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Dispute Resolution analysis: Lauren Godfrey of Gatehouse Chambers examines the Court of Appeal’s decision to order the Russian Federation to provide...
Honourable Mrs Justice Joanna Smith gave a speech at the Bond Solon Expert Witness Conference on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in expert...
The Master of the Rolls, as Head of Civil Justice, has increased the standard interim payment for mesothelioma claims to £75,000. This follows the...
HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has published details of the courts and tribunals opening times for the 2026 Christmas and New Year period....
False imprisonmentLiabilityFalse imprisonment consists of the complete deprivation of liberty without a lawful basis. Claims will in practice be made...
The employer’s duty of careThis Practice Note considers the scope of an employer’s common law duty to ensure the safety of their employees with...
Duty of care and breach in clinical negligence claimsThe duty of careA medical practitioner owes a duty of care to their patient. This duty is to take...
Pain, suffering and loss of amenityValuing the lossHow should an injury be measured in a sum of money? After all no formula can calculate the value of...
Qualified one-way costs shifting (QOCS)NOTE: the Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023, SI 2023/105, amended CPR 44.14 so that defendants can enforce costs orders made against claimants up to the level of any damages or costs recovered by claimants. The amendments to qualified one-way costs
What is fundamental dishonesty?This Practice Note considers fundamental dishonesty both in the context of section 57 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (CJCA 2015) and the loss of qualified one-way costs shifting (QOCS) protection under CPR 44.16.The term ‘fundamental dishonesty’ is
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 point
If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal fees, will that count as a PET against their estate?A disclaimer is the refusal of a gift prior to acceptance. The refusal of the gift must take place before the beneficiary accepts any benefit
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