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SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD: PURGING CONTEMPT OF COURT

SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD: PURGING CONTEMPT OF COURT

August 28, 2018 · by gexall · in Access to justice, Civil Procedure, Committal proceedings, Members Content

There is a section in the Court of Appeal judgment in James v James [2018] EWCA Civ 1982  that is of some importance. It relates to the question of whether a party should appeal an order for contempt or apply to…

THE CORRECT FEE ON A PART 8 APPLICATION: DON'T LET THE COURT STAFF MAKE YOU HAND OVER MONEY FOR NOTHING

THE CORRECT FEE ON A PART 8 APPLICATION: DON’T LET THE COURT STAFF MAKE YOU HAND OVER MONEY FOR NOTHING

August 28, 2018 · by gexall · in Access to justice, Costs, Court fees, Members Content

A Twitter conversation this morning came up with the old chestnut of court staff informing a solicitor that the court fee to be paid on a Part 8 application for approval was identical to that on a Part 7 claim. …

THE "CONDUCT OF LITIGATION" CONSIDERED: WHEN NON-AUTHORISED PERSONS ATTEMPT TO ELBOW IN ON LITIGATION

THE “CONDUCT OF LITIGATION” CONSIDERED: WHEN NON-AUTHORISED PERSONS ATTEMPT TO ELBOW IN ON LITIGATION

August 28, 2018 · by gexall · in Abuse of Process, Appeals, Applications, Civil Procedure, Members Content

We are looking for the third (and final) time at the judgment in  Kassam -v- Gill (13th August 2018, County Court at Birmingham available on Lawtel). The judge considered the meaning of “conduct of litigation” as defined by the Legal Services Act…

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