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Waiver of privilege in draft expert report
The High Court has held that a defendant waived privilege in its draft expert report, since it had deployed significant parts of the report in a witness …
Two new Supreme Court justices appointed
The Supreme Court has today announced the appointment of two new justices, Lord Reed and Lord Justice Carnwath CVO. The two appointments follow the …
Claimant entitled to costs where Part 36 offer accepted pre-action
The Court of Appeal has confirmed that where a Part 36 offer is made and accepted pre-action, so that no proceedings are issued, the claimant …
Guidance on use of live communications from court
On 14 December the Lord Chief Justice issued practice guidance on the use of live text-based forms of communication (including twitter) from court for …
Controlling the costs of disclosure: "menu" option approved
In a recent post we reported that the Civil Procedure Rule Committee was expected to approve a draft rule to implement Lord Justice …
Webinar alert - Fraud update
On Thursday 8 December (12:45 to 1:45 UK time) Robert Hunter, John Corrie, Lucy Hopkins, Ben Cameron and …
Rolls Building in action
London's new business court, the Rolls Building, opened its doors in October, bringing under one roof the business related divisions of the High Court …
Dispute resolution clauses – lessons to be learnt from recent case law
On 23 November Murray Rosen QC, Matthew Weiniger and Pamela Kiesselbach held a webinar on "Dispute resolution clauses - how to avoid pitfalls" …
No injunction against expert who received party's privileged information
A recent High Court decision has re-emphasised the difficulty of challenging an opponent's expert on grounds of the expert's previous receipt of the …
Prudential appeal to be heard in November 2012
In April this year, Prudential was granted permission to appeal to the Supreme Court against the Court of Appeal’s decision confirming that legal …
New code of conduct for litigation funders
A new code of conduct for litigation funders (who fund litigation or arbitration in return for a share of the proceeds) was launched on Wednesday, …
Robes and wigs now optional in Supreme Court
Earlier this week the President of the Supreme Court announced that advocates appearing before the court (or the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council) …
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