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Make use of our costs recovery toolkit, precedents practice notes, and completing costs budget checklist. As well as funding arrangements guidance, principles of costs recovery, costs budgeting and management.
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Choose from checklists, practice notes, flowcharts and precedents to help you understand and apply to your practice to all relevant provisions and obligations – and avoid consequences for non-compliance.
Starting and progressing a civil claim
Checklists and practice notes on areas like debt claims, corporate disputes, and civil fraud to make sure you’re familiar with the particular procedural provisions governing a dispute and the underlying substantive law.
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Latest Dispute Resolution News
Law360, London: BHP failed 3 December 2025 to block Pogust Goodhead from pursuing deposition testimony from a US-based witness for potential use in...
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has announced that England, Wales and Northern Ireland are now among the first jurisdictions in the world to confirm in...
Corporate Crime analysis: The Law Commission's Contempt of Court: Report (Part 1) on Liability, published on 17 November 2025, recommends the...
PI & Clinical Negligence analysis: Deputy District Judge Rathod, sitting at the Court County in Basildon, has held that where a claimant succeeds in a...
TMT analysis: The Court of Appeal substituted defamatory meanings but strived to uphold the trial judge’s discretionary decision on the ‘Chase’...
Latest Dispute Resolution Practice Notes
Tenders in multi-party Scottish civil litigationThis Practice Note considers judicial tenders in the context of a plurality of parties to a civil...
US Section 1782 discovery for use in foreign proceedings—principles and making an applicationThis Practice Note considers Section 1782(a) of Title 28...
Mistake in contract lawThis Practice Note considers the legal concept of mistake in contract law. It examines common mistake, mutual mistake,...
Trade secrets and confidential information—protection and enforcementThis Practice Note sets out the protection available for trade secrets and...
Repair and dilapidation disputes—commercial leases in ScotlandThis Practice Note considers repair obligations in commercial leases in Scotland,...
Latest Dispute Resolution Precedents
Witness statement in opposition to the continuation of an interim prohibitory injunction granted without noticeFiled on behalf of the DefendantWitness...
Letter to client about a proposed interim injunction[Date][Client's name and address]Dear [insert client name]Re: Injunctive reliefI am writing to...
Witness statement opposing an application for a prohibitory interim injunctionFiled on behalf of the DefendantWitness statement of [insert initial and...
Letter of claim—contractual debt claim—in compliance with the Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims[On the headed notepaper of the creditor’s...
Witness statement in opposition to an application for relief from sanctionsFiled on behalf of the [Claimant OR Defendant]Witness statement of [insert...
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Featured Dispute Resolution content
What is a tort?
What is a tort?This Practice Note provides an introduction to tort law by addressing three questions:•what does the concept of being liable in tort...
Negligence—key elements to establish a negligence claim
Negligence—key elements to establish a negligence claimThis Practice Note outlines the key elements for establishing a claim in negligence. For...
Rescission of a contract
Rescission of a contractWhat is rescission of a contract?The remedy of rescission is available to a party whose consent, in entering into a contract,...
The doctrine of res judicata
The doctrine of res judicataWhat is a res judicata?A res judicata is a decision given by a judge or tribunal with jurisdiction over the cause of...
Reserved judgments
Reserved judgmentsWhat is a reserved judgment?A court can reserve judgment by giving its decision at a later date in writing, after the trial or...
Novation—why and how to novate a contract
Novation—why and how to novate a contractThere may be times when, rather than assigning the benefit of an agreement to a third party, the original...
Void contracts
Void contractsWhen is a contract a void contract?A void contract is one that is wholly lacking in legal effect. A contract will be void where:•the...
Negligence—when does a duty of care arise?
Negligence—when does a duty of care arise?This Practice Note considers the first question to ask when faced with a prospective claim in...
Declaratory relief
Declaratory reliefThis Practice Note considers when, why and how you can apply to court for declaratory relief (a declaration from the court) and what...
The different torts—property, people and animals
Tort—the different types of tortThis Practice Note identifies the main torts (bar negligence and nuisance, which are covered elsewhere in our related...
The application notice—form N244
The application notice—form N244This Practice Note provides guidance on completing the most common form of application notice, form N244.This Practice...
Court etiquette
Court etiquetteThe most important rule is to be polite. If you are polite to everyone at all times, it is hard to go seriously wrong.The judgeMake...
Stay of civil proceedings—when can you apply to stay a claim?
Stay of proceedings—when can you apply to stay a claim?This Practice Note considers the question of when court proceedings can be stayed. It...
Promissory estoppel
Promissory estoppelFor guidance on the basic features of the doctrine of estoppel and the different classifications it has been subject to, see...
Grounds of appeal—appealing a finding of fact
Grounds of appeal—appealing a finding of factWhen will the court allow an appeal against a finding of fact?The appeal court will only allow an appeal...
Restitution for unjust enrichment—elements of the claim
Restitution for unjust enrichment—elements of the claimWhat is unjust enrichment and when is it used?A claim based on unjust enrichment is one which...
Interest on judgment debts
Interest on judgment debtsThis Practice Note provides guidance on claiming interest on judgment debts.For information on claiming interest when...
Misrepresentation—what statements will establish a claim?
Misrepresentation—what statements will establish a claim?This Practice Note considers the requirement for there to be a false statement of fact for an...
Associated legal terms
Free of charge
Otherwise than for or in expectation of fee, gain or reward (same meaning as in s 194(10) of the Legal Services Act 2007 (LSA 2007)
High yield bond
A bond issued by an issuer with a low credit rating which must yield a high rate of interest to attract investors (also known as a junk bond).
Several liability (and see “joint liability”)
A person who is severally liable with others may remain liable for the whole claim even where judgment has been obtained against the others.
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