AMENDMENTS TO CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES COMING INTO FORCE ON THE 1st JANUARY 2014
There are new rules coming into force on the 1st January. These mainly amend the procedure relating to defamation and the presumption of a jury trial. However there are other minor amendments. The rules and explanatory text can be found…
THE "JACKSON CORNER": A USEFUL PLACE TO LOOK
Zenith Chambers provides a useful facility at “the Jackson Corner” which can be found, directly, at http://www.zenithchambers.co.uk/site/the_jackson_corner/ It has useful articles, links and guidance on key documents. You can receive e-mail notifications of updates by contacting the e-mail address at Jackson@zenithchambers.co.uk
NEW PRACTICE DIRECTION: RIGHT TO BUY CLAIMS
The Master of the Rolls has issued a Practice Direction dealing specifically with “right to buy” claims. That is negligence actions against solicitors in relation to mortgage broking. Those claims are now allocated to a specific Master. Any existing claims…
UNDERSTANDING AND REDUCING THE COSTS OF LITIGATION: EDUCATING YOUR CLIENT
The previous post considered the case of Vitol Bahrain where the costs of the successful party on a one day application were reduced from £165,241.80 to £75,000. The amount of this shortfall highlights the need for the modern litigator to…
COURTS AND TRIBUNALS FEE REMISSIONS ORDER 2013
This Order came into force on the 7th October 2013. The aim is to put forward a standard fee remission system across a whole range of tribunals as well as the civil courts. It is always prudent, when issuing…
NEW FORM H FROM 1st OCTOBER 2013
One important change introduced from the 1st October is a slightly revised Form H. A copy of the new Form H can be found here http://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil/pdf/preview/precedent-h.pdf The explanation of the Practice Direction amendments is at http://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil/pdf/update/update-66-pd-making-document.pdf A useful summary of…
AMENDMENTS TO THE CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES: EASY ACCESS TO CHANGES AND UPDATED RULES
There have been seven amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules so far this year. In an attempt to give easy access to the amendments They are http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/262/contents/made http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/515/contents/made http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/789/contents/made http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1412/contents/made http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1412/contents/made http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1695/contents/made http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1974/contents/made If you want to see the…
RELIEF FROM SANCTIONS: THE KEY DATE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW CPR 3.9
This post deals with misunderstandings that appear to be in place as to which cases the new CPR 3.9 provisions on relief from sanctions apply to. In particular whether the key date is the date of issue of proceedings or…
AMENDMENTS TO THE CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES COMING INTO FORCE IN OCTOBER 2013
This post looks at the changes to the Civil Procedure Rules introduced by The Civil Procedure Rules (Amendment No 7) Rules 2013. These rules come into force on 1st October 2013. The main provisions are that: A…
SERVING WITNESS STATEMENTS LATE: AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PRACTICE
The recent decision in Fons HF –v- Corporal Ltd & Pillar Securitisation [2013] EWHC 1278 (Ch) provides an object lesson on the difficulties that can arise when both parties fail to file witness statements in accordance with directions. The facts…
65th amendment to the Civil Procedure Rules
The new rules extending the personal injury portal to £25,000; extending fixed costs and dealing with Part 36 offers are now available at http://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil
Implementation of Part 2 of the the Justice and Security Act 2013 into the CPR
The Civil Procedure (amendment No 5) Rules 2013
New Court Fees after the 1st July 2013
The Civil Proceedings Fees (Amendment No. 2 ) Order 2013