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Dispute Resolution analysis: The Court of Appeal held that a statutory appeal is ’brought‘ when the appellant’s notice is delivered to the court,...
The Courts and Tribunals Judiciary has published the Rolls Building Practice Note – Summary Assessments (2026), which supersedes the Practice Note...
Construction analysis: The Inner House confirmed a restrictive approach to the statutory exceptions interrupting or postponing prescription under the...
Construction analysis: A lender advanced a senior secured loan to fund a residential development, relying on a monitoring report prepared by Ridge and...
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 claimThis Practice Note outlines the key elements for establishing a claim in negligence. For...
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 judicataWhat is a res judicata?A res judicata is a decision given by a judge or tribunal with jurisdiction over the cause of...
Stay of civil proceedings—when can you apply to stay a claim?This Practice Note provides guidance on the interpretation and application of the relevant provisions of the CPR when seeking a stay. Depending on the court in which your matter is proceeding, you may also need to be mindful of additional
What is the procedure for coming off the record? Does it require the client’s consent and/or co-operation for a solicitor to come off the court record?A solicitor is ‘on the record’ for a litigant where the address for service of a party is the business address of that solicitor unless and until the
Agreements to extend time under CPR 3.8(4) (buffer agreements)This Practice Note considers the ability for the parties to agree an extension of time for the completion of certain procedural steps or court ordered case management directions pursuant to CPR 3.8(4). For information on extension of time
Case management—allocation—the different case management tracksThis Practice Note considers allocation (by the court) of defended civil claims to one of the case management tracks: the small claims track, fast track, intermediate track or multi-track. It sets out what is meant by ‘allocation’, and
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