All Litigation articles
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NewsClaimant told to put up £600,000 to save case against firm
Lawyers can apply to have claim struck out if costs security order cannot be met.
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NewsSRA sets out post-Mazur guidance
Law firms told to take risk-based approach in eagerly-awaited response to Court of Appeal ruling.
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NewsDisputes Week: national courts team up to tackle ‘avalanche of legal spam’
Cost of accessing the courts will also have to be reviewed as AI-generated claims multiply, says former lord chief justice.
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NewsDisputes Week: Truth of mass claims contested as litigators clash
Conflicting views on group litigation surge aired at LIDW’s main conference.
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NewsStruck-off solicitor wrote 'incendiary' letters in client's business dispute
High Court hears that business charged £20,000 for letter threatening further action.
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News'Most aggressive lawyers in London' in Winehouse auction litigation
Singer's father instructed his solicitors to 'bombard the defendants with aggressive letters and the threat of litigation'.
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NewsSolicitor suspended for threatening complaining client with injunction
Former litigation solicitor admits emails to client were 'oppressive and inappropriate'.
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NewsLaw Society issues new guidance post-Mazur
Firms must 'review procedures to make sure these document steps involved in litigation processes and who carries each of these out'.
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NewsRelief, recognition and clarity: Legal executives welcome Mazur reversal
Ruling had threatened to sideline staff and deny vulnerable clients access to justice.
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NewsAs you were: Court upholds CILEX appeal on conduct of litigation
Today’s ruling overturns the judgment of Mr Justice Sheldon which sent shock waves through the profession.
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OpinionMazur ruling is the law's Bobby Ewing moment - but can the profession forget?
Careers have been seriously disrupted while this unnecessary mess has gone on.
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NewsCILEX hails 'historic victory', as Law Society welcomes clarification
'Profession can now operate effectively, maintaining high standards and consumer confidence whilst opening up legal services.'
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NewsMazur FAQs: What was the case, who is affected and why does it matter?
The Court of Appeal is to rule in Mazur this morning.
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NewsJudgment Day: Court of Appeal to rule in Mazur this morning
Legal profession waits with baited breath for vital ruling from Court of Appeal.
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NewsSenior partner's evidence 'lacking credibility' in client dispute
Tribunal judge says firm’s own statement of case was ‘surprisingly amateurish’.
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OpinionCrypto asset disputes: the new frontline in commercial litigation
Crypto assets are intangible, volatile and portable but they are not beyond the reach of English law.
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NewsDJ's ex-partner escapes costs order in bitter family proceedings
Liv Nervo's change of lawyers was 'guaranteed to send the temperature of the litigation soaring', judge observes.
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OpinionShock, anger and lost caseloads: A chartered legal executive on life since Mazur
We speak to the law firm director told by the court she could no longer represent her client.