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All Litigation articles – Page 12
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NewsOnline hearings take edge off cross-examination, study finds
Techniques used by lawyers less effective over video link, according to research by international consultancy.
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NewsCourt backs charities in will construction claim
The High Court has provided guidance on how to interpret inheritance tax thresholds.
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NewsIn focus: Class action lawsuits go mainstream
Actions by large claimant groups are making headway in the court system of England and Wales.
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NewsMammoth Mastercard class action gets green light
Competition Appeal Tribunal grants first ever collective proceedings order in Merricks v Mastercard.
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NewsDefunct law firm denied costs security in ‘mysterious’ litigation
Court of Appeal says there is no obvious reason why the dormant practice is funding any defence.
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NewsPartners of fraudster allowed defence against client claims
Innocent partners told they are allowed to rely on limitation defence after winning appeal.
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NewsCourt blocks firm being substituted into claim of dead client
Judge concludes agreement signed before client’s death was champertous and void.
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OpinionIt’s still unclear whether courts tolerate delays
Two recent cases have highlighted seemingly contradictory approaches to lateness.
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NewsTardy defendant allowed to fight £101m case ‘by skin of his teeth’
Judge critical of international firm which has billed £345,000 since October.
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NewsBanks face £1bn class action over forex rigging
Pension funds, asset managers, hedge funds and corporates are seeking to bring a group claim against five banks.
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NewsEx-Dechert partner accused of lying to court claims 'global amnesia'
Neil Gerrard said he suffers from bouts of memory loss and cannot remember text messages about the Serious Fraud Office.
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NewsJunior barristers' win rates almost on par with QCs, say researchers
Queen’s Counsel win just 55% of cases when matched against non-silks in court, research reveals.
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NewsRetired partner loses profit share claim against City firm
High Court rejects claim for £135,000 from veteran solicitor, saying the distribution of profits was 'reasonable'.
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NewsBA settles biggest ever data group claim
Claimant firm says settlement 'demonstrates how seriously the legal system is taking mass data incidents’.
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NewsCourts hit by new wave of climate change litigation
Over 1,000 climate change cases have been brought globally since 2015, says litigation report.
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NewsJudges urged to resurrect £5bn group claim over Brazilian dam collapse
Defendants say case would be ‘utter chaos’ if allowed to proceed through courts of England and Wales.
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NewsClaimant has £200k costs paid despite winning only £10 damages
Court finds that offer to settle for £1 was a genuine one and that costs rules had been correctly applied.
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NewsCourt backs solicitor who oversaw handbag invoice search
Applicant argued the supervising solicitor should be removed with immediate effect following a search of a storage facility.
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News‘Parochial feel’: judge warns of post-Covid complacency
Commercial court records sharp rise in the number of anti-suit injunctions in the wake of Brexit and Covid-19.