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High Court guidance on non-party access to court documents
In the context of the phone hacking litigation, the High Court has considered the principles governing which court documents are publicly available: …
MoJ's "Call for Evidence" re proposed Common European Sales Law
The Ministry of Justice has published a Call for Evidence in relation to the European Commission's proposals for a Common European Sales Law (see …
Webinar alert - Conducting litigation from the client's perspective: top tips from the Advocacy Unit
On Wednesday 21 March (12:45 to 1:45 UK time) Murray Rosen QC, David Phillips and Pamela Kiesselbach will present a …
Hong Kong court applies narrow view of "client" for privilege purposes
The much discussed decision of the English Court of Appeal in Three Rivers District Council v Bank of England [2003] EWCA Civ 474 led to a risk that …
Success in Privy Council appeal on behalf of Caribbean pro bono clients
As part of our commitment to pro bono work, Herbert Smith represents clients from various Caribbean jurisdictions before the Privy Council in the …
English court allows service via Facebook
As reported in the legal press, on Friday last week the High Court (Mr Justice Teare) granted permission to serve a claim on an individual defendant via …
Recent case law on expert determination
There has been a spate of recent case law relating to expert determination. In this post James Farrell, Emily Lew and Michael Mendelblat consider three …
Moves toward greater use of judicial docketing
One of Lord Justice Jackson's recommendations, in his January 2010 report on civil litigation costs (see our summary of the key recommendations …
Government's proposals to encourage ADR in smaller disputes
The government response has been published to its consultation on "Solving disputes in the County Courts: creating a simpler, quicker and more …
European Parliament softens stance on EU class actions
In a resolution adopted on 2 February 2012 in response to the Commission’s 2011 consultation “Towards a coherent European approach to collective …
Changes to procedures for assessment of costs
The Civil Procedure Rule Committee has approved amendments to implement Lord Justice Jackson's recommendations relating to the assessment of costs, as …
Concurrent expert evidence ("hot-tubbing") recommended as optional procedure
An interim report on the Manchester concurrent evidence pilot has concluded that this technique should be available as an optional procedure which can be …
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