WHO IS A PARTY AFFECTED BY A SUMMARY JUDGMENT? THE CPR; CRYPTOCURRENCY; DELAY IN APPLYING AND THE MERITS OF THE CASE CONSIDERED IN A COURT OF APPEAL JUDGMENT TODAY
We are likely to see much litigation, and quite a few procedural wrangles, arising from Bitcoin and similar “currencies”. Here we have an interesting, and important, question under CPR 40.9. Firstly in relation to whether a party was “directly affected”…
GUIDE TO FATAL ACCIDENTS 5th EDITION: PUBLISHED LATER THIS YEAR: AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER
The latest (the 5th) edition of the Guide to Fatal Accidents is now available to pre-order. Details are available here. Fatal accident litigation presents lawyers with legal, evidential and practical problems that are distinct from those encountered in non-fatal…
SUPREME COURT PRACTICE DIRECTIONS AMENDED: REPLIES TO OBJECTIONS, BUNDLES, COURT DRESS AND DRAFT ORDERS: WHAT THIS MEANS IN PRACTICE
The Supreme Court announced, on the 21st September 2026, that the Court’s Practice Directions had been amended on the 18th September 2026. To stop anyone being taken by surprise here is a summary of the changes. Those responsible for preparing…
WHAT HAS CIVIL LITIGATION BRIEF DONE ABOUT … HOUSING LAW, COSTS AND PROCEDURE: 10 KEY POINTS AND USEFUL LINKS
There are much more specialist blogs available for housing lawyers and I’m glad to say that “Nearly Legal” is recommencing next month. The posts on this site concentrate on procedure and costs and the Ten Key Points here reflect that. …
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