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.
Law360, London: BHP may avoid criminal contempt proceedings over allegations that it filed a case in Brazil to block English proceedings linked to the...
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has published a thematic report on digitalisation as part of the overarching HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS)...
The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed the appellants’ appeal and allowed the respondent’s cross-appeal in UniCredit Bank GmbH, London Branch v...
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...
Security for costs—what is it, its use and the court's discretionThis Practice Note considers security for costs under CPR 25. It explains what an order for security for costs is, who it may be sought against as well as the circumstances in which such an order is generally not available. It
Pre-action—costs recoveryThis Practice Note considers the recovery of costs incurred pre-action. It sets out provisions in the Senior Courts Act 1981 (SCA 1981), CPR 44, pre-action protocols and court guides. It notes the provisions for civil cases that come within the fixed costs regime on or after
Summary assessment—principlesThis Practice Note explains what a summary assessment of costs is and sets out the key principles to understanding summary assessment, ie when summary assessment can be sought, the circumstances in which summary assessment will not take place and which members of the
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
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