STRIKING OUT WITNESS STATEMENTS BECAUSE OF IRRELEVANT MATERIAL AND "SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS" IN RELATION TO CHANGES OF COSTS BUDGETS
The Mitchell libel case led to a number of interlocutory hearings and applications, some of which had a profound effect on civil procedure (for a while at least). The case of Yeo -v- Times Newspapers Ltd is also leading to…
CONDITIONAL FEE AGREEMENTS NOT SENT TO COVENTRY: KEY POINTS AND LINKS
The decision in Coventry -v- Lawrence [2015] UKSC 50 has not led to any major change in practice and procedure (in relation to a costs regime that had already ended anyway). A link to the judgment is here KEY POINTS…