‘A pilot of fixed-ended trials will begin in the Chancery Division in less than six weeks’ time – and parties have been warned that they may be given just 24 hours’ notice that they are to be included in it.’
Litigation Futures, 20th March 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A High Court judge yesterday sought to “reinforce the message that the Commercial Court will firmly discourage the taking of futile and time-wasting procedural points” as it appeared the message from last month’s Summit Navigation ruling “may not yet have been heard”.’
Litigation Futures, 13th March 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The statement of truth to be used in verifying a costs budget is to be changed, the latest update to the Civil Procedure Rules has revealed – but there is no word as yet about whether the level at which the costs management exemption kicks in will be increased.’
Litigation Futures, 6th March 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The High Court will rule later on a widow’s attempt to prevent her dead husband’s sperm from being destroyed.’
BBC News, 6th March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘All sanctions were not equal nor were they to be treated as equivalent to one another for the purposes of an application for relief from sanctions under CPR r 3.9.’
WLR Daily, 21st February 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘Associated Electrical Industries Ltd v Alstom UK [2014] EWHC 430 is the latest case to be handed down in the post Jackson/Mitchell dystopian legal world.’
NearlyLegal, 4th March 2014
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘The Mitchell ruling is not to be used as a tactical weapon, the High Court has warned litigators in a case where its opprobrium was reserved for the conduct of the party on the other side of the default.’
Litigation Futures, 21st February 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Reforms which will cut the amount of time some offenders need to disclose details of any low level convictions will come into effect next month, Justice Minister Simon Hughes said today.’
Ministry of Justice, 13th February 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘The judiciary is considering a change to model directions that would allow parties to agree a 28-day extension to time limits without the need for court approval, it has emerged.’
Litigation Futures, 13th February 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Cuts to legal aid have thrown family proceedings into chaos, say Kim Beatson, Caroline Bowden & Ellen Lucas.’
New Law Journal, 10th February 2014
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
‘Filing a costs budget even just a day late does not count as a “trivial” breach of rules, a county court has ruled.’
Law society’s Gazette, 11th February 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Pleading fraud is not to be done lightly, and there can be significant adverse consequences of doing so inappropriately. Equally, however, failing to plead fraud where appropriate can deprive a party to litigation of the opportunity to succeed on a point which might be decisive in that party’s favour, and successfully alleging fraud can have very beneficial consequences in terms of liability, remedy and enforcement. This article is intended to provide a brief overview of factors that should be weighed when deciding whether to plead fraud in any given (civil) claim.’
Barristers’ Hub, 31st January 2014
Source: www.barristershub.co.uk
‘A widow’s High Court case to preserve her late husband’s sperm has begun.’
The Independent, 31st Janaury 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Civil court litigants must comply with court orders or “face the consequences”, an expert has said, after the High Court barred a company from giving evidence about a particular issue at trial after it failed to exchange witness statements within a reasonable time.’
OUT-LAW.com, 28th January 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
Reed Employment Ltd v Revenue and Customs Comrs [2014] EWCA Civ 32; [2014] WLR (D) 23
‘Section 80(3) of the Value Added Tax Act 1994, as inserted, which gave the revenue a possible defence of unjust enrichment for claims made after 26 May 2005 for the recovery of overpaid VAT, without regard to the period in respect of which the claim was made, was not unlawful.’
WLR Daily, 23rd Janaury 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘In almost every litigated case the parties usually find themselves needing to vary the dates of some directions. This can be done by way of written agreement between the parties and is allowed by CPR 2.11.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 22nd January 2014
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
‘Police and MI5 will put “tailored plans” in place to manage the risks posed by terror suspects when existing supervision measures expire later this month, the Home Office has insisted.’
The Guardian, 18th January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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