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Aldred v Cham
19/12/2019The recent Court of Appeal decision in Aldred v Cham is of interest to those who handle, and appear in court on, claims that start life within the RTA Pre-Action Protocol and then drop out of it. The most common reason for such claims leaving the Protocol (‘PAP’) is liability being denied by the Def…
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Doubts cast over 2020 Personal Injury Reforms
08/11/2019The Law Gazette has reported this morning that the Civil Procedure Rules Committee (CPRC) is yet to discuss the development of Pre-Action Protocol which will be necessary for the new Litigant in Person friendly portal, which is scheduled to be launched in April 2020.Minutes of CPRC meetings show tha…
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Failure to attend trial does not mean failure to attend on time
23/09/2019The High Court has drawn a distinction between non-attendance at trial and late attendance at trial.In Akita & Another v The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland [2019] EWHC 1712, Mr Justice Martin Spencer was considering an appeal from Recorder Mitchell’s decision dismissing an applicati…
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Consultation on the Abolition of Section 21 and Assured Shorthold Tenancies
09/09/2019The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government have launched a consultation on the abolition of section 21 Housing Act 1988 and Assured Shorthold Tenancies.
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