Case management in the RBS shareholders litigation
Another reminder that the court will take a robust stance on case management. In this latest procedural hearing of the RBS Rights Issue […]
Author: Chris
Unbundled services get approval in the Court of Appeal
The recent judgment of Minkin v Landsberg [2015] EWCA Civ 1152 is a major milestone for those lawyers wishing to work on […]
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal fails to apply proper penalty
Not a common complaint, however, on this occasion the SRA appealed the sentence to the High Court in the case of SRA v […]
Solicitors can give advice not to sue!
In Chinnock v Wasborough & Ors [2015] EWCA Civ 441 Jackson LJ gave a clear and robust judgement on two issues in […]
RIP Sir Terry Pratchett
Remember, only the good die young and 66 is far too young! For a love of laughter from ideas an 11 year […]
Access to justice… Yours for just 10k!
Well it looks like the court fees amendment got through. Now if you have a case for more than 10k you’ll have […]
Destroying evidence – fatal?
In Baxter v Barnes [2015] EWHC 54 (QB) Judge Collender QC helpfully summarises the position regarding destruction of evidence by a party. […]
Appealing case management – Hague Plant Ltd v Hague
A timely reminder of the scope of appeal on a case management issue (as if we haven’t all spent the last 18 […]
Skeletons, not zombies please
To paraphrase Jackson LJ in Inplayer v Thorogood A gentle reminder to us all that skeletons are to set out concisely and […]
Limitation cases
Right, new job for me which means new bits of law to get deeply interested in, sadly for the one reader out […]