Strategy & Procedure
Looking ahead
An update on forthcoming cases, consultations, legislation and key developments to look out for.
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More signs of move towards stabilising volumes from August portal data amid a mixed set of figures
As the Civil Liability Bill completed Committee Stage on 11 September and we await the date for its Report Stage, we look to see what an analysis of the Claims Portal data for August adds not only to…
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Prospects of Civil Liability Bill becoming law improved as we look ahead to next parliamentary stages
The Civil Liability Bill passed through its Committee Stage last Tuesday, as the Conservative members of the committee held firm to defeat various Labour amendments which were each in turn voted down…
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Civil Liability Bill passes Second Reading despite opposition
On the first day back after summer recess MPs started their consideration of the CLB in the House of Commons. At the end of a debate which was time-restricted due to Brexit issues, the Bill was given…
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What is "a claim" for the purpose of Part 36? Court of Appeal rejects liberal interpretation
David Brown takes a look at the recent decision in Hertel v Saunders (2018) in which the Court of Appeal was asked to consider, once again, the scope of CPR Part 36, in particular the meaning of "the…
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Looking ahead
An update on forthcoming cases, consultations, legislation and key developments to look out for.
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A potential way out of QOCS for defendants in mixed claims made clearer
In the recent decision in The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis & Anor v Brown (2018) Mrs Justice Whipple has held that in mixed claims (claims arising out of a cause of action for both…
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Claims volumes of all types are up across the board in July while longer term trends point to stabilising volumes
The data from Claims Portal for July allows a further sighting of likely future claims numbers on the eve of the Civil Liability Bill proceeding to Second Reading in the House of Commons.
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Looking ahead
An update on forthcoming cases, consultations, legislation and key developments to look out for.
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Latest claims data from the portal returns to pattern of marginally reducing volumes as Civil Liability Bill changes progress into the Commons
The June portal data is now available and allows an up to date of latest trends which continue to appear to be affected by the incoming Civil Liability Bill and accompanying Small Claims Track changes…
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