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Make use of our costs recovery toolkit, precedents practice notes, and completing costs budget checklist. As well as funding arrangements guidance, principles of costs recovery, costs budgeting and management.
Starting and progressing a civil claim
Choose from checklists, practice notes, flowcharts and precedents to help you understand and apply to your practice to all relevant provisions and obligations – and avoid consequences for non-compliance.
Starting and progressing a civil claim
Checklists and practice notes on areas like debt claims, corporate disputes, and civil fraud to make sure you’re familiar with the particular procedural provisions governing a dispute and the underlying substantive law.
Dispute Resolution Guidance
Trying to get to grips with the law underlying your dispute? Looking at trying to settle? Puzzled by costs and funding reforms? Out of your depth on jurisdiction issues?
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Latest Dispute Resolution News
Dispute Resolution analysis: This decision considers an application by the claimants for the court to order the parties to mediate their dispute...
This week's edition of Dispute Resolution weekly highlights includes analysis of a number of key DR developments and key judicial decisions including...
The Law Commission has published a document addressing frequently asked questions (FAQs) about digital assets in private international law, with a...
Dispute Resolution analysis: An interim anti-suit injunction, obtained in breach of the duty of full and frank disclosure has been largely set aside,...
The Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC) has initiated a consultation on proposed amendments to CPR 52.12(3) concerning appellant's notices. The key...
Latest Dispute Resolution Practice Notes
The pre-action protocols and when they applyThis Practice Note details the pre-action protocols, referring to the Practice Direction Pre-Action...
Collective proceedings in the Competition Appeal TribunalNOTE—On 25 April 2023, the Government published its Digital Markets, Competition and...
Introduction to cryptoassets and blockchain for Private ClientThis Practice Note explains the phenomenon of ‘cryptoassets’, namely assets which are...
Assimilated law and retained EU law—quick guideAssimilated law and retained EU law are concepts introduced by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018...
JudgesThe judicial branchThe judicial branch of government in England and Wales operates independently of the executive and legislature, and contains...
Latest Dispute Resolution Precedents
Small claims track standard directionsClaim No. [insert claim number].[IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE[BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS [OF ENGLAND AND WALES...
Letter to a witness regarding a statement of truth on a witness statement given in a claim outside the Business and Property Courts[Insert name and...
Letter to a witness regarding a statement of truth and confirmation used in a witness statement given in a claim subject to CPR PD 57AC applicable in...
Schedule of costs precedents—Precedent KUPON THE APPLICATION OF THE [PARTY][the parties and their representatives who attended]AND UPON HEARINGAND...
Calderbank defendant settlement offer pre-action[ON YOUR LETTERHEAD]WITHOUT PREJUDICE SAVE AS TO COSTS[SUBJECT TO CONTRACT][Insert date][Insert name...
Latest Dispute Resolution Q&As
Featured Dispute Resolution content
Rescission of a contract
Rescission of a contractWhat is rescission of a contract?The remedy of rescission is available to a party whose consent, in entering into a contract,...
The doctrine of res judicata
The doctrine of res judicataWhat is a res judicata?A res judicata is a decision given by a judge or tribunal with jurisdiction over the cause of...
Negligence—key elements to establish a negligence claim
Negligence—key elements to establish a negligence claimThis Practice Note outlines the key elements for establishing a claim in negligence. For...
Tort—the different types of tort
Tort—the different types of tortThis Practice Note identifies the main torts (bar negligence and nuisance, which are covered elsewhere in our related...
Novation—why and how to novate a contract
Novation—why and how to novate a contractThere may be times when, rather than assigning the benefit of an agreement to a third party, the original...
Reserved judgments
Reserved judgmentsWhat is a reserved judgment?A court can reserve judgment by giving its decision at a later date in writing, after the trial or...
Negligence—when does a duty of care arise?
Negligence—when does a duty of care arise?This Practice Note considers the first question to ask when faced with a prospective claim in...
Discharge by frustration
Discharge by frustrationCoronavirus (COVID-19): In addition to the below content on force majeure generally, see also:•Coronavirus (COVID-19)...
Void contracts
Void contractsWhen is a contract a void contract?A void contract is one that is wholly lacking in legal effect. A contract will be void where:•the...
Forming enforceable contracts—consideration
Forming enforceable contracts—considerationThis Practice Note examines the doctrine of consideration and the key role it plays in English law in...
Derivative claim—what it is and when to use it
Derivative claim—what it is and when to use itA guide to specific terminology used in this Practice Note is provided—see below.What is a derivative...
Stay of proceedings—when can you apply to stay a claim?
Stay of proceedings—when can you apply to stay a claim?This Practice Note considers the question of when court proceedings can be stayed. It...
Negligence—when is the duty of care breached?
Negligence—when is the duty of care breached?Having established that a duty of care exists (see Practice Note: Negligence—when does a duty of care...
The tort of deceit
The tort of deceitDeceit—what is it?A deceit occurs when a misrepresentation is made with the express intention of defrauding a party, subsequently...
Promissory estoppel
Promissory estoppelFor guidance on the basic features of the doctrine of estoppel and the different classifications it has been subject to, see...
Drafting the particulars of claim
Drafting the particulars of claimThis Practice Note provides guidance on the interpretation and application of the relevant provisions of the CPR....
Proprietary estoppel
Proprietary estoppelThis Practice Note considers proprietary estoppel from a generic standpoint.For industry specific guidance on proprietary estoppel...
Breach of statutory duty
Breach of statutory dutyThis Practice Note considers claims for damages for breach of statutory duty. For guidance on claims for damages for a...
Associated legal terms
ADR clause/notice
a clause in a contract which provides for ADR as a method of resolving disputes, see Drafting a resolution'>dispute resolution clause. The clause will usually require an ADR notice to be served on the other party. Even if there is no contract or clause it may be possible to serve an ADR notice on another party.
Data compression
Storing data in a format that requires less space than usual
Fast track
Generally, the appropriate track for claims for which the small claims track is not appropriate and which have a financial value of not more than £25,000.
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