Tag: security for costs

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16 April 2019

Court of Appeal confirms second claim an abuse of process after first claim struck out for non-payment of security for costs

In a recent judgment, the Court of Appeal upheld a decision to strike out a claim as an abuse of the court's process, where the claim repeated an earlier …
18 February 2019

Draft Civil Procedure Rule changes in the event of a no deal Brexit

The government has published a draft statutory instrument, the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, which makes amendments …
04 September 2018

Court of Appeal rejects "sliding scale" approach to level of security for costs when real risk of non-enforcement established

The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal against the High Court's decision to reduce the amount of security for costs a Russian-resident claimant was …
12 November 2010

Security for costs: where claim and counterclaim raise same issues

A recent High Court judgment considers the principles that apply in security for costs applications where similar issues arise on both claim and …