All Litigation articles – Page 27
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NewsCourt allows 'indulgence' of adding group claims after deadline
Defendant in industrial injury case said another extension would cause it real prejudice.
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NewsAppeal restores unrepresented litigant's claim after system bounced oversize email
Judge says litigant should not be blamed for his failure to make the Employment Appeal Tribunal's deadline.
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NewsVos: Let's rethink litigation to attract female talent
Leading judge says a new system aimed at creating a work-life balance can improve diversity in the judiciary.
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FeatureWhat stays in the boardroom?
Courts are not proving eager to extend the scope of litigation privilege, meaning companies must remain vigilant regarding internal communications.
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NewsDefendants not obliged to get early evidence from third parties, rules CoA
Judge says parties should devote their energy and resources to getting on with the action.
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NewsJudge who locked up claimant for contempt 'misused power'
Court of Appeal says county court judge failed to take the ‘measured approach’ that was required.
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NewsMoJ reveals fixed cost levels for two-year pilot
Scheme will operate in selected business and property courts for cases valued up to £250,000.
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NewsKennedys expands virtual platform to settle most claims without lawyers
International firm admits system may appear counter-intuitive, but it can free up lawyers to concentrate on more important matters.
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OpinionThe cheek of the taoiseach – but London cannot be complacent
Post-Brexit the threat to legal London’s pre-eminence is cost and inconvenience - not Irish overtures to business.
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NewsCourt warns - again - about risks of bad skeleton arguments
Appeal judge speaks out about continued failure to comply with mandatory procedure rules.
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NewsCosts 'disproportionately high' in Russian oligarch battle
Macfarlanes failed to provide ‘basic information’, according to High Court judgment.
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Disclosure reform will tackle 'excessive' cost, say top general counsel
Disclosure reforms next month will combat the ‘wasted and excessive’ costs of the current regime, corporate clients asserted last week. Discussing the reforms at a GC 100 seminar, in-house lawyers were broadly optimistic that the mandatory disclosure pilot coming into force in January would yield the results they wanted. Richard ...
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NewsCourt shows no mercy to late filer who took 'eye off the ball'
Judge enforces strong penalty for non-compliance caused by solicitor being away on business.
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Litigation funder closes doors to new cases
Calunius says £100m fund has completed its investments and surprises market with no plans for successor.
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NewsClaim restored after court rejects implied sanction for 'trivial' rule breach
Judge said mistakes represented a ‘flagrant disregard’ for the rules, but his decision to strike out claim was overturned.
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NewsUK's Luxembourg judge warns of ‘unpatriotic’ slurs
Consistency with the EU has ‘obvious merit’, the UK’s last EU judge says.
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NewsCourt tolerates parties who ignored their own pleadings
Judge agrees to lawyers' requests to 'follow the evidence wherever it may lead'.
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FeatureA new approach to witness evidence
Many are beginning to question whether, in commercial disputes, the benefits of oral witness evidence are really proportionate to the time and cost incurred.
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FeatureWhen property law and consumer legislation collide
Can consumer rights laws back up tenants seeking lease extensions from landlords? The question divided the Court of Appeal.
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FeatureReforming the courts: a half-time report
What is the current state of play following plans announced two years ago to improve the courts and tribunals system?