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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.
Dispute Resolution Guidance
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
The Ministry of Justice and the Legal Services Board have announced that the Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Catherine Brown as...
Dispute Resolution analysis: In this case, the court considered various points, including the claimants’ variation of a budget after trial, whether...
The Master of the Rolls, Sir Geoffrey Vos has delivered a speech at the Human Rights, Algorithmic Justice and Global AI Policy Conference at Durham...
The Civil Justice Council (CJC) Futures Working Group has published a report on examining digital disadvantage in the justice system. The report...
The Courts and Tribunals Judiciary (CTJ) has reported that the Commercial Court hosted its latest seminar on equity in commercial law. The seminar...
Latest Dispute Resolution Practice Notes
Consumer Rights Act 2015—summaryThis Practice Note provides an overview of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (CRA 2015). The CRA 2015 provides consumer...
Dispute resolution—types of partyThis Practice Note provides an overview of the types of parties which may become involved (whether as claimant or...
Part 36 costs—key and illustrative decisionsPractice Note: Part 36 offers—when are Part 36 costs 'unjust'? considers when the court might disapply the...
Interim payment on account of costs ordersThis Practice Note considers what an interim payment on account of costs is, when such an order will be made...
Making an application in the King’s Bench Division (KBD)Applications in the King’s Bench DivisionIf your matter is proceeding in the King’s Bench...
Latest Dispute Resolution Precedents
Claim form (defamation)—the contentsThe purpose of the claim formThe claim form is the document used to start proceedings. It contains information...
Standard multi-track directions—single joint expertClaim No. [insert claim number].[IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE[BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS [OF...
Order granting permission to make an additional claim for a contribution or indemnity against a co-defendantClaim No. [insert claim number].[IN THE...
Witness statement in support of the defendant’s application for permission to make an additional claim for a contribution or indemnity against a...
Witness statement in support of application for specific disclosureFiled on behalf of the [Claimant OR Defendant]Witness statement of [insert initial...
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Featured Dispute Resolution content
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...
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...
Tort—the different types of tort
Tort—the different types of tortThis Practice Note identifies the main torts (bar negligence and nuisance, which are covered elsewhere in our related...
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...
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...
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...
Discharge by frustration
Discharge by frustrationCoronavirus (COVID-19): In addition to the below content on force majeure generally, see also:•Coronavirus (COVID-19)...
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...
Forming enforceable contracts—consideration
Forming enforceable contracts—considerationThis Practice Note examines the doctrine of consideration and the key role it plays in English law in...
Derivative claim—what it is and when to use it
Derivative claim—what it is and when to use itA guide to specific terminology used in this Practice Note is provided—see below.What is a derivative...
Stay of 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...
Negligence—when is the duty of care breached?
Negligence—when is the duty of care breached?Having established that a duty of care exists (see Practice Note: Negligence—when does a duty of care...
The tort of deceit
The tort of deceitDeceit—what is it?A deceit occurs when a misrepresentation is made with the express intention of defrauding a party, subsequently...
Promissory estoppel
Promissory estoppelFor guidance on the basic features of the doctrine of estoppel and the different classifications it has been subject to, see...
Drafting the particulars of claim
Drafting the particulars of claimThis Practice Note provides guidance on the interpretation and application of the relevant provisions of the CPR....
Proprietary estoppel
Proprietary estoppelThis Practice Note considers proprietary estoppel from a generic standpoint.For industry specific guidance on proprietary estoppel...
Breach of statutory duty
Breach of statutory dutyThis Practice Note considers claims for damages for breach of statutory duty. For guidance on claims for damages for a...
Associated legal terms
Definitisation/definitive notes
The process of converting a global note/bond held by a depositary into individual definitive notes/bonds held by beneficiaries.
Divisional Court
With or without capital letters, means a divisional court constituted under section 66 of the Senior Courts Act 1981.
Fund
Includes any estate or property held for the benefit of any person or class of person and any fund to which a trustee or representative'>personal representative is entitled in that capacity
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