Procedure & practice

The Law Commission has opened a consultation on the proposals to allow ‘for legal recognition of trade documents’, such as the bills of lading and bills of exchange. The consultation paper sets out proposals for law reforms to allow for electronic documents to be ‘possessed’ and to have the same legal impacts as its paper counterparts. 

Successfully appealing a trial adjournment refusal ‘is as hard as it gets’, former District Judge Stephen Gold writes in this week’s Civil Way.

Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary, by Roderick Ramage

HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has released a summary of discussions of the Strategic Engagement Group meeting held on 13 April 2021. 

HM Courts & Tribunals Services (HMCTS) has published updated guidance on the use of its E-Filing service. 

The Business and Property Courts in Liverpool are preparing for an increased caseload in the months to come, with their first full-time judge marking six months in the role.

Do not be afraid to take a pragmatic, proportionate approach to injunction applications, says David Gray-Jones

David Burrows outlines the extent & limitation of the court’s control of documents

Costs warning for the non-negotiators