
CORONAVIRUS LAW: APPEAL ON POSSESSION ISSUES STAYED BY PD51Z: NO SALAMI SLICING OF CASES WHERE A LANDLORD IS SEEKING POSSESSION
In the judgment in TFS Stores Ltd v The Designer Retail Outlet Centres (Mansfield) General Partner Ltd & Ors[2020] EWCA Civ 833 the Court of Appeal (by a majority) stayed a number of appeals, holding that they were possession proceedings…

CORONAVIRUS LAW: STAY LIFTED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF HANDING DOWN APPEAL JUDGMENT
In Copeland v Bank of Scotland Plc [2020] EWHC 1441 (QB) Mr Justice Freedman lifted the stay on possession proceedings for the purpose of handing down a judgment on appeal. THE CASE The action related to possession proceedings brought…

CIVIL PROCEDURE BACK TO BASICS 64: THE AUTOMATIC STAY (EASY TO FORGET ABOUT)
Here we look at the automatic stay imposed by CPR 15.11. This is one of those rules than can be overlooked and could, if ignored, cause major procedural difficulties. THE RULES “Where – (a) at least 6 months have expired…

A CLAIM FORM CASE IN THE COURT OF APPEAL: GOOD NEWS FOR CLAIMANTS: STAY A WHILE AND FIND OUT
In the judgment today in Grant v Dawn Meats (UK) [2018] EWCA Civ 2212 the Court of Appeal held that an order staying an action also imposed a stay on the obligation to serve the claim form. The claim form was…