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All Litigation articles – Page 10
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NewsLawyers could be referred to regulators for inappropriate urgent applications
Mrs Justice Cockerill says the Hamid jurisdiction is not ‘confined’ to judicial review proceedings.
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NewsMail lawyers criticised for lack of ‘clear focus’ in Meghan appeal
Grounds of appeal have been 'neither followed nor mentioned much in argument', master of rolls says.
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NewsContempt case against Russian oligarch revived by CoA
Applicants are not ‘under a duty to act wholly impartially or as if they had no legitimate private interest in the outcome’, Court of Appeal says.
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NewsCosts bill not valid because solicitor’s signature was illegible
High Court grants permission to appeal an order that the bill in a clinical negligence case was validly served.
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News'Experienced' LiP refused adjournment for pro bono counsel's unavailability
Judge said absence of barrister in £5m professional negligence claim is significant but not overwhelming.
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NewsLawyers must be prised away from witness 'comfort blanket' - judge
Solicitors who ‘indulge in unnecessary trench warfare’ over witness statements ‘can expect to be criticised and penalised in costs’.
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News‘Stocktake’ requirement before heading to court discussed by civil rule-makers
Consultation proposes ideas for reform of pre-action protocols, including giving ‘due leeway’ to litigants in person.
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NewsClaimant solicitors 'told clients to delete' holiday social media posts
Defendant solicitors in sickness claim say more wasted costs order bids could be incoming.
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NewsMaugham apologises for Good Law Project’s procedure rules mistake
Campaigning legal group pledges to admit ‘promptly and fulsomely’ when it has made an error.
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NewsSupreme Court shut the door on Google claim, but 'left it ajar' for others
Lawyers say the ruling in Lloyd v Google is 'likely only to be the beginning in this hotly contested area'.
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NewsClinical negligence reforms ‘could prevent infant deaths’
Former health secretary says England and Wales should follow Sweden by taking negligence out of the compensation equation.
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NewsNew call for lawyers to be probed in Post Office inquiry
Team of academic experts say role of legal advisers is crucial for understanding how scandal happened.
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News‘Nihilistic litigation’: Divorce judge laments costs of mammoth case
Costs of proceedings now outstrip the assets of both parties, court hears.
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NewsSerial LiP with conspiracy claims against 13 lawyers is ordered to stop
Judge says civil restraint order is necessary to protect both the claimant and the solicitors, and firms he pursues.
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NewsGreen signal for railway group action
Train operating companies are accused of overcharging travelcard holders, in opt-out class action.
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OpinionPioneering litigation handbook ticks the boxes
Litigation Handbook: Practice and Procedure in the Business and Property Courts | Adam Chaffer
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NewsBurford earmarks $100m for cases led by diverse lawyers
‘Vanishingly few’ commercial disputes led by women or ‘racially diverse’ lawyers, says funder.
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NewsAmazon drivers poised to launch potential £140m group claim
Dispute will centre around whether delivery drivers are classified as self-employed.