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FILING FORM H: WHEN DOES A CASE HAVE A VALUE OF "LESS THAN £50,000"?  A POINT TO WATCH

FILING FORM H: WHEN DOES A CASE HAVE A VALUE OF “LESS THAN £50,000”? A POINT TO WATCH

April 18, 2017 · by gexall · in Case Management, Costs, Costs budgeting, Members Content, Relief from sanctions

There are now several formats for Form H. The “short” one page version is now used in cases where the value is between £25,000 and  “less than £50,000”. Some judges are interpreting this strictly to read between £25,000 and £49,999″….

CIVIL COMMITTAL PROCEEDINGS: STILL A MAJOR PROBLEM: PROCEDURAL ERRORS ARE "INEVITABLE"

CIVIL COMMITTAL PROCEEDINGS: STILL A MAJOR PROBLEM: PROCEDURAL ERRORS ARE “INEVITABLE”

April 18, 2017 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Committal proceedings, Members Content

We have had graphic examples recently of cases where committal proceedings in civil, or family, proceedings have gone badly wrong.    In LL -v- Lord Chancellor [2017] EWCA Civ 237,   the Court of Appeal held that the procedure adopted…

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