Polly Dyer reviews the conclusions of a Court of Appeal master class in the proper approach to disclosure & abuse of process
Forgiveness is rationed; HMRC: Licence to plunder; Knives out for solicitors’ agents; & Family Rules OK!
Costs budgeting pain eased; Charging order and attachment work off to CCMCC; Possession enforcement tricks; Bankruptcy goes online & Court fees up in a blink
Costs budgeting simply doesn’t work, say Charles Auld & Kate Harrington
James Deacon & Ben Savery set out the lessons to be learnt from recent Pt 36 case law
Think carefully before declining ADR outright, warns Dominic Regan
Sophie Belgrove & Alison Padfield examine the Court of Appeal’s approach to solicitors’ duties under a limited retainer
Ian McDonald, Chris Roberts & Kate Wilson breakdown the key proposals in the Interim Report on the Structure of the Civil Courts
Is the Wednesbury principle consigned to history? Alec Samuels reports
Shakespeare Martineau appoints new London office head as firm continues investment in capital
Browne Jacobson strengthens All-Island life sciences platform with appointment of leading Galway MedTech lawyer
National law firm strengthens commercial offering with acquisition of leading immigration practice