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Commercial rent—COVID-19 defences fail at summary judgment (Commerz Real Investmentgesellschaft mbh v TFS Stores Ltd)

Commercial rent—COVID-19 defences fail at summary judgment (Commerz Real Investmentgesellschaft mbh v TFS Stores Ltd)

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Ministry of Justice updates Form N510 for service (April)

Ministry of Justice updates Form N510 for service (April)

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UK accession to Lugano Convention—Is the door closing?

UK accession to Lugano Convention—Is the door closing?

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Court of Appeal decides HMRC’s deceit claim is time barred (IGE USA Investments LTD v Revenue and Customs Commissioners)

Court of Appeal decides HMRC’s deceit claim is time barred (IGE USA Investments LTD v Revenue and Customs Commissioners)

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What is a tort?

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 mean? And how...

Contractual damages—pecuniary losses

Contractual damages—pecuniary losses

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

Submission of no case to answer

Submission of no case to answer

IntroductionA defendant may decide to make a submission of no case to answer after the claimant has indicated that it has closed its case and before...

Norwich Pharmacal orders—procedure for application

Norwich Pharmacal orders—procedure for application

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

Practice notes

Reserved judgments

What is a reserved judgment?A reserved judgment is a draft judgment that is circulated by the judge. At the end of the hearing the judge will usually...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

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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Produced in partnership with K & L Gates 12th Jan
Practice notes

Wasted costs orders

What is a wasted costs order?A wasted costs order is defined in CPR PD 46, para 5.1 as an order:•that a legal representative pay a sum in respect of...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Hearsay evidence in civil litigation

This Practice Note provides guidance on the interpretation and application of the relevant provisions of the CPR. Depending on the court in which your...
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9th Nov
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Practice notes

Loss of chance damages

This Practice Note considers in detail when damages for loss of a chance (loss of an opportunity damages) may be recoverable, with reference to the...
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Produced in partnership with Anneliese Day QC and Christopher Knowles of Fountain Court Chambers 12th Jan
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...
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Produced in partnership with Zainab Hodgson and Kavidha Clare of CMS 12th Jan
Precedents

Particulars of claim—contractual debt claim

Claim No. [insert claim number][IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE[BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS [OF ENGLAND AND WALES OR IN [insert location]]][Specify...
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Produced in partnership with Leigh Callaway of Fladgate 12th Jan
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Practice notes

Misrepresentation—rescission as a remedy

This Practice Note sets out when and how an innocent party can rescind a contract for misrepresentation, why they would wish to do so and when...
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Produced in partnership with Charles Spragge of Druces 12th Jan
Practice notes

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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9th Nov
Precedents

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

[ON THE HEADED NOTEPAPER OF CLAIMANT’S SOLICITORS]FAO [RELEVANT NAME][NAME OF DEFENDANT OR DEFENDANT’S SOLICITOR IF KNOWN][ADDRESS LINE 1][ADDRESS...
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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...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Claims for rectification

This Practice Note outlines when a claim for rectification may be appropriate, what you need to establish to succeed on such a claim and what evidence...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Jurisdiction—determining an individual’s domicile

Brexit: The UK's departure from the EU on exit day ie Friday 31 January 2020 has implications for practitioners considering jurisdiction. For...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Strike out—after a strike out order has been made

Coronavirus (COVID-19): The guidance detailing normal practice set out in this Practice Note may be affected by measures concerning process and...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Security for costs—requirements and conditions (CPR 25.13)

Brexit: The UK's departure from the EU on exit day, ie Friday 31 January 2020, has implications for practitioners considering security for costs. For...
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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...
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9th Nov
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Practice notes

Provisional assessment pilot scheme (county courts) [Archived]

ARCHIVED: This document is being retained for historical purposes only. This pilot scheme ended on 31 March 2013.For information on provisional...
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8th Apr
Practice notes

Coronavirus (Covid-19)—SCCO guidance for detailed assessment from 1 August 2020

This Practice Note sets out the guidance provided by the Senior Costs Judge, Andrew Gordon-Saker in a judicial Practice Note published in July 2020....
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8th Apr
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Provisional assessment

What is it and when does it apply?What is it?There is no definition of 'provisional assessment' in the CPR. On raising the issue with the Ministry of...
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3rd Mar
Q&As

Is the provisional assessment limit of £75,000 under CPR 47.15 inclusive or exclusive of VAT?

Provisional assessmentIn detailed assessment proceedings, where the costs are not more than £75,000, the parties must use the provisional assessment...
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Produced in partnership with James Tunley of Lamb Chambers 8th Jan

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