‘Family analysis: Sarah Bazaraa, senior associate at Pannone Corporate LLP, looks at the unusual facts in Bruzas v Saxton [2018] EWHC 1619 (Fam), [2018] All ER (D) 160 (Jun) and considers whether the issues raised in the case may redefine the boundaries of legal professional privilege.’
Family Law, 1st August 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘The Senior Courts Costs Office (SCCO) has again rejected a bid by a personal injury client for access to their former law firm’s file.’
Litigation Futures, 18th June 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A recent trial in the County Court in Central London has confirmed that any document in the trial bundle is in evidence, irrespective of whether it is adduced to a witness statement.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 10th May 2018
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision to strike out freezing orders granted on behalf of French bank Société Générale (SocGen), after finding that the bank had taken too long to issue the relevant claim forms.’
OUT-LAW.com, 16th May 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The Conservatives have blocked attempts to force the government to release internal documents relating to the Windrush scandal. The House of Commons voted down the proposal after the Tories ordered their MPs to oppose it. Labour had tried to use an archaic parliamentary procedure to force the government to hand over the files, which they said would reveal how much ministers knew about the problems facing Windrush generation immigrants.’
The Independent, 2nd May 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Important matters of public interest are likely to be aired in a trial that has been brought against the Guardian and the BBC for their reporting of the Paradise Papers investigation, a senior judge has said.’
The Guardian, 2nd May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A councillor is facing trial for destroying records about a system to catch fouling dog owners in what is believed to be the first case of its kind.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th April 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘This information is for Commonwealth citizens (known as “Windrush” cases) who are long-term residents of the UK and do not have documents to demonstrate their status. It explains their position and what they need to do next.’
UK Visas and Immigration, 17th April 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration
‘A journalist should generally be entitled to obtain copies of documentation lodged with the tribunal as part of a tax appeal, including the grounds of appeal and the response of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the Upper Tribunal (UT) has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 13th April 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The first digital mortgage deed was entered into the Land Register today following collaboration and testing with Coventry Building Society and Enact Conveyancing.’
Legal Futures, 5th April 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘It is not the court’s role to redraft pleadings in the hope of producing an “intelligible defence”, the High Court has said.’
Litigation Futures, 29th March 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A judge has refused to hand over historic case documents to a former client claiming to be overcharged by a law firm in the latest blow to costs recovery claims.’
Law Society's Gazette, 28th March 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Disclosing documents relating to disciplinary proceedings against Leigh Day for its handling of Iraq war claims would involve a manual search of 5,000 documents and cost over £10,000, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has argued.’
Legal Futures, 6th March 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has ordered a manual search of 55,000 documents in a $65m breach of warranty case because of concerns over the claimants’ approach to computer-assisted review (CAR).’
Litigation Futures, 22nd February 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Authoritative guidance on whether clients can demand their full files from previous solicitors would help the Senior Courts Costs Office deal with the large number of applications it is facing, a costs judge has said.’
Litigation Futures, 2nd February 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Ministers have backed calls for mothers’ names to be put on marriage certificates in England and Wales.’
BBC News, 2nd February 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Offshore law firm Appleby has won the first skirmish in its case against the BBC and The Guardian newspaper over the ‘Paradise Papers’ leak, after the High Court refused the defendants’ bid to move the case from the Chancery Division to the media and communications list.’
Litigation Futures, 29th January 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The High Court has told a law firm’s former client that she was not entitled to treat a document included in a general file as a costs bill. The decision in the Sheffield District Registry of the High Court will be welcomed by firms seeking reassurance about the nature of costs bills and when they are to be considered as delivered.’
Law Society's Gazette, 24th January 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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