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Adams and others v Ford and others [2012] EWCA Civ 544, [2012] All ER (D) 137 (Apr)

They're over. The trek to the commissioner for oaths, or the court officer empowered to administer, and the privilege of paying for the experience of swearing at them....

The austerity plan from 1 April 2012 is to restrict the opening of public counters at all county courts and Family Proceedings Centres...

The Ministry of Justice plans to respond to the ongoing consultation on High Court and Court of Appeal fee hikes...

On and on. X Factor? No, the credit hire litigation....

For CPR telephone hearings, approved providers are now Kidatu (0800 279 0405) and Arkadin (020 8600 0751).

The 57th CPR update was effective (well, almost all of it) on 1 October 2011, incorporating the Civil Procedure (Amendment No 2) Rules 2011 (SI 2011/1979)...

When asking whether a judgment is more advantageous than a CPR Pt 36 offer, the court should take into account all aspects of the case, including emotional distress.

A mortgage possession order—in the conventional form N31—which suspended possession so long as the borrower paid current instalments and in addition discharged the specified arrears remained in force even after the arrears had gone

The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 2011 (SI 2011/1465) kills off 23 county courts and sets three execution dates over the next month.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Ashurst's Chief Risk Officer joins Walkers

Excello Law—John Osborne

Excello Law—John Osborne

Northern family lawyer John Osborne joins Excello

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths

Trio of promotions announced at Kidderminster law firm mfg Solicitors

NEWS
A sole director can conspire with their own company for the purposes of the tort of unlawful means conspiracy, the High Court has ruled in a judgment with potentially wide implications for business disputes
The Court of Appeal has reinforced that domicile depends on intention rather than residence alone, in a significant post-Brexit ruling on cross-border financial remedy claims
The Chancery Division's long history comes to an end this autumn as it is reborn as the Business and Property Division, prompting questions over whether the shake-up is really necessary
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) continues to show that failing to disclose regulatory issues can attract harsher consequences than the original misconduct itself
Rejecting a generous settlement can prove an expensive mistake, as two recent high-profile cases demonstrate
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