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...
This Practice Note provides guidance on the interpretation and application of the relevant provisions of the CPR. Depending on the court in which your...
What is merger in judgment and its relationship with res judicata?A res judicata is a decision given by a judge or tribunal with jurisdiction over the...
CPR 46.5(4) sets out how the costs will be calculated and this is either by reference to:•proven financial loss, or•the amount for the time reasonably...
This Practice Note on Part 36 offers considers what happens when a Part 36 offer is responded to with a counter-offer, whether made under Part 36 or...
Confidentiality is particularly important in the context of mediation to enable parties to participate fully. Mediations are covered by two different...
Brexit: The UK's departure from the EU on exit day ie Friday 31 January 2020 has implications for practitioners in a number of areas covered in this...
The principal limitation periodsThe following table includes the principal types of action and details the number of years within which such a claim...
An attorney’s ability to make payments to themselves under a simple power of attorney (for example, in relation to a bank account) will be governed by...
An unincorporated association is not a legal entity and so, in theory at least, cannot sue or be sued in its own name. This was the position set out...
The concept of ‘knowing receipt’ is an aspect of trust law, and in particular provides for a remedy against those who receive trust property which has...
What is Judicial Review?Judicial review is a process by which the courts exercise a supervisory jurisdiction over the exercise of public functions by...
This Practice Note sets out the aims of the Pre-action Protocol for Housing Condition Cases (England) (the Protocol), in force from 13 January 2020,...
Once a lease has ended, the landlord can no longer forfeit or rely on a Jervis v Harris clause. At that stage, damages are the only available remedy...
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