February
Articles matching "civil procedure rules"
Professional negligence adjudication – the dream becomes reality?
The Adjudication Scheme for Professional Negligence Claims ("the Scheme") pilot has concluded and been added to the Pre-Action Protocol for Professional Negligence Disputes ("the Protocol"). Following…
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Jackson in Action – case law
In our regular monthly round up of cases we look at the effects of the changes to the Civil Procedure Rules under the Jackson Reforms:
Read moreInadvertent disclosure: Court of Appeal clarifies principles governing unintentional disclosure of privileged material
The Court of Appeal has provided useful clarification of the application of existing principles governing mistaken disclosure of privileged material.
Read moreJackson in Action: case law
In our regular monthly round up of cases we look at the effects of the changes to the Civil Procedure Rules under the Jackson Reforms:
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Service of Proceedings: retrospective validation
The courts have recently handed down two independent judgments regarding the service of proceedings and arrived at contrary decisions, coincidentally on the same day. Andrew Cousins looks at the Court…
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Relief from sanctions refused for breach of unless order
The Court of Appeal this month considered the issue of relief from sanctions following the breach of an unless order, and in doing so applied the guidance given in Mitchell and the three stage test…
Read moreResiling from admissions and relief from sanctions
In this recently published judgment, the court had to consider the relationship between the rules on withdrawing admissions, setting aside judgment and granting relief from sanctions. Perhaps…
Read moreAre you being served?
The terms service has a panoply of meanings and the culture of compliance means that parties need to know what is meant. Nick Thornsby looks at the case of T & L Sugars Ltd v Tate & Lyle…
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The benefit of making admissions
The CPR and the various Pre-Action Protocols encourage parties to make concessions where they can and to reach agreement where possible. The rewards of making a partial admission are brought into…
Read moreJackson in Action - case law
In our regular monthly round up of cases we look at the effects of the changes to the Civil Procedure Rules under the Jackson Reforms and in particular the impact on relief from sanction applications…
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