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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
Dispute Resolution analysis: The minutes of the Online Procedure Rule Committee (OPRC) meeting of 9 June 2025 (conducted in a hybrid format at The...
Law360, London: The Court of Appeal ruled on 17 July 2025 that sitting judges can continue to give feedback about applicants for judicial office but...
The Master of the Rolls and Head of Civil Justice, Sir Geoffrey Vos, appeared before the House of Lords Constitution Committee to provide evidence for...
Law360, London: This article is part of a monthly column that delves into the most critical cross-border investment and commercial European disputes...
Law360, London: Barings Law is preparing to bring a mass data-breach claim against the Ministry of Defence after the names of Afghans applying to...
Latest Dispute Resolution Practice Notes
Responding to a UK GDPR compensation claim—a practical guideThis Practice Note provides guidance on how to respond to a ‘UK GDPR claim’. This is with...
FSMA 2000—private rights of action for breach of statutory dutyThis Practice Note explains the private rights of action (PROA) under the Financial...
Limitation and extensions of time—key and illustrative decisionsThis Practice Note summarises a number of key and/or illustrative decisions relevant...
Closed Material ProcedureThis Practice Note considers the closed material procedure (CMP) established under CPR 82 which allows the state to disclose...
Summary assessment—principlesThis Practice Note explains what a summary assessment of costs is and sets out the key principles to understanding...
Latest Dispute Resolution Precedents
Preliminary notice of claim—against an accountant for failed tax avoidance scheme [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Precedent has been archived and is not...
Drafting note for application notice for a letter of request under the Taking of Evidence Regulation (application in the UK) [Archived]An application...
Breach notice for other breaches—with time being of the essenceDear [insert name of authorised representative of the counter-party],[insert name of...
Draft order for issue of a letter of request under the Hague ConventionClaim No. [insert claim number].[IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE[BUSINESS AND...
Witness statement in support of application for a stay under art 29 of Brussels I (recast) [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Precedent has been archived and is...
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
Electronic image
Means an electronic representation of a paper document. Defined in CPR PD 31B para 5(4)
Notice of Funding
A notice (usually in Form N251) by which one party warns another of any additional liability which may later be recoverable.
Track
One of the three sets of procedural rules by which the court carries out it case management functions in respect of a claim: small claims, fast track and multi-track.
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