Litigation Notes

Regime of fixed recoverable costs now in force for claims up to £100,000

The new rules for fixed recoverable costs (FRC) took effect from 1 October, following on from the government's announcement as far back as September 2021 …

Article published: The interplay between data protection rules and civil litigation procedure - some judicial guidance (finally)

It is now more than five years since the GDPR propelled the issue of data protection into the forefront of legal practitioners' minds. Alongside …

New edition of Chancery Guide in force

A new edition of the Chancery Guide was published and came into force on 29 July, just before the start of the summer court recess. The first new edition …

Courts have new powers to allow remote observation of hearings

From today, courts and tribunals have new powers to allow reporters and other members of the public to observe hearings remotely, under new s.85A of the …

Commercial Court Report 2020-2021: court remains very busy with significant international and complex domestic disputes

New edition of Commercial Court Guide includes important updates

Government to introduce fixed recoverable costs for claims up to £100,000

On 6 September 2021, the government published its response to the 2019 consultation paper, Extending Fixed Recoverable Costs in Civil Cases: Implementing …

Lord Chief Justice's Report 2020: courts in strong position despite pandemic

Commercial Court 125 virtual seminar: insights on virtual hearings, the disclosure pilot and witness evidence reform

The impact of Covid-19 on civil justice in England and Wales

High Court declines to adjourn five-week trial due to COVID-19 pressures

Courts relax rules on agreeing extensions to procedural deadlines in light of COVID-19 disruption

A new Practice Direction (PD 51ZA) took effect yesterday. It is designed to introduce additional flexibility for parties to agree extensions of time …