Civil Procedure (Coronavirus): BLOG AND ARTICLES ROUNDUP – JUNE 2020
This round up looks at the impact that COVID-19 is having on the law, and procedure in particular. The key cases in relation to the impact of coronavirus were considered in the post on the Kings Chambers’ blog Coronavirus: How has it affected the law: the key cases set out.
Costs
Courts
Litigation Futures – Record court delays for civil litigants
Remote Hearings
Litigation Futures – Remote hearings are here to stay, CJC report suggests
Litigation Futures – Clin neg trial could be held remotely “as last resort”
Litigation Futures – Assume hearings are going to be remote, says judge
Litigation
Herbert Smith Freehills – The impact of COVID-19 on civil justice in England and Wales
Litigation Futures – COVID-19 being used to “stall” brain injury claims
DAC Beachcroft – Civil Justice Council report on the impact of COVID-19 on the Civil Justice System published
DAC Beachcroft – COVID-19: Litigation in the time of a pandemic LATEST UPDATES
ADR
Litigation Futures – Top judges call for ADR “acceleration” in face of COVID-19
Litigation Futures – Fixed-price ADR services launched for COVID-19 disputes
Kerry Underwood
Kings Chambers
- NO VARIATION TO COURT ORDER BECAUSE OF CORONOVIRUS
- THE LATEST AMENDMENTS TO THE CORONAVIRUS RESTRICTIONS REGULATIONS
- THE CORPORATE INSOLVENCY AND GOVERNANCE BILL: CONSIDERED IN SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION TO RESTRAIN A WINDING UP PETITION
- CONSOLIDATED VERSION OF THE THE HEALTH PROTECTION REGULATIONS – THE KEY CHANGES
- PARTIAL RE-OPENING OF THE CIVIL COURTS IN MANCHESTER: IMPORTANT GUIDANCE FROM THE DESIGNATED CIVIL JUDGE
- THE HEALTH PROTECTION (CORONAVIRUS, INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL) (ENGLAND) REGULATIONS 2020: COMING INTO FORCE ON THE 8TH JUNE
- ESSENTIAL LOCKDOWN LISTENING AND READING FOR PLANNING LAWYERS: PODCASTS AND A NEW ENERGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE NEWSLETTER
- MORE FACE-TO-FACE HEARINGS AS COURTS REOPEN: GUIDANCE PUBLISHED TODAY
- COURT RE-OPENING DETAILS: ALL THE REGIONS LISTED
- THE HEALTH PROTECTION (CORONAVIRUS, RESTRICTIONS) (ENGLAND) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 4) REGULATIONS 2020
- THE HEALTH PROTECTION (CORONAVIRUS, RESTRICTIONS) (ENGLAND) REGULATIONS 2020 (CONSOLIDATED VERSION)
- THE HEALTH PROTECTION (CORONAVIRUS, WEARING OF FACE COVERINGS ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT) (ENGLAND) REGULATIONS 2020
- BACK IN COURT IN PERSON: FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE AT BIRMINGHAM BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS
- KINGS CHAMBERS BARRISTER HELPS LOCAL AUTHORITY WITH THEIR PANDEMIC RESPONSE
- CORPORATE INSOLVENCY AND GOVERNANCE BILL FAST-TRACKED THROUGH PARLIAMENT: A SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS,A FORTHCOMING WEBINAR AND HOW TO GET A FREE GUIDE TO THE ACT
- CORONAVIRUS: HOW HAS IT AFFECTED THE LAW? THE KEY CASES SET OUT
On this blog
- NO VARIATION TO COURT ORDER BECAUSE OF CORONOVIRUS: RESPONDENT DOES NOT GET TWO BITES OF THE CHERRY
- MORE CORONAVIRUS LAW: ORDER TO RESTRAIN WINDING UP PETITION: WHERE THERE’S A BILL THERE IS A WAY
- MORE CORONAVIRUS LAW: HEALTH PROTECTION REGULATIONS BAN ON RELIGIOUS GATHERING NOT REMOVED BY INJUNCTION
- SOME LAWYERS HAVE WRITTEN POEMS ABOUT COVID AND THE LAW, I’VE JUST READ IT TWICE NOW AND I’M SIMPLY IN AWE
- CORONAVIRUS LAW: STAY LIFTED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF HANDING DOWN APPEAL JUDGMENT
- CORONAVIRUS LAW: COVID NOT A GOOD REASON TO CHANGE NORMAL RULE AS TO COSTS FOLLOWING DISCONTINUANCE
- CORONAVIRUS LAW: FURLOUGHED EMPLOYEES GIVING EVIDENCE AT COURT IS NOT “WORK”
- CORONAVIRUS LAW: DEFENDANT’S APPLICATION TO ADJOURN TRIAL REFUSED: TRIAL CAN GO AHEAD IN PERSON (AND WOULD GO AHEAD EVEN IF HELD REMOTELY)
- CIVIL JUSTICE COUNCIL REPORT ON THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON CIVIL COURT USERS
- PROCEEDINGS BEFORE QUEEN’S BENCH MASTERS FROM 15TH JUNE 2020: (EVEN THOUGH YOU’RE NOT GOING TO EQUITY YOU WILL HAVE CLEAN HANDS…)
- CORONAVIRUS LAW IN THE COURT OF APPEAL: A HYBRID HEARING WILL NOT BE UNFAIR IF LEADING COUNSEL CANNOT ATTEND IN PERSON
- TRANSPARENCY PROJECT: REMOTE COURT HEARINGS GUIDANCE NOTE
- CORONAVIRUS LAW: COVID IS NOT GOING TO BE USED AS A REASON TO ALLOW A LATE AMENDMENT TO A DEFENCE
- BACK TO COURT: USEFUL ADVICE AND LINKS FOR KEEPING SAFE WHILST OUT AND ABOUT IN A PANDEMIC
- CORONAVIRUS LAW: APPLICATION TO ADJOURN HEARING REFUSED: JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUSTICE DENIED
- CORONAVIRUS LAW: POSSESSION APPEAL HEARD IN STAY PERIOD: JUDGMENT WILL NOT BE GIVEN UNTIL END OF THE STAY
- THE CIVIL PROCEDURE (AMENDMENT NO. 2) (CORONAVIRUS) RULES 2020: EXTENDING STAY ON POSSESSION PROCEEDINGS UNTIL THE 23RD AUGUST 2020EEDINGS TO THE 23
- WHEN REMOTE HEARINGS GO WRONG: AND STRUGGLING THROUGH TO PUT THEM RIGHT – AT WHOSE COSTS?
- CLINICAL NEGLIGENCE TRIAL HELD REMOTELY: AND IT WORKED WELL…
- CORONAVIRUS LAW: SHOULD A HEARING BE IN PERSON OR BY VIDEO?
- GOING BACK INTO COURT: MY FIRST EXPERIENCE OF A SOCIALLY DISTANCED TRIAL
- JUDGMENT SET ASIDE WHEN DEFAULT WAS OBTAINED BECAUSE OF “LOCKDOWN”: LITIGATORS MUST BE AWARE THAT THE WORLD SHIFTED ON ITS AXIS ON 23 MARCH 2020
- JUDGMENT SET ASIDE BECAUSE OF LOCKDOWN (2): WHO PAID THE COSTS? SOME IMPORTANT LESSONS HERE
