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Make use of our costs recovery toolkit, precedents practice notes, and completing costs budget checklist. As well as funding arrangements guidance, principles of costs recovery, costs budgeting and management.
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Choose from checklists, practice notes, flowcharts and precedents to help you understand and apply to your practice to all relevant provisions and obligations – and avoid consequences for non-compliance.
Starting and progressing a civil claim
Checklists and practice notes on areas like debt claims, corporate disputes, and civil fraud to make sure you’re familiar with the particular procedural provisions governing a dispute and the underlying substantive law.
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Trying to get to grips with the law underlying your dispute? Looking at trying to settle? Puzzled by costs and funding reforms? Out of your depth on jurisdiction issues?
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Latest Dispute Resolution News
HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has published guidance on applications to reclaim money held by the High Court, Chancery Division. The guidance,...
The Master of the Rolls has announced updated guideline hourly rates for solicitors, effective in England and Wales from 1 January 2026, implementing...
Practice Directions for the UK Supreme Court (UKSC) and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) were amended on 22 December 2025. The...
PI & Clinical Negligence analysis: In a personal injury claim, the court was faced with an application by the claimant to rely on a covert recording...
Dispute Resolution analysis: In a landmark ruling on 27 March 2025 (available in French here), the Belgian Supreme Court (Cour de cassation/Hof van...
Latest Dispute Resolution Practice Notes
Extending time for service of the claim form—making an applicationThis Practice Note provides assistance in making an application for an extension of...
Electronic disclosure—Electronic Documents Questionnaire (EDQ)This Practice Note should be read in conjunction with Practice Note: Electronic...
Disclosure—the contents of devicesWhy devices are potentially important in disclosureIn Pipia v BGEO Group Ltd, Mrs Justice Cockerill was dealing with...
Precautionary (quia timet) injunctionsThis Practice Note provides guidance on precautionary or anticipatory injunctions (historically known as quia...
Standstill agreements to suspend or extend limitationThis Practice Note provides guidance on standstill agreements (or tolling agreements) used for...
Latest Dispute Resolution Precedents
Affidavit responding to an application to inspect privileged documents[DETAILS OF DEPONENT ETC.]IN THE [COURT]Claim no.: [insert claim...
Letter of claim—contractual debt claim[ON THE HEADED NOTEPAPER OF THE CLAIMANT’S SOLICITORS]Our reference: [insert your file reference for this...
Draft letter concerning privileged material inadvertently sent to opponentDear [insert organisation name]We write to inform you that [we OR our...
Witness statement in support of an application for return of inadvertently disclosed privileged documents[DETAILS OF DEPONENT ETC.]IN THE [COURT]Claim...
Imaging order (pre-April 2025) [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Precedent has been archived. It is based on a draft imaging order which was annexed to...
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What is a tort?
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 claim
Negligence—key elements to establish a negligence claimThis Practice Note outlines the key elements for establishing a claim in negligence. For...
Rescission of a contract
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 judicata
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...
Reserved judgments
Reserved judgmentsWhat is a reserved judgment?A court can reserve judgment by giving its decision at a later date in writing, after the trial or...
Novation—why and how to novate a contract
Novation—why and how to novate a contractThere may be times when, rather than assigning the benefit of an agreement to a third party, the original...
Void contracts
Void contractsWhen is a contract a void contract?A void contract is one that is wholly lacking in legal effect. A contract will be void where:•the...
Negligence—when does a duty of care arise?
Negligence—when does a duty of care arise?This Practice Note considers the first question to ask when faced with a prospective claim in...
Declaratory relief
Declaratory reliefThis Practice Note considers when, why and how you can apply to court for declaratory relief (a declaration from the court) and what...
The different torts—property, people and animals
Tort—the different types of tortThis Practice Note identifies the main torts (bar negligence and nuisance, which are covered elsewhere in our related...
The application notice—form N244
The application notice—form N244This Practice Note provides guidance on completing the most common form of application notice, form N244.This Practice...
Court etiquette
Court etiquetteThe most important rule is to be polite. If you are polite to everyone at all times, it is hard to go seriously wrong.The judgeMake...
Stay of civil proceedings—when can you apply to stay a claim?
Stay of proceedings—when can you apply to stay a claim?This Practice Note considers the question of when court proceedings can be stayed. It...
Promissory estoppel
Promissory estoppelFor guidance on the basic features of the doctrine of estoppel and the different classifications it has been subject to, see...
Grounds of appeal—appealing a finding of fact
Grounds of appeal—appealing a finding of factWhen will the court allow an appeal against a finding of fact?The appeal court will only allow an appeal...
Restitution for unjust enrichment—elements of the claim
Restitution for unjust enrichment—elements of the claimWhat is unjust enrichment and when is it used?A claim based on unjust enrichment is one which...
Interest on judgment debts
Interest on judgment debtsThis Practice Note provides guidance on claiming interest on judgment debts.For information on claiming interest when...
Misrepresentation—what statements will establish a claim?
Misrepresentation—what statements will establish a claim?This Practice Note considers the requirement for there to be a false statement of fact for an...
Associated legal terms
Case management conference
A hearing at which directions for the further management of proceedings are given.
Clerk of Appeals
The clerk to whom all papers and enquiries should be directed which relate to SCCO work concerning criminal fee appeals.
Counterclaim
A claim brought by a defendant in response to the claimant's claim, which is included in the same proceedings as the claimant's claim.
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