Brexit: The UK's departure from the EU on exit day ie Friday 31 January 2020 has implications for practitioners when determining whether a claim form...
This Practice Note provides guidance on the interpretation and application of the relevant provisions of the CPR. Depending on the court in which your...
This Practice Note considers what damages may be available as remedy for claims in tort, including negligence claims.For general guidance on damages,...
This Practice Note provides guidance on the interpretation and application of the relevant provisions of the CPR. Depending on the court in which your...
Private nuisance—what situations can give rise to a claim?Private nuisance normally involves interference with the claimant’s enjoyment of their land,...
This Practice Note looks at loss of privilege in civil litigation in the context of legal professional privilege (LPP) and in particular considers the...
What are damages?The term ‘damages’ refers to any amount of money awarded by a court in order to compensate a claimant who has suffered loss or damage...
What is rescission of a contract?The remedy of rescission is available to a party whose consent, in entering into a contract, has been invalidated in...
This Practice Note considers the general principles, meaning and rationale behind privilege. It identifies the different types of privilege, including...
The principal limitation periodsThe following table includes the principal types of action and details the number of years within which such a claim...
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...
Authority of administratorWe refer you to Practice Note: Executor's and administrator's authority prior to the grant which explains the authority of...
Where, due to a miscalculation, a beneficiary has been overpaid and the executors need money in order to pay liabilities of the estate, the executors...
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...
The terms of the long lease should be checked as this may specifically state the address at which all notices must be given (which would normally be...
Where a court serves a claim form by mistake, eg if the claimant has specifically stated that they intend to serve the claim form themselves, service...
The first point to note is that service in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) 1393/2007, the Service Regulation is mandatory, and it is...
Any document to be served must be sent or transmitted to or left at the party's address for service under CPR 6.23(2) or CPR 6.23(3) unless it is to...
This Q&A considers the service of a claim form in the jurisdiction on a defendant who has not provided an address for service.Is the dispute one under...
In answering this Q&A, we have assumed that the question is asked on behalf of the claimant.Before issueIn general, the obligation is on the claimant...
The Court has very limited powers in terms of the orders it can make prior to the commencement of proceedings and these are set out in section 33 of...
At the time of publishing, the Master of the Rolls has issued three updates (numbers 116–118) which modify provisions of the CPR to reflect the impact...
It is possible to make an application to the court for permission to extend the time for service of the claim form. However, when such an application...
When seeking to serve a document in proceedings, Part 6 of the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) sets out the methods of service and the places at which the...
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