Understanding the intricate world of legal costs is essential for any dispute resolution practitioner. This topic delves into the nuances of managing and predicting costs, ensuring you can effectively advise and navigate your clients through the financial aspects of litigation, arbitration, and other dispute resolution processes. Effective funding strategies are crucial to the success of dispute resolution. Here, you'll find expert insights and practical guidance on securing and managing funding, allowing you to support your clients' cases with confidence and precision, from initial consultations to final settlements.
Dispute Resolution analysis: The High Court set aside a default judgment obtained in county court defamation proceedings where the claim form had not...
Dispute resolution analysis: The minutes of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC) meeting of 27 March 2026 (conducted in a hybrid format at The...
Dispute Resolution analysis: The Court of Appeal held that Nokia’s offer of an interim ‘adjustable licence’, under which final RAND terms would be...
This week's edition of Dispute Resolution weekly highlights includes: analysis of a number of key DR developments and key judicial decisions including...
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...
Appeals—costs recoveryThis Practice Note provides information on the appeal court’s power to order costs, whether these costs can be summarily assessed and/or ordered on an indemnity basis. whether it is possible to recover the costs incurred during an appeal. It considers the Supreme Court’s power
Fixed costs—fast track trial costs (position prior to 1 October 2023)Note, the extension of the fixed costs regime came into force on 1 October 2023. For all civil cases, other than personal injury and disease, the extended fixed costs regime applies (unless the case is specifically excluded) where
Injunctions—costs recoveryThis Practice Note considers the costs position following an application for an interim injunction, the general approach taken by the courts and in what circumstances there will be a departure from the general position. This Practice Note also considers the court’s approach
Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companiesWhy does it matter?A company that is a member of a group and has incurred any of the types of losses available for surrender by way of group relief may, without any further rules, have more than one way in which to use the loss. There are a
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