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Agency—undisclosed commission—rescission—whether fiduciary relationship required (Wood v Commercial First Business)

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Proprietary estoppel

This Practice Note considers proprietary estoppel from a generic standpoint.For industry specific guidance on proprietary estoppel, see Practice...

Third party rights—the common law doctrine of privity of contract

This Practice Note discusses the common law doctrine of privity of contract; the equitable and statutory exceptions to it; how the doctrine affects...

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 identifies scenarios in which a party may apply for a stay of...

Multiple tortfeasors—liability issues and contribution claims

This Practice Note considers tortious liability issues where more than one party is responsible for the damage suffered by the claimant.It considers...

Practice notes

Privilege—joint and common interest privilege

This Practice Note considers the concepts of joint privilege (being joint retainer or joint interest privilege) and common interest privilege,...

9th Nov

In-house

Practice notes

CPR Part 8 claims (alternative procedure for claims)

This Practice Note provides guidance on the interpretation and application of the relevant provisions of the CPR. Depending on the court in which your...

9th Nov

Practice notes

Default judgment—setting aside under CPR 13.3

Brexit: The UK's departure from the EU on exit day, ie Friday 31 January 2020, has implications for practitioners considering default judgment. For...

9th Nov

Practice notes

Discharge by frustration

Coronavirus (COVID-19): In addition to the below content on force majeure generally, see also:•Coronavirus (COVID-19) toolkit—Contracts•Coronavirus...

9th Nov

COVID-19

In-house

Practice notes

Court etiquette

The 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 sure all mobile...

9th Nov

Practice notes

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...

9th Nov

Practice notes

Relief from sanctions—the application

Coronavirus (COVID-19): The guidance detailing normal practice set out in this Practice Note may be affected by measures concerning process and...

9th Nov

COVID-19

Practice notes

Case management—court's powers—Dispute Resolution

This Practice Note provides guidance on the interpretation and application of the relevant provisions of the CPR. Depending on the court in which your...

9th Nov

Practice notes

Costs orders—Sanderson and Bullock orders

Sanderson and Bullock orders—what are they?Sanderson and Bullock orders are co-defendant costs orders which may be appropriate in circumstances in...

Produced in partnership with Nevil Phillips of Quadrant Chambers 12th Jan

Practice notes

Defences to Tort Claims

Defending a tort claim—general considerationsIn reality, many claims are ‘defended’ on the basis that the defendant either did not owe the claimant a...

Produced in partnership with Aileen McErlean of Hardwicke Chambers 12th Jan

In-house

Practice notes

Contractual damages—non-pecuniary losses

This Practice Note considers the different categories of contractual damages that may be available for non-financial loss (non-pecuniary loss), ie...

Produced in partnership with Zainab Hodgson and Kavidha Clare of CMS 12th Jan

Practice notes

Disclosure—preparing the list of documents

This Practice Note provides guidance on the interpretation and application of the relevant provisions of the CPR. Depending on the court in which your...

9th Nov

Practice notes

Admissibility of expert evidence

This Practice Note looks at the admissibility of expert evidence under CPR Part 35 and the Civil Evidence Act 1972 (CEA 1972). In particular, it...

9th Nov

Practice notes

Permission to appeal—the application

Coronavirus (COVID-19): The guidance detailing normal practice set out in this Practice Note may be affected by measures concerning process and...

9th Nov

Practice notes

Proprietary remedies (including following and tracing)

What are proprietary remedies?General principlesA proprietary remedy is one which attaches to specific property (as opposed to a ‘personal remedy’ ie...

9th Nov

Practice notes

Extension of time

This Practice Note provides guidance on the interpretation and application of the relevant provisions of the CPR. Depending on the court in which your...

9th Nov

COVID-19

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Precedents

Precedent M—Order for detailed assessment (solicitor)

Schedule of costs precedents—Precedent MOrder on Solicitor’s Application for Assessment Under the Solicitor’s Act 1974 Part IIIDATED the [DATE]Claim...

9th Apr

Precedents

Precedent L—Order for detailed assessment (client)

Schedule of cost precedents—Precedent LOrder on Client’s Application for Detailed Assessment of Solicitor's BillDATED the [DATE]Claim No. [insert...

9th Apr

Practice notes

Forthwith orders—costs prior to end of proceedings

The general rule for detailed assessmentThe general rule for when detailed assessment is to take place is set out in CPR 47.1 which provides that the...

8th Apr

Practice notes

Detailed assessment: how to apply for a hearing (prior to April 2013) [Archived]

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note is based on provisions revoked on 1 April 2013. It is therefore for historical purposes only.Since the introduction of...

8th Apr

Practice notes

Detailed assessment—interim and final costs certificates

What is an interim costs certificate?An interim certificate is a certificate ordered by the court at any time after the receiving party has filed a...

8th Apr

Practice notes

Detailed assessment: points of dispute and reply (prior to April 2013) [Archived]

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note is based on provisions revoked on 1 April 2013. It is therefore for historical purposes only.What are they?The points of...

8th Apr

Practice notes

Costs precedents

This Practice Note provides a list of costs precedents with links through to the precedents in PDF or Word format. It covers costs budgets (precedent...

8th Apr

Practice notes

Detailed assessment: default costs certificate (prior to April 2013) [Archived]

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note is based on provisions revoked on 1 April 2013. It is therefore for historical purposes only.When to apply for a...

8th Apr

Practice notes

Detailed assessment—points of dispute and reply

What are points of dispute?The receiving party produces a bill of costs which sets out the costs it is seeking to claim under the detailed assessment...

8th Apr

Practice notes

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

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note is based on provisions revoked on 1 April 2013. It is therefore for historical purposes only. It only contains guidance...

8th Apr

Practice notes

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

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note is based on provisions revoked on 1 April 2013. It is therefore for historical purposes only.Since the introduction of...

8th Apr

Practice notes

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

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note is based on provisions revoked on 1 April 2013. It is therefore for historical purposes only.How to commence detailed...

8th Apr

Practice notes

Detailed assessment: starting the process (prior to April 2013) [Archived]

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note is based on provisions revoked on 1 April 2013. It is therefore for historical purposes only.Detailed assessment is the...

8th Apr

Practice notes

Detailed assessment—default costs certificate

The default costs certificate procedure is not available in solicitor/client assessments (CPR PD 46, para 6.8).What is a default costs certificate?A...

8th Apr

Practice notes

Detailed assessment—the hearing

Coronavirus (COVID–19): A detailed assessment hearing will be impacted and consideration needs to be given as to how to undertake such hearings...

8th Apr

Practice notes

Detailed assessment—Jackson Reforms [Archived]

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note is now archived and will not be updated.CPR provisionsThe provisions for detailed assessment are set out in CPR 47 and...

8th Apr

Practice notes

CE-File—electronic filing in the Senior Court Costs Office

Extension of the Electronic Working Pilot scheme to the SCCOThe 110th Practice Direction update, effective from 7 October 2019, extends the...

8th Apr

Practice notes

Bill of Costs pilot scheme [Archived]

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note provided information on the Bill of Costs pilot scheme which came to an end on 30 September 2017. This Practice Note is...

8th Apr

Practice notes

Detailed assessment—commencement

Use of electronic filing in the SCCOSince 20 January 2020, the Electronic Working Pilot Scheme set out in CPR PD 51O has been mandatory for legally...

8th Apr

Practice notes

Detailed assessment: interim costs certificate (prior to April 2013) [Archived]

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note is based on provisions revoked on 1 April 2013. It is therefore for historical purposes only.Since the introduction of...

8th Apr