Nov 25, 2016
Law firms are woefully slack in sticking to litigation budgets, a survey has revealed. Just 2 per cent of costs draftsmen, say they routinely work with solicitors that always adhered to their budgets. Nearly a quarter of costs lawyers exceeded their budgets in...
Nov 22, 2016
It is often the case that a Claimant has a claim against more than one party and they want to settle one claim and reserve the right to pursue another. The Court of Appeal has held that a Claimant’s previous settlement with a contract breaker did not discharge...
Nov 19, 2016
During a week when the inevitable passing of time has been in the news we explain how we can cryogenically freeze your contractual dispute. People are often in a rush to start proceedings, not least when a time limit applies: for example in defamation claims there is...
Nov 14, 2016
Limits on the costs that lawyers can recover in cases under £250,000 are likely to be implemented following Jackson LJ’s review, leading to an incentive to resolve claims earlier so as to avoid exhausting costs budgets. Sir Rupert Jackson is to review...
Nov 7, 2016
The HMCTS reforms, Court increases and the advent of the Online Court are threatening the existence of the Courts and Tribunals. The rise of an online justice system could put judges out of business in the wake of the march of the “robotic”...
Nov 4, 2016
A multi-million pound gambling dispute has ended up in Court A casino in London has defeated a claim from one of the world’s leading gamblers who alleged he been unfairly branded a cheat and was entitled to recover £7.8 million in winnings. Phil Ivey, an...
