A new edition of The Queen’s Bench Guide has been published. The fifth edition of the guide, with a preface by Sir Brian Leveson, is a valuable resource for anyone seeking to litigate in the Queen’s Bench Division. It incorporates changes to the structure of the Action Department, procedural changes made to Practice Direction 2A and other changes to the Rules, and changes to the Masters’ listing arrangements and practice, all made since the publication of the January 2016 edition.
14 December 2016
Queen’s Bench Guide
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles
Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles
Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards
Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards
Lime Solicitors—four promotions
Lime Solicitors announces four promotions
NEWS
An indemnity costs battle with a £20m gap could reopen an important question: what weight should an approved budget carry?
The Environment Agency can prosecute offences beyond environmental legislation where proceedings support its statutory functions, the Divisional Court has confirmed
Should a conviction stand when a later ruling reveals that the law underpinning it was wrong? The answer exposes a clash between finality and justice
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
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