COST BITES 459 : A DEFENDANT TO COMMITTAL PROCEEDINGS CAN RECOVER COSTS OVER AND ABOVE CRIMINAL LEGAL AID RATES: COURT OF APPEAL DECISION
This is an important decision for those who represent respondents to committal proceedings. The Court of Appeal have overturned previous decisions that states that a successful respondent’s costs are confined to legal aid rates. They are, instead, entitled to recover…
THE CHANCERY DIVISION IS NO MORE: A PRACTICE NOTE FROM THE CHANCELLOR OF THE HIGH COURT
Today is the first day that we don’t have a Chancery Division. Here we look at a Practice Note that set out some practical changes. “Ah, cousin, cousin, it’s a weary word this Chancery!” — Charles Dickens, Bleak House, Chapter…
THE CURRENT IMPORTANCE OF PLEADINGS 96: WHEN YOU HAVE PLEADED AN INADEQUATE DEFENCE IT IS NOT A GOOD PLAN TO DEMAND THAT THE CLAIMANT PAY FOR ADEQUATE PARTICULARS TO BE PROVIDED…
Here is a classic case of a failure to draft a Defence properly. It contains a number of surprising elements. Firstly the defendant, having filed an inadequately particularised Defence, stated it would provide further particulars only if the claimant paid…
AI AND CIVIL JUSTICE: PREPARING FOR THE TSUNAMI – LORD BRIGGS ON ACCESS TO JUSTICE, PROCEDURAL RULES AND THE HUMAN JUDGE
Issues relating to the use of AI continue to “interest” the legal profession. They also interest judges. Here I summarise Lord Briggs’ Keynote Address to the Oxford Civil Justice Systems in the 21st Century Conference. “… if human judges want…
ONLINE POSSESSION PROCEEDINGS: A USEFUL CHECKLIST FOR PRACTITIONERS
The post earlier this morning set out the major elements of the new Practice Direction on the Online Procedure Rules for Possession Proceedings. At the moment these have limited geographical scope. However it is likely that they will apply more…
ONLINE POSSESSION PROCEEDINGS: A NEW PRACTICE DIRECTION, COURT COMMUNICATIONS AND SOME IMPORTANT DEADLINES: CAME INTO FORCE ON THE 29th SEPTEMBER…
The Practice Direction: Online Procedure Rules for Possession Proceedings, updated on 29 September 2026 (and came into force at 12.00 that very day), introduces a procedural framework for specified County Court possession claims. It supplements the Online Procedure Rules 2026…
MILLIONS OF DOCUMENTS, 27 FACTUAL WITNESSES AND THE ASSESSMENT OF CREDIBILITY: WITNESS EVIDENCE IN THE MANCHESTER CITY PROCEEDINGS
Yesterday we looked at an issue in the news to review questions of witness credibility. We do the same today in a wholly different context: football and the decision in the proceedings brought against Manchester City Football Club. However we…
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