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AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES COMING INTO FORCE ON 1st OCTOBER 2024: A QUICK OVERVIEW

AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES COMING INTO FORCE ON 1st OCTOBER 2024: A QUICK OVERVIEW

August 8, 2024 · by gexall · in Civil Procedure, Members Content, Rule Changes

The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2024 come into force on the 1st October.  We will be looking at some of the provisions in detail nearer the time. The new rules can be found here.  In the interim period here…

"TRENCH WARFARE OF THE MOST ATTRITIONAL KIND": ALLEGATIONS OF NON-DISCLOSURE AND THE LAW OF DIMINISHING RETURNS: "QUALITY NOT QUANTITY SHOULD BE THE WATCHWORD"

“TRENCH WARFARE OF THE MOST ATTRITIONAL KIND”: ALLEGATIONS OF NON-DISCLOSURE AND THE LAW OF DIMINISHING RETURNS: “QUALITY NOT QUANTITY SHOULD BE THE WATCHWORD”

August 8, 2024 · by gexall · in Advocacy, Appeals, Applications, Members Content

There are some interesting observations in the Court of Appeal judgment today in MEX Group Worldwide Limited v Stewart Owen Ford & Ors [2024] EWCA Civ 959 about the way cases should be presented in relation to allegations of non-disclosure.  The Court…

SERVICE OF THE CLAIM FORM ISSUES: CLAIMANT FAILS TO COMPLY WITH MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS: HIGH COURT UPHOLDS THE EXTENSIONS OF TIME

SERVICE OF THE CLAIM FORM ISSUES: CLAIMANT FAILS TO COMPLY WITH MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS: HIGH COURT UPHOLDS THE EXTENSIONS OF TIME

August 8, 2024 · by gexall · in Applications, Avoiding negligence claims, Case Management, Civil Procedure, Extensions of time, Members Content, Service of the claim form

The judgment of Mrs Justice Hill in  Graham v Fidelidade – Companhia De Seguros SA [2024] EWHC 2010 (KB) contains some salutary lessons for litigators. In particular the importance of complying the the rules for applying for extensions of time…

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