Accessibility links

Latest news and views tagged Litigation

RSS

Update on the Jackson Reforms

1 February 2012 | Jane Anderson

Yesterday, the House of Lords  rejected all proposed amendments to the conditional fee elements of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill 2010-2011 (containing the so-called ‘Jackson...

Tags on this discussion:

Commercial property landlord and tenant disputes on the rise

10 March 2011 | Laura Seaman | 1 comment

New research by legal publisher Sweet & Maxwell has found that the number of High Court legal disputes between commercial property landlords and tenants has surged by 43 per cent. Although most...

Tags on this discussion:

The Bribery Act 2010 – Corporate Hospitality and Adequate Procedures

17 September 2010 | Tim Constable | 2 comments

The Bribery Act 2010 continues to make headlines.  The Bill is now an Act, some sections are already in force with the balance due to come into force shortly. See my article on the Act published...

Tags on this discussion:

Civil Procedure – Adjournment

6 September 2010 | Justine Ash

In the very recent case of  Elliott Group Limited and Others v GECC UK (formerly GE Capital Corporation and others  (EWHC 409 (TCC) 010) the courts have reconsidered the grounds for  allowing parties...

Tags on this discussion:

The strength of a staged success fee in a CFA

1 September 2010 | Beth Lovell | 1 comment

The recent decision in Peacock v MGN Ltd [2010] EWHC 90174 (Costs) has highlighted the strength of a staged success fee in a CFA. Background Historically, all forms of contingency fees in litigation...

Tags on this discussion:

Lost in Translation – what to do if you need a legal document translated

26 August 2010 | Justine Ash

The world is becoming smaller.  As a result, there are increasingly more and more occasions where you may find that you need to have a legal document translated into another language in the spirit of...

Tags on this discussion:

HMRC softens its stance on tax avoidance

23 August 2010 | Iain Donaldson

According to media reports, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is to take a more conciliatory approach towards resolving tax avoidance disputes with businesses. Dave Hartnett, the Permanent Secretary...

Tags on this discussion:

All about Expert Determination

13 July 2010 | Justine Ash

Expert Determination is a form of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in which an independent expert in the subject matter of the dispute, is appointed jointly by the parties to decide on an issue within...

Tags on this discussion:

“Are You Being Served?”

1 July 2010 | Justine Ash

Facebook - Are you being served? Recent developments in Australia and New Zealand concerning the service of legal documents via the social networking website Facebook show the extent to which the internet...

Tags on this discussion:

High Court backs developer chasing payment for failed off-plan completion

27 April 2010 | Richard John

Irish property developer Ballymore has won a High Court judgment against a buyer who tried to pull out of the purchase of one of its flats in its Pan Peninsula scheme in London. The Court ruled that...

Tags on this discussion:

Page 1 of 3123