“Disproportionate” to strike out claim for late payment of court fees
Striking out a £120,000 claim for late payment of court fees was disproportionate and the claimant was entitled to relief from sanctions, the High Court has ruled.
“Over-lawyered” witness statements set for limited reform
Witness statements are “over-lawyered” and too long and argumentative, a Commercial Court working group has found, but it has shied away from recommending radical reform.
Small claims track delays continue to rise
The average time between a small claim being issued and going to trial continues to spiral upwards ahead of the reforms which will send hundreds of thousands of personal injury claims into the system.
High Court ruling “shows strength of Manolete model”
A High Court ruling refusing to set aside £4.3m judgment in default in a suppressed sales case shows the strength of the litigation funding model used by Manolete Partners, it has been argued.
Supreme Court to review equitable lien ruling
The Supreme Court is to review a controversial ruling that a law firm handling uncontested flight delay claims was not conducting litigation and so did not have an equitable lien over the compensation.
Preliminary issues hearing starts in VW emissions case
The first battle in the Volkswagen emissions case – what has been described as the largest group action to come before the English courts – began this week.
Judge orders wife and mother-in-law to pay £12m costs bill
The High Court has ordered the wife and mother-in-law of a Kazakh businessman, the subject of a “very substantial fraud claim”, to pay the claimants’ costs bill of over £12m.
Marks and Barrass lead new banking ADR service
A one-time partner at Linklaters and a former executive director of the Solicitors Regulation Authority have been appointed to lead the new Business Banking Resolution Service.
