All Litigation articles – Page 4
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News‘Cash cow’ mining company accuses City firm of inflating bills
ENRC claims former Dechert partner Neil Gerrard had to justify his $3m salary by needlessly expanding his investigation.
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Firm targets lawyers in 'poison' breast implant scandal
Edwin Coe LLP claims that thousands of women were denied compensation in PIP implant case.
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ENRC pursues Dechert in Commercial Court
Four-month hearing involving mining company, international firm and Serious Fraud Office opens on Monday.
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'Transcends practical reality’: Supreme Court dismisses midnight deadline appeal
Justices clarify rules around the calculation of limitation periods under the Limitation Act 1980.
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Supreme Court to rule on ‘midnight deadlines’
Justices will examine the rules for calculating limitation periods in professional negligence claims.
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Appeal dismissed despite ‘inexcusable’ 34-month wait for ruling
Trial ended in January 2017 but parties had to wait until November 2019 for a judgment.
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Firm ordered to pay £800,000 after property blunder
Claimant was not informed that part of his £2.14m property had been retained by the seller.
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Firm avoids negligence penalty following out-of-time ruling
Court of Appeal says damage was caused to client as soon as faulty lease and underlease were signed.
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Court retains freezing order against ex-client over unpaid fees
Judge finds 'real risk' that assets could be dissipated while solicitors wait on payment.
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Frustration with disclosure pilot shows no sign of easing
Most lawyers report that the business and property courts scheme has made litigation more adversarial.
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‘Litigation extravaganza’: MoR denounces six-year jurisdiction saga
Claim concerning an alleged oil trading fraud has yet to reach its substantive phase despite multiple hearings.
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Court cracks down on ‘Traveller injunctions’
Judgment will cause ‘widespread concern' among local authorities trying to prohibit the unauthorised occupation of land, lawyers claim.
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Court orders retrial after ‘inexcusable’ judgment delay
Mr Justice Snowden took 19 months to hand down judgment in a claim against NatWest's investment banking arm.
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Remote control
Civil justice practitioners report numerous benefits from a move to remote proceedings. Criminal law was always going to be more problematic.
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City firm loses cyber-snooping appeal
Stokoe Partnership Solicitors claims it has been subject to cyber attacks since taking on a high profile case.
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The Old trouble
A tumultuous 12 months has ensured lawyers working in pensions disputes are busier than ever.
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Art of evasion
JSC VTB Bank v Skurikhin and others: UK courts demonstrate awareness of possibility of misuse of its procedures.
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Huge Danish tax case falls at first London hurdle
High Court rules that Denmark cannot pursue £1.5bn tax case in English courts because of the 'revenue rule'.
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Defendant contests Part 36 offer accepted on the day claimant died
High Court says it would be unjust to approve the settlement accepted ‘somewhat hastily’.
