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Supreme Court proceedings live over the internet
16 May 2011 saw the launch of "Supreme Court TV", which allows Supreme Court hearings and judgments to be watched live over the internet at …
Law Society to intervene in Prudential appeal to Supreme Court
On 13 April 2011 the Supreme Court granted Prudential permission to appeal against the Court of Appeal's decision confirming that legal professional …
Costs management pilot expanded
In his final report following his year-long costs review, Lord Justice Jackson recommended that judges should have a discretion to adopt "costs …
Waiver of privilege to support merits at interlocutory stage means waiver of privilege at trial
A recent High Court decision confirms that where a party relies on the contents of privileged material to support its case on the merits at the …
Non-party disclosure ordered in support of enforcement
The High Court has found that the court has jurisdiction to order non-parties to disclose documents after, as well as before, judgment: North Shore …
Court of Appeal confirms Part 36 offers cannot be time-limited
In a very recent judgment the Court of Appeal has overturned the High Court's decision that an offer that was expressed to be made under Part 36 and to …
Delays in giving judgment
In Bond v Dunster Properties Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 455 the Court of Appeal described a delay of 22 months between the end of the hearing and the delivery …
Withholding publication of judgment following settlement
In a recent case the High Court has withheld publication of its draft judgment, at the request of the parties, in light of the subsequent settlement of …
Further developments on European contract law reform
On 16 February we reported on the European Commission's Green Paper on policy options for progress towards a European Contract Law, which set out a …
Ministry of Justice's "Plan for Growth"
On 16 May 2011, the Ministry of Justice published its Action Plan entitled "Plan for Growth: Promoting the UK's Legal Services Sector". This sets out …
Two new justices appointed to Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has announced the appointment of two new justices, Lord Justice Wilson (now Lord Wilson, following his swearing in on 26 May) and …
Court's approach to admission of late evidence?
We have previously reported on the Court of Appeal's decision in Swain-Mason and ors v Mills & Reeve [2011] EWCA Civ 14 which, we said, signalled a …
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