All Litigation articles – Page 10
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NewsBoutique firm wins case against solicitor over move to competitor
Law by Design’s former director Saira Ali told Weightmans she could ‘transition’ clients worth around £250,000 a year, court hears.
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NewsCoA refuses permission to cap costs in Malawi rape case
Costs capping orders may require ‘detailed consideration of both past and future costs’, Court of Appeal suggests.
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NewsDechert and ex-partner face joint trial over hacking and abduction claims
International firm and former head of white-collar crime Neil Gerrard face new claims.
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NewsJudges told to stay ‘above the fray’ in cases with LiPs
Appeal court says judges cannot take 'inquisitorial role' to help unrepresented litigants.
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NewsEntrepreneur in contempt over £200,000 dispute with Farrer & Co
Julie Meyer, 55, has ‘shown herself in these proceedings to be a selfish and untrustworthy person’, Mr Justice Kerr says.
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NewsCourt allows later medical reports despite failure to disclose first
Judge rules sanctions should be about costs in RTA case rather than admissibility.
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NewsMishcon told to clarify privilege claims in ‘potentially tainted’ cash case
London firm is accused of ‘turning a blind eye’ to the source of £2.9m in fees paid by a former client.
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NewsClaimants can be added when proceedings issued but not served – High Court
Mr Justice Picken says Mr Justice Mann took an ‘overly restrictive approach’ to amending a claim form after it has been issued.
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NewsENRC ‘highly disputes’ allegations in ‘dirty money’ book, High Court hears
Preliminary hearing in High Court libel claim adjourned over medical emergency shortly after it begins.
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NewsMirror publisher makes £2m interim payment in ‘phone hacking’ litigation
Mirror Group Newspapers agrees to pay just over £2m in respect of costs in claims for alleged unlawful information gathering.
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NewsEx-City partner struck off for misleading High Court mounts appeal
Peter Gray says his strike off was based on findings which were ‘no longer supportable’ before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
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NewsBiggest civil fraud trial ends in ‘substantial’ victory for HP
US tech giant ‘substantially succeeded’ in its High Court claim but damages will be ‘considerably less’ than the $5bn claimed.
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NewsFormer Linklaters partner paid ‘very large’ sums for trial evidence
Judge said payments put the court 'on scrutiny against the possibility of a “subtle influence” to assist' the bank's case - but concluded the testimony was 'helpful'.
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NewsLawyers engaging in ‘trench warfare’ may be summoned to court – Flaux
Sir Julian Flaux warns that uncooperative parties may face ‘an in person hearing, possibly first thing in the morning … to instil some common sense’.
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NewsCourt allows ‘clear and obvious’ Part 36 mistake to be changed
Judge says rules around settlement offers are not 'hermetically sealed'.
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NewsEx-Dechert partner alleged to have put investigator through ‘perjury school’
Neil Gerrard conducted a ‘mock trial … acting as both the judge and the cross-examining counsel’, a private investigator claims.
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NewsRuling in $5bn fraud case expected ‘imminently’, High Court hears
The judge who heard Britain’s biggest civil fraud trial is due to distribute his draft judgment to the parties ‘by Monday at the latest’, court told.
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NewsNegligence case ended against firm after claimant guilty of 'warehousing'
High Court finds claimant had no real intention of progressing the case against London firm.