Tag: jackson reforms

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14 May 2015

Possible further changes to costs budgeting rules

At the Third Annual Harbour Lecture yesterday evening, 13 May, Lord Dyson MR and Lord Justice Jackson spoke on the topic of "Confronting Costs …

26 February 2015

Jackson reforms will not be extended to insolvency proceedings from this April as planned

The government has today announced that it is scrapping its plans to end the insolvency exception to the Jackson reforms from April this year (as we …

17 February 2015

Establishing "good reason" for breach of order following change of solicitors may require waiver of privilege

The High Court has extended a witness statement deadline, where a party was in breach of the previous timetable, but refused to vacate …

18 December 2014

Court of Appeal decision underlines dangers of delay in filing notice of appeal

The Court of Appeal has confirmed that the courts will apply the same rigorous approach to a retrospective application to extend time for filing a …

27 November 2014

UK Supreme Court: merits generally irrelevant to enforcement of case management directions

In a judgment given yesterday (26 November) the majority of the Supreme Court has expressed the view that the strength of a party's case on the …

17 November 2014

Court has broad discretion to order costs budgeting in cases falling outside mandatory regime

The High Court has considered the extent of the court’s discretion to order costs budgeting in cases where budgets are not automatically required. Under …

10 November 2014

Government rules out "hybrid" Damages-Based Agreements (DBAs)

The Ministry of Justice has asked the Civil Justice Council (CJC) to review the regulations governing DBAs to consider possible …

31 October 2014

Compliance with court rules and orders post-Denton: where are we now?

In its high-profile Mitchell decision last November, the Court of Appeal introduced tough new guidance on the court's …

18 September 2014

Jackson reforms to apply to insolvency proceedings from April 2015

According to press reports this week, the insolvency exception to the Jackson reforms will end next April, meaning that CFA success fees and ATE …

29 July 2014

UK Supreme Court to consider whether recoverable success fees / ATE premiums breach Article 6 rights

In a judgment handed down last Wednesday, 23 July, the Supreme Court said it was open to the Court to reconsider whether a claimant's right to …

22 July 2014

Article published on recent clarification of Mitchell guidance on relief from sanctions

The Court of Appeal's decision in the high-profile Mitchell "plebgate" case last November introduced tough new guidance on the approach …

18 July 2014

High Court considers relevance of Mitchell to late application to challenge jurisdiction

A deputy judge has held that deemed submission to the jurisdiction by failing to challenge jurisdiction on time is not a sanction, so no question of …