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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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Trying to get to grips with the law underlying your dispute? Looking at trying to settle? Puzzled by costs and funding reforms? Out of your depth on jurisdiction issues?
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Latest Dispute Resolution News
Law360, London: Nigeria argued at an appeals court on 14 January 2026 that it should be able to seek to recover its £50m legal bill from the...
The UK Jurisdiction Taskforce (UKJT) has launched a consultation on a draft legal statement on liability for artificial intelligence (AI)-related...
This week's edition of Dispute Resolution weekly highlights includes: analysis of a number of key DR developments and key judicial decisions including...
The Law Society of England and Wales has expressed support for the Online Procedure Rule Committee's (OPRC) first Online Procedure Rules, which will...
Dispute Resolution analysis: The Court of Appeal has ruled that a foreign judgment containing any element of ‘multiple damages’ is unenforceable in...
Latest Dispute Resolution Practice Notes
Summary assessment—principlesThis Practice Note explains what a summary assessment of costs is and sets out the key principles to understanding...
Supreme Court—the portal, filing and service—on or after 2 December 2024This Practice Note provides guidance on the Supreme Court portal, and on...
Introduction to adjudication clauses and proceduresProduced in association with 4 Pump CourtThis Practice Note looks at common features of...
Unjust enrichment—illustrative decisionsAs explained in Practice Note: Unjust enrichment—elements of the claim, claims in unjust enrichment generally...
Foreign law—a guide for dispute resolution practitionersThis Practice Note considers the principles of foreign law when being applied by the courts of...
Latest Dispute Resolution Precedents
Document preservation notice under Business and Property Courts Disclosure SchemeThis Precedent is a draft ‘litigation hold’ or ‘document...
Model form of order following detailed assessment and authorising a further payment to the child or protected party’s legal representatives[IN THE...
Draft Settlement agreement—pre-action settlement_____________________________________[DRAFT ]SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT—pre-action settlement[WITHOUT...
Draft Settlement agreement—for settling disputes post-commencement of proceedings_____________________________________[DRAFT ]SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT...
Affidavit responding to an application to inspect privileged documents[DETAILS OF DEPONENT ETC.]IN THE [COURT]Claim no.: [insert claim...
Latest Dispute Resolution Q&As
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
Deemed service
This applies where a claim form is served within the UK in accordance with CPR 6. The claim form is deemed served on the second business day after completion of the relevant step under rule 7.5(1). It is used to determine the timetable for the proceedings.
LPO
legal process outsourcing
Specific performance (Dispute Resolution)
An order of the court compelling a defendant to perform an obligation previously undertaken in respect of the claimant.
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