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Supreme Court clarifies status of Privy Council decisions
The Supreme Court has confirmed that, subject to one qualification, the English courts should never follow a decision of the Privy Council if it is …
Property Alliance Group v RBS transferred to the Financial List: top tips for parties wishing to successfully transfer proceedings
The recent decision in Property Alliance Group Limited v Royal Bank of Scotland plc [2016] EWHC 207 (Ch) provides helpful early guidance as to the …
First reported decision transferring case into Shorter Trials Scheme
A recent High Court decision has confirmed the court's jurisdiction to transfer cases into the Shorter Trials Scheme, a streamlined procedure which aims …
Interim report published in Civil Courts Structure Review
Lord Justice Briggs's interim report in his review of the future of the civil courts structure was published yesterday, 12 January 2016. Key …
Government rows back from plans to double cap on court issue fees
The government has today published its response to its recent consultation on further court fee increases. The good news for court users is that it has …
New specialist Financial List and pilot of Financial Markets Test Case Scheme
A new specialist Financial List is to be introduced in the High Court from 1 October. It will deal with financial markets claims …
New pilots of streamlined procedures for claims in the main business courts
Two pilot schemes, the Shorter Trials Scheme and the Flexible Trials Scheme, will be introduced for claims commenced from 1 October and will …
Another round of massive court fee hikes proposed
Less than four months after the last round of fee increases for civil claims (see post), the government has today opened a consultation on …
Planned huge increases to court fees expected to come into effect next Monday
Following approval of the relevant draft legislation by the House of Lords this evening, it is expected that the government's planned increases to civil …
Courts to charge issue fees of 5% of claim value
The government announced on Friday that it will go ahead with its proposal to introduce percentage issue fees for money claims over …
New electronic filing system planned for Rolls Building courts by late 2015
The courts service announced earlier this week that a contractor has been appointed to deliver an electronic filing system for the Rolls Building …
Single County Court and increase in High Court threshold take effect today
From today, the previous system of some 170 separate county courts for different geographical areas has been replaced by a single national entity with a …
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