Mar 4, 2023
It has been reported that the mediation pilot for rental cases was not successful: in this article we look at the reasons for this According to a review 22 landlord and tenant disputes were referred to the mediation pilot that ran for several months – and only...
Mar 4, 2023
Following a consultation which closed on 1 April 2022, the government has confirmed that it will be signing the Singapore Convention. It says in the response that: “The Government has concluded that it is the right time for the UK to become a Party to the...
Feb 2, 2023
In the case of Morgan Sindall Construction and Infrastructure Ltd v Capita Property and Infrastructure (Structures) Ltd & Anor [2023] EWHC 166 (TCC) (27 January 2023), the Court considered an application by the Defendant to strike out a claim for “warehousing.”...
Jan 4, 2023
In another recent case, the Court urged the parties to save costs and mediate. ( Cumbria Zoo Company Ltd v The Zoo Investment Company Ltd [2022] EWHC 3379 (Ch) (21 December 2022) URL: http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Ch/2022/3379.html ) As the...
Jan 4, 2023
The recent decision of Von Westenholz & Ors v Gregson & Anor [2022] EWHC 3374 (Ch) (23 December 2022) URL: http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Ch/2022/3374.html Cite as: [2022] EWHC 3374 (Ch) demonstrates how it can be a lottery whether the...
Dec 23, 2022
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Dec 11, 2022
Unfortunately there are still insufficient legal protections in place for couples who split up and are not married. If a couple who are married argue about the finances following separation, the divorce courts will help them to divide the marital assets fairly and...
Dec 7, 2022
The time between issue and trial for fast- and multi-track claims now takes 75 weeks, according to the latest government figures. This is despite volumes for all civil actions remaining below pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest civil justice...
Dec 6, 2022
We are seeing an increase in reported cases where the Courts are asked to consider departing from the usual costs rules because if the other party’s conduct including failure to mediate. This is always a useful argument to raise in order to show unreasonable conduct,...
Dec 6, 2022
Sometimes once is not enough. If a case doesn’t settle at a first mediation why not have a second, or even third, bite of the cherry? I have dealt with cases where two or three mediation sessions have taken place. The question in this post is: does the Court expect...
