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ONLINE POSSESSION PROCEEDINGS: A USEFUL CHECKLIST FOR PRACTITIONERS

ONLINE POSSESSION PROCEEDINGS: A USEFUL CHECKLIST FOR PRACTITIONERS

October 1, 2026 · by gexall · in Applications, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Rule Changes

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...

ONLINE POSSESSION PROCEEDINGS: A NEW PRACTICE DIRECTION, COURT COMMUNICATIONS AND SOME IMPORTANT DEADLINES: CAME INTO FORCE ON THE 29th SEPTEMBER…

October 1, 2026 · by gexall · in Amendment, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Rule Changes

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…

THE ONLINE PROCEDURE (RULES AND PRACTICE DIRECTIONS) RULES 2026 COME INTO FORCE ON THE 7th SEPTEMBER: HERE IS A SUMMARY (AND THE RULES THEMSLVES)

THE ONLINE PROCEDURE (RULES AND PRACTICE DIRECTIONS) RULES 2026 COME INTO FORCE ON THE 7th SEPTEMBER: HERE IS A SUMMARY (AND THE RULES THEMSLVES)

June 30, 2026 · by gexall · in Applications, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Rule Changes

The Online Procedure Rules have been published and come into force on the 7th September 2026. Initially these apply just to possession proceedings. However they are a sign of things to come. ” The Overriding Objective of these Rules is to…

UPDATED GUIDANCE ON COMPLETING CASE ADMINISTRATION TASKS IN MyHMCTS

UPDATED GUIDANCE ON COMPLETING CASE ADMINISTRATION TASKS IN MyHMCTS

June 9, 2026 · by gexall · in Applications, Civil Procedure, Members Content

On the 29th May HMCTS published updated guidance on how to complete case administration tasks in MyHMCTS.  The changes the updates made are not wholly clear, here are what appears to be the main changes.   What HMCTS says changed…

Virtual Settlement Meetings and Mediations: (Mediation when living a Cloistered life…)

March 26, 2020 · by gexall · in Applications, Coronavirus, Members Content, Remote hearings

Cloisters Chambers has produced a video Virtual Settlement Meetings and Mediations, available here. https://youtu.be/sd5qiWH-KPE   THE VIDEO There is a simulated virtual mediation. This is explained by the Cloisters’ team that produced it. “The attached guide is a record of our…

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