SOLICITORS WHO ARE REPRESENTED AT COURT TO PROTECT LEGAL PROFESSIONAL PRIVILEGE ISSUES ARE ENTITLED TO THEIR COSTS
One other aspect of the decision in Addlesee & Ors v Dentons Europe LLP [2019] EWCA Civ 1600 that is worth looking at is the appeal in relation to costs. The Court of Appeal rejected the appellants argument that the…
LEGAL PROFESSIONAL PRIVILEGE PERSISTS AFTER DISSOLUTION OF A COMPANY: COURT OF APPEAL DECISION TODAY
In Addlesee & Ors v Dentons Europe LLP [2019] EWCA Civ 1600 the Court of Appeal held that legal professional privilege survives the dissolution of a limited company. THE CASE The claimants wanted to bring an action against a…
PROVING THINGS 163: PROVING MITIGATION OF LOSS: A CLAIMANT NEED NOT TAKE THE RISK OF STARTING UNCERTAIN LITIGATION AGAINST A THIRD PARTY
The need for a defendant to prove a failure to mitigate is something that has been covered before on this blog. In Natixis SA v Marex Financial & Ors [2019] EWHC 2549 (Comm) Mr Justice Bryan considered the legal principles. …
ELECTRONIC WORKING IN THE SENIOR COURTS COSTS OFFICE: USEFUL LINKS
The Electronic Working Pilot Scheme in the Senior Courts Costs Office comes into force on the 7th October. There are some useful links on the working of the sceme. USEFUL LINKS A summary on the Courts and Tribunal Judiciary website …
CIVIL PROCEDURE BACK TO BASICS 65: THAT NIGHTMARE SCENARIO WHERE THE COURT HAS ISSUED THE CLAIM FORM BUT YOU CAN’T SERVE IT
Here I want to isolate one aspect of the judgment in AAA -v- Rakoff [2019] EWHC 2525 (QB) that was easy to miss amidst all the features of that case. The fact that the court can issue proceedings and hold onto…
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