdated’ reliance on paper, Justice Minister Damian Green said today.”
Ministry of Jutice, 28th June 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
“Courtrooms in England and Wales will be fully digital by 2016, the government
says, ending what it described as ‘an outdated reliance on paper. ‘ ”
BBC News, 28th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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