All articles by Lal Akhter

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Costs budgeting in group litigation

2026-01-20T14:57:00Z

Civil procedure. 

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Appeal on a point of law under the Arbitration Act

2025-11-17T16:09:00Z

Civil procedure.

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Costs orders and the Arbitration Act 2025

1 August 2025

Civil procedure.

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Permission to appeal and indemnity costs

1 August 2025

Arbitration.

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Costs risks and credit hire

27 June 2025

Civil procedure.

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The ins and outs of adjourning a trial

2025-06-09T14:17:00Z

Civil procedure.

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Mandatory laws at the seat of arbitration

6 June 2025

Civil procedure.

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Without prejudice communications

21 February 2025

Civil procedure.

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The separability of expert determination clauses

10 January 2025

Civil procedure.

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No 'mediation privilege' – yet

2024-12-05T12:09:00Z

Civil procedure.

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Churchill and new ADR rules

2024-11-05T00:01:00Z

Civil procedure.

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Non-party costs orders and credit hire disputes

19 July 2024

Civil procedure.

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Silence in the face of an invitation to ADR

14 June 2024

Civil procedure.

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Orders and costs recovery

17 May 2024

Civil procedure.

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Conditions on permission to appeal

19 April 2024

Civil procedure.

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Testing for bias in arbitration

15 March 2024

Civil procedure.

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Disclosure and non-party costs orders

23 February 2024

Civil procedure.

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Court discretion and dispute resolution clauses

2 February 2024

Civil procedure.

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Denton and default judgment applications

29 September 2023

Civil procedure.

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Jurisdiction over summary assessment of costs

21 April 2023

Civil procedure.