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Costs “much more” than litigation
Speaking to property arbitrators at the ARBRIX Annual Conference Lord Neuberger, president of the Supreme Court, suggested that arbitration costs may in fact be greater than those incurred in litigation.
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After-the-event premium
Kelly and another v Black Horse Ltd [2013] EWHC B17 (Costs), Master Hurst. PI Costing 23 October
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Civil Procedure Rule 3.9
Michael and another v Middleton and another [2013] All ER (D) 124 (Oct); NLJ 18 October
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Appeal
Graham v University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and others UKEAT/0130/13/LA, [2013] All ER (D) 58 (Oct); NLJ 25 October
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Chancery Division
A fresh approach
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Personal Injury
Claims management companies
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Security for costs
Diag Human SE v Czech Republic [2013] EWHC 3190 (Comm), [2013] All ER (D) 309 (Oct); NLJ 8 November
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The price of exaggeration
Barbari Fari, now 59 years old, sued Homes for Haringey for £750,000 after she tripped on an uneven paving and twisted her knee in May 2008.
The organisation, which manages council housing in the London borough, admitted liability and..
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Judicial Appointment
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Nature of non-delegable duty of care
Woodland v Swimming Teachers Association and others [2011] EWHC 2631 (QB), SC TLR 1 November; NLJ 1 November; LSG 28 October
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Tribunal claims
According to the Solicitors Journal of 30 October, employment lawyers reacted cautiously to new figures from the MoJ suggesting that the number of employment tribunal claims fell from the average of 4,000 to only 1,000 last month, a quarter of the..
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Religious belief and secular law
Sir James Munby, president of the Family Division speaking at the Law Society’s Family Law Section conference on 29 October said, “We sit as secular judges serving a multi-cultural community of many faiths, sworn to do justice ‘to..
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Section 68 of the Arbitration Act 1996
Primera Maritime (Hellas) Ltd and others v Jiangsu Eastern Heavy Industry Co Ltd and another [2013] EWHC 3066 (Comm), [2013] All ER (D) 172 (Oct);NLJ 25 October
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Fiduciary duty of directors
Madoff Securities International Ltd (in liquidation) v Raven and others [2013] EWHC 3147 (Comm), [2013] All ER (D) 216 (Oct); NLJ 1 November
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What’s in a name?
Gary Slapper’s Weird Cases The Times7 November
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Small claims limit for whiplash
In the words of the Solicitors Journal, the Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has bowed to pressure, particularly from the transport select committee, and has decided not to increase the small claims limit for whiplash cases from £1,000.
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Costs against unreasonable claimant
Sud v Ealing London Borough Council CA TLR [2013] EWCA Civ 949; 23 October
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Mediation down “alarmingly”
An article in the Solicitors Journal of 11 November observed that although family disputes have mostly fallen out of the scope of legal aid following the coming into force of Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) in..
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Directors have residuary powers
Closegate Hotel Development (Durham) Ltd and another v McLean and others [2013] EWHC 3237 (Ch), [2013] All ER (D) 308 (Oct); NLJ 8 November
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Transparency guidelines
Reforms to allow more media access to the Family Courts can be made without new legislation, the President of the Family Division, Sir James Munby has announced.
The first step will be the introduction of the final version of practice guidance..
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Bar Standards Board was unfair
McCarthy v Visitors to the Inns of Court and another [2013] EWHC 3253 (Admin), [2013] All ER (D) 310 (Oct); NLJ 8 November
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Funding by solicitor
Harcus Sinclair (a firm) v Buttonwood Legal Capital Ltd and others [2013] EWHC 2974 (Ch), [2013] All ER (D) 134 (Oct); NLJ 25 October
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Valuation of shares
Chilukuri and another v RP Explorer Master Fund [2013] EWCA Civ 1307, [2013] All ER (D) 341 (Oct); NLJ 8 November
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Legal Services Board watches over barristers “like naughty children”
Maura McGowan QC, chairman of the Bar Council has criticised the Legal Services Board (LSB) for failing to improve standards while creating more “obstacles” for barristers. Addressing delegates at the Annual Bar Council Conference last..
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Solicitors’ retainer
Bentine v Bentine CH/2012/0628 17/10/2013; PI Costing Ltd [2013] EWHC 3098 (Ch); 13 November
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Failure to respond
PGF II SA v OMFS Co 1 Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 1288, [2013] WLR (D) 405; NLJ 1 November
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Guideline hourly rates review
The costs sub-committee of the Civil Justice Council has launched an on online survey of law firms which will mark the start of the Master of the Rolls’ review of guideline hourly rates (GHRs). Here are some of the questions the chairman of..
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Son’s estate entitled to benefit
Fox v British Airways plc CA TLR 17 October
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