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The proper approach of the court on appeals under Medical Act 1983, s 40 (Sastry v GMC)

The following Corporate Crime news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on The proper approach of the court on appeals under Medical Act 1983, s 40 (Sastry v GMC)

Contempt—false statements—sentencing (Axa Insurance UK v Reid)

The following Dispute Resolution news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Contempt—false statements—sentencing (Axa Insurance UK v Reid)

CPR changes and 130th and 131st practice direction updates—online civil claims, judicial review and whiplash reforms

The following Construction news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on CPR changes and 130th and 131st practice direction updates—online civil claims, judicial review and whiplash reforms

Rectification, intimidation and justification in commercial fraud (GDS v NCR)

The following Commercial news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Rectification, intimidation and justification in commercial fraud (GDS v NCR)

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Allocation of claims to a track

What is allocation?At an early stage in a claim, the court will provisionally allocate the claim to what it thinks is the most appropriate 'track' for...

Misrepresentation—what is inducement?

This Practice Note considers the requirement for the representor both to have intended to and actually to have induced the representee, by their...

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...

Without prejudice communications

This Practice Note explains the without prejudice rule (WP rule) which affects the admissibility of evidence relating to genuine settlement...

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...

9th Nov

Practice notes

Security for costs—making an application

Coronavirus (Covid-19): When making applications, these will be affected by the impact of coronavirus, see Coronavirus (Covid-19) considerations...

9th Nov

Practice notes

Service out of the jurisdiction—methods of effecting service

Coronavirus (COVID-19): if serving documents outside the jurisdiction, this may be affected by the impact of coronoavirus on the availability of both...

Produced in partnership with Camilla McPherson 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

What constitutes a valid assignment of a contract?

This Practice Note identifies what can be transferred when assigning a contract and how to effect a valid assignment of a contract. For guidance on...

9th Nov

In-house

Practice notes

Single joint experts

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

Termination for breach of contract

The termination of a contract by reason of one party’s breach of contract arises as follows:•one party to the contract is in breach of contract•the...

9th Nov

In-house

Practice notes

TCC—preparing for and attending a pre-trial review (PTR)

Note:•this Practice Note gives specific guidance on matters proceeding in the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) under the provisions set out in...

9th Nov

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...

9th Nov

Practice notes

Claim for subrogation—a restitutionary remedy

What is subrogation?Subrogation is an equitable mechanism aimed at preventing unjust enrichment by permitting one party to ‘step into the shoes’ of...

9th Nov

Practice notes

Estoppel by representation and estoppel by convention

This Practice Note considers estoppel by representation and estoppel by convention. For general guidance on what an estoppel is and when it may be...

Produced in partnership with Nicholas Macklam of Radcliffe Chambers 12th Jan

Practice notes

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...

Produced in partnership with Kate Temple-Mabe of 7BR 12th Jan

Practice notes

Tort—the different types of tort

This Practice Note identifies the main torts (bar negligence and nuisance, which are covered elsewhere in our related content) and their key...

Produced in partnership with Kate Temple-Mabe and Adam Weitzman QC of 7BR 12th Jan

Practice notes

Forming enforceable contracts—intention to create legal relations

An intention to create legal relations is requiredThere are various situations in which a court will hold that an agreement is not binding because,...

9th Nov

Practice notes

Novation—why and how to novate a contract

There may be times when, rather than assigning the benefit of an agreement to a third party, the original parties wish instead to end their...

Produced in partnership with Jon Chapman of Clarkslegal LLP 12th Jan

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Practice notes

Tomlin orders

Brexit: The UK's departure from the EU on exit day ie Friday 31 January 2020 has implications for practitioners dealing with provisions in the CPR...

9th Nov

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Practice notes

Electronic applications in the TCC CLCC [Archived]

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. Throughout this Practice Note, references to:•TCC are to the Technology and...

8th Apr

Practice notes

Dispute Resolution News Analysis—Brexit (up to exit day) [Archived]

Archived: This Practice Note lists News Analyses, covering the period 2016 to 31 January 2019 (exit day), covering a range of issues concerning the...

8th Apr

Brexit

Practice notes

All change for appeals CPR 52—2016 in review [Archived]

ARCHIVED: this archived Practice Note is not maintained and is for background information purposes only. Further, some of the links may not direct you...

8th Apr

Practice notes

Minutes of the CPR Committee meeting of 6 July 2012 [Archived]

ARCHIVED: this archived Practice Note is not maintained and is for background information purposes only. Further, some of the links may not direct you...

8th Apr

Practice notes

Dispute Resolution: key appeal cases—2014 [Archived]

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.Court of Appeal—retrospective applications to extend time for the appellant's...

8th Apr

Practice notes

Minutes of the CPR Committee meeting of 4 November 2011 [Archived]

ARCHIVED: this archived Practice Note is not maintained and is for background information purposes only. Further, some of the links may not direct you...

8th Apr

Practice notes

Minutes of the CPR Committee meeting—7 December 2018 [Archived]

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is no longer maintained. It contains the minutes of the CPR Committee (CPRC) meeting of 7 December...

8th Apr

Practice notes

Jackson reforms three months on [Archived]

ARCHIVED: this archived Practice Note is not maintained and is for background information purposes only. Further, some of the links may not direct you...

8th Apr

Practice notes

Practice Direction changes—February 2018 [Archived]

ARCHIVED: this archived Practice Note is not maintained and is for background information purposes only. Further, some of the links may not direct you...

8th Apr

Practice notes

CPR changes—August to October 2017 [Archived]

ARCHIVED: this archived Practice Note is not maintained and is for background information purposes only. Further, some of the links may not direct you...

8th Apr

Practice notes

Minutes of the CPR Committee meeting of 8 July 2016 [Archived]

ARCHIVED: this archived Practice Note is not maintained and is for background information purposes only. Further, some of the links may not direct you...

8th Apr

Practice notes

No deal Brexit—enforcement of judgments [Archived]

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note covers the situation where the UK and the EU do not reach an agreement for the enforcement of judgments following the UK...

Produced in partnership with Angharad Parry of 20 Essex Street 8th Apr

Brexit

Practice notes

Minutes of the CPR Committee meeting of 4 November 2016 [Archived]

ARCHIVED: this archived Practice Note is not maintained and is for background information purposes only. Further, some of the links may not direct you...

8th Apr

Practice notes

Minutes of the CPR Committee meeting of 4 April 2014 [Archived]

ARCHIVED: this archived Practice Note is not maintained and is for background information purposes only. Further, some of the links may not direct you...

8th Apr

Practice notes

Minutes of the CPR Committee meeting of 7 April 2017 [Archived]

ARCHIVED: this archived Practice Note is not maintained and is for background information purposes only. Further, some of the links may not direct you...

8th Apr

Practice notes

Minutes of the CPR Committee meeting of 15 May 2015 [Archived]

ARCHIVED: this archived Practice Note is not maintained and is for background information purposes only. Further, some of the links may not direct you...

8th Apr

Practice notes

Drafting termination notices—contract breach

This Practice Note on drafting a contract termination notice and an accompanying without prejudice offer letter to settle any claim arising out of the...

8th Apr

COVID-19

Practice notes

CPR changes coming into force on 6th April 2011 [Archived]

ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note is not maintained and is for background information purposes only. Further, some of the links may not direct you...

8th Apr

Practice notes

Dispute resolution: key appeal cases—2019 [Archived]

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. One of the difficulties for dispute resolution practitioners is keeping up to...

8th Apr

Practice notes

Brexit—service of documents [Archived]

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This Practice Note considers the impact that Brexit will have on the service of...

8th Apr

Brexit