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‘Enforcement of judgments is in a mess’
According to the new president of the Association of Her Majesty’s District Judges, District Judge Monty Trent, the enforcement of judgments is in a mess. He said: ‘There is muddle, overlap and confusion. Any experienced litigation..
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Fast-track RTA claims
On 30 April consultation about the new RTA regime for claims valued between £1,000 and £10,000 will be replaced by implementation.
Claimant lawyers, insurers and compensators have developed and, they hope, are ready to implement an..
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Jackson on contingency fees
In Chapter 12 of his Final Report on the Costs of Civil Litigation Sir Rupert Jackson recommends:
(i) Both solicitors and counsel should be permitted to enter into contingency fee agreements with their clients. However, costs should be recoverable..
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How the portal works
The system supports the RTA PI claims reforms process for low value personal injury claims (£1,000 – £10,000) agreed by claimant and defendant stakeholders with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) by providing a secure medium for the..
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Ancillary relief in two jurisdictions
Agbaje v Agbaje [2010] UKSC 13; TLR 15 March
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Success fees in defamation cases reduced
On 3 March, Justice Secretary Jack Straw laid an amendment by Statutory Order, to come into effect in April, to reduce the maximum success fee in defamation proceedings funded by a CFA from 100% to 10%.
Comment: Will the reform, which strikes at the..
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Protective costs order tests
R (on the application of Garner) (Applicant) v Elmbridge Council (Respondent) & (1) Gladedale Group LTD (2) Network Rail (Interested Parties) QBD (Admin) (Nicol J) 3 March
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How many bites at the cherry?
In an article in the New Law Journal of 29 January Dr Roger Smithers considered the provisions in part 52 of the CPR concluding that there can be only one application for permission to appeal to any one appeal court in the same proceedings. If that..
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The system provides two methods for use
The first is via web browser-based access to a secure web server. This provides the ability for the users to complete the agreed electronic forms online and submit for transfer to the recipient party. Input to the forms is fully validated by the..
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Trial judge or costs judge? (2)
O’Beirne v Hudson [2010] EWCA Civ 52; LSG 4 March p14
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MoJ guidelines – key stages of new process for RTA personal injury claims
Stage 1 – Providing early notification of claims to defendants and insurers
The claims notification form (CNF) will be sent electronically to the defendant’s insurer and the claimant solicitor or the claimant will sign the statement of..
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Penalty clause and force majeure
Tandrin Aviation Holdings Ltd v Aero Toy Door LLC and another [2010] EWHC 40 (Comm) 19 January [2010] All ER (D) 111 (Jan); NLJ 29 January p143
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Evidence of child
In re W (Children) (Family proceedings: Evidence) [2010] UKSC 12; TLR 8 March; SJ 9 March p154; NLJ 12 March p389
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Judicial pay frozen
The government has accepted the recommendations of the Senior Salaries Review Body that there be no increase in pay for its remit groups, including the judiciary for 2010-11. The Lord Chancellor has explained that pay must reflect the prevailing..
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Interpreting agreement
Oceanbulk Shipping and Trading SA v TMT Asia Ltd and others [2010] EWCA Civ 79; TLR 1 March
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Good reason for solicitors to terminate the retainer
Richard Buxton (Solicitors) (Appellant) v Mills-Owens (Respondent) and Law Society (Intervener) [2010] EWCA Civ 122, 23 February; LSG 11 March p15;SJ 2 March p154
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Perils of the sea or inherent vice?
Global Process Systems Inc and another v Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Berhard [2009] EWCA Civ 1398; TLR 2 March
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Legal Services Commission to be an executive agency
A few days after Carolyn Regan resigned as the chief executive of the LSC after 3.5 years, Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, said in evidence to the Commons Justice Select Committee that the Legal Services Commission was inefficient, overstaffed..
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Trial judge or costs judge? (1)
Drew v Whitbread Plc [2010] EWCA Civ 53; LSG 25 February p23; NLJ 19 February p270
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Subrogated CFA
Sousa v London Borough of Waltham Forest [2010] EW Misc 1 (EWCC); NLJ 19 February p264
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Fundamental breach by employer
Buckland v Bournemouth University Higher Education Cooperation [2010] EWCA Civ 121; SJ 2 March p154
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‘Grotesque, excessive and disproportionate’
Gulf International Ltd v Groupe Chimique Tunisien CA TLR 3 March
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Setting aside
Pitt and another v Holt and another [2010] WLR (D) 2 Ch Div; TLR 24 February; LSG 11 March p14
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Covenant wider than common law
Davies v Dennis and others [2009] EWCA Civ 1081, 22 October 2009 (Ward, Wilson, Rimer LJJ)
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