Litigation Notes

Civil Justice Council publishes consultation on use of AI for preparing court documents

Court of Appeal refuses permission for new defendant to be substituted after expiry of limitation period

AI and fake citations: A challenge for lawyers, regulators and the courts

Commercial litigation podcast series – Episode 31: General update

Court lambasts citation of fake authorities in proceedings and orders wasted costs

The court's judgment has also been sent to the legal professional regulators, and the lawyers involved have been called before the court to explain …

High Court declines to extend time for defendant to challenge court's jurisdiction, despite claim form having been served out of time

New claimant could not be substituted to breach of warranty claim where purported assignment ineffective

Court of Appeal finds claimants cannot be forced to pursue claims for environmental damage as "global claims"

High Court finds Secretary of State's affirmation in disqualification proceedings is not publicly available as a statement of case

Court of Appeal clarifies restrictions on adding new claims to existing claim form despite arguable limitation defence

Court of Appeal clarifies when a claim may be an abuse of process due to a failure to raise it with the court in earlier proceedings

Collateral use undertakings: High Court grants permission to disclose schedules to claim in response to foreign court order