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Rescission of a contract

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CE-File—electronic filing and case management in the Rolls Building and other courts

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Interim injunctions—the American Cyanamid guidelines

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The doctrine of merger in judgment

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Default judgment—setting aside under CPR 13.3

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Part 18 requests for further information (CPR 18)

This Practice Note provides guidance on when to make a request for further information under CPR 18, the timing of the request, what information you...

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Costs and the indemnity principle

This Practice Note explains the indemnity principle as applied when seeking to recover costs in proceedings. The principle sets out the extent of a...

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Relief from sanctions—the application

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Service outside the jurisdiction—Form N510

This Practice Note considers the requirement for completing Court Form N510 (Notice for service out of the jurisdiction where permission of the court...

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Economic tort of conspiracy

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Misrepresentation—damages as a remedy

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Application of the decision in Owusu v Jackson—key and illustrative decisions

This Tracker lists a number of decisions of the English courts in which the Court of Justice decision in Owusu v Jackson has been considered. This...

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Precedents

Letter of claim—damages for breach of contract—acceptance of contract repudiation

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Admissibility of expert evidence

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Jurisdiction—determining an individual’s domicile

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Contract interpretation—terms implied by custom and usage

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Model paragraphs for standard multi-track directions

This Precedent and Drafting Note provide guidance on key model directions from the justice.gov.uk website’s ‘menu of model paragraphs’. They should be...

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Dispute resolution: key appeal cases—2021

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Imposing conditions on an appeal

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Permission to appeal—the application

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Grounds of appeal—introducing new evidence

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Permission to appeal—case management decisions

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Appeals—costs recovery

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Dispute Resolution: key appeal cases—2017 [Archived]

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Dispute Resolution: key appeal cases—2016 [Archived]

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Appellant's notice—pre October 2012 [Archived]

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Civil appeals—leapfrog appeals procedure

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Dispute resolution: key appeal cases—2020 [Archived]

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Appeals: reopening a final determination—pre October 2012 [Archived]

NOTE: SAVE FOR WHERE THE APPEAL NOTICE WAS FILED OR PERMISSION TO APPEAL WAS OBTAINED BEFORE 1 OCTOBER 2012, THIS PRACTICE NOTE IS FOR HISTORIC...

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Dispute Resolution: key appeal cases—2014 [Archived]

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Skeleton Arguments in an appeal—general provisions

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Permission to appeal—hearing and next steps

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Dispute resolution: key appeal cases—2019 [Archived]

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Respondent's notice—pre October 2012 [Archived]

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Forms of address for the judiciary

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Detailed assessment: appeals (prior to April 2013) [Archived]

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