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The Court of Appeal allowed a second appeal and reinstated the costs judge’s case management decision refusing to strike out non-compliant points of...
This week's edition of Dispute Resolution weekly highlights includes: analysis of a number of key DR developments and key judicial decisions including...
Construction analysis: This decision is the first reported judgment on section 149 of the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA 2022) and provides important...
The Civil Justice Council (CJC) working group has published an update on its consultation on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for the...
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...
Varying or revoking orders—court's general power under CPR 3.1(7)This Practice Note considers the court’s general case management power under CPR 3.1(7) to vary, amend or revoke a court order. It also looks when the court can vary, amend or revoke a final order and provides practical insights on
Interest on judgment debtsThis Practice Note provides guidance on claiming interest on judgment debts.For information on claiming interest when issuing:•a claim, see Practice Note: Claiming interest•a foreign currency claim, see Practice Note: Foreign currency claims—interest on damages claims,
Change of solicitorWhy change of solicitor notice is important—party's address for serviceThe provisions relating to change of solicitor are important because, where a party's address for service is given as being that party's solicitor's business address, that solicitor will be considered to be
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some
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