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High Court decision warns of strict post-Jackson approach to case management
The High Court has emphasised that recent amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) require the court to pay close attention to …
UK Supreme Court: court can change decision without "exceptional circumstances"
In a recent decision, the Supreme Court has clarified the circumstances in which a judge who has announced his or her decision is entitled to change that …
Court of Appeal confirms Norwich Pharmacal orders cannot be used to obtain evidence for foreign proceedings
The Court of Appeal has confirmed that the English courts do not have jurisdiction to make a Norwich Pharmacal order that evidence be produced for use in …
Norwich Pharmacal orders cannot be used to obtain evidence for foreign proceedings
The High Court has held that the regime for compelling evidence, as distinguished from information, for use outside of the jurisdiction is exclusively …
Power to strike out exaggerated claim will rarely be exercised
The Supreme Court has ruled that the court has power to strike out a dishonestly exaggerated claim as an abuse of process at any stage of the …
Party in breach of "unless" order due to strict application of deemed service provisions
The High Court has held that a party was in breach of an "unless" order requiring service of a disclosure list by a particular date, despite the …
Tougher approach to compliance
The Civil Procedure Rule Committee has approved the wording of an amendment which seeks to implement Lord Justice Jackson’s recommendations that the …
Court can give judgment despite settlement
A recent Court of Appeal decision clarifies that the court has the power to hand down judgment in a case that has been fully argued, even if the parties …
Delays in giving judgment
In Bond v Dunster Properties Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 455 the Court of Appeal described a delay of 22 months between the end of the hearing and the delivery …
Withholding publication of judgment following settlement
In a recent case the High Court has withheld publication of its draft judgment, at the request of the parties, in light of the subsequent settlement of …
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