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Self-incrimination
CPLC and another v P CA TLR 28 May
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‘Without prejudice’
Framlington Group v Barnetson Ltd [2007] All ER (D) 429 (May); CA NLJ 1 June
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Substitution after judgment
Dunwoody Sports Marketing v Prescott CA TLR 25 May
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Small claims
An independent evaluation of the in-house small claims mediation pilot at Manchester County Court declared it a success, reporting high satisfaction rates and savings in court time. As a result, 10 small claims mediators were appointed in March..
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Employment tribunals
The Tribunals Service began a pilot scheme in 2006/07 for judicial mediation in the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales). Judicial mediation involves bringing together the parties for a mediation that is facilitated by a trained employment..
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Protective claims
Nomura International plc v Granada Group Ltd [2007] EWHC 642 (Comm); [2007] All ER (D) 404 (Mar); NLJ 8 June
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The costs of possession proceedings
In an article entitled ‘Short changed?’ in the New Law Journal of 4 May, Francis Davey of 169 Temple Chambers considered who pays the costs of possession in the light of CPR rule 45.1(1), which provides that where one of the grounds of..
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Survivorship
Birmingham City Council v Walker HL TLR 18 May
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Public interest outweighs individual’s private right
Evans v United Kingdom (Application No 6339/05) ECtHR TLR 2 May
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Transfer of property order set aside on bankruptcy
Hill and another v Haines ChD TLR 14 May
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Special contribution
Charman v Charman [2007] EWCA Civ 503; [2007] All ER (D) 425 (May); NLJ 8 June
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No duty to parents
Lawrence v Pembrokeshire County Council CA TLR 29 May
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Micro-sleep accident
Eyres v Atkinsons Kitchens and Bedrooms Ltd CA TLR 21 May
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Resignation or dismissal?
Sandhu v Jan De Rijk Transport Ltd [2007] EWCA Civ 430; SJ 25 May
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Employee’s privacy breached by employer’s monitoring
Copland v United Kingdom (Application No 62617/00) ECtHR TLR 24 April
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Adding late claimants
Adelson and another v Associated Newspapers Ltd QBD TLR 10 May
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Extraneous non-privileged material
Curistan v Times Newspapers Ltd QBD TLR 10 May
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Limitation
Edwards v Golding and others CA TLR 22 May
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Duty to protect witness
Van Colle and another v Chief Constable of Hertfordshire Constabulary CA TLR 10 May
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EU PI harmony
The EU Conciliation Committee has agreed the final text of the Rome II Regulation, which harmonises the rules for the law relating to non-contractual obligations in the EU. The new pan-European rules will apply to personal injury cases in the EU,..
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Ogden tables updated
The sixth edition of the Ogden tables providing guidance on calculating damages in personal injury and fatal accident cases includes mortality rates based on the latest set of national population projections for the UK. There is new methodology for..
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Breakthrough?
Lord Falconer, the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, has announced that the courts are implementing commitments put forward by court staff themselves to simplify and speed up the way they deliver services to the public. The..
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Fixed fees and Part 36
Lamont v Burton CA TLR 7 June; NLJ 18 May
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Failure to negotiate
Straker v Tudor Rose (a firm) [2007] EWCA Civ 368; SJ 4 May
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Split trial
Shepherds Investments Ltd v Walters and others [2007] EWCA Civ 292; SJ 13 April
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Agreement was not CFA and did not breach indemnity principle
Harrington v Wakeling ChD SJ 8 June
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Outsourcing
In Woollard and another v Fowler (25/LL p73) the senior costs judge held that successful claimants who were entitled to fixed costs under Section II of CPR Part 45 were also entitled to recover the fees of medical reporting agencies as..
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Counter-restitution for rescission
Halpern and another v Halpern and others (2) CA TLR 14 May
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Lords a-leaping
Ceredigion County Council v Jones and others [2007] UKHL 24; SJ 25 May; NLJ 1 June
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Tolerated trespassers
Knowsley Housing Trust v (1) White (Julie) (2) Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2007] EWCA Civ 404; CA TLR 15 May
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