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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.
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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.
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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
IP analysis: This judgment considers CPR Part 19 representative actions in the context of copyright infringement claims, particularly those that...
Dispute Resolution analysis: The High Court dismissed a professional negligence claim against Mary Ward Legal Centre and a barrister, finding no proof...
Commercial analysis: The Court of Appeal has delivered its verdict on the effect of a clause excluding liability for loss of ‘anticipated profits’ in...
Dispute resolution analysis: The Senior Courts Costs Office held that Damages Based Agreements (DBAs) in a high-value probate case were unenforceable...
Public Law analysis: This case involved a ‘late’ application for permission to re-amend an Amended Defence. The court refused permission for...
Latest Dispute Resolution Practice Notes
Court powers to order or encourage ADR in civil proceedingsThis Practice Note considers why and when parties should consider using alternative dispute...
The pre-action protocols and when they applyThis Practice Note details the pre-action protocols, referring to the Practice Direction Pre-Action...
Commercial Court—case managementThis Practice Note considers information that is specific to proceeding in the Commercial Court. It should be read in...
Summary judgment and strike out—illustrative decisionsThe general principles applicable in applications for summary judgment or to strike out a...
Non-compliance with pre-action provisionsThis Practice Note considers when non-compliance with a pre-action protocol or the Practice Direction...
Latest Dispute Resolution Precedents
Order for anti-enforcement injunctionClaim No. [insert claim number].[IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE[BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS [OF ENGLAND AND WALES...
Order for an anti-suit injunctionClaim No. [insert claim number].[IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE[BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS [OF ENGLAND AND WALES OR...
Witness statement in support of an anti-suit injunctionFiled on behalf of the ClaimantWitness statement of [insert initial and surname of...
Witness statement in support of an anti-enforcement injunctionBrexit: The UK's departure from the EU has implications for practitioners considering...
Witness statement in support of application for declaration that another party’s solicitor has ceased to actFiled on behalf of the [claimant OR...
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
Claim form
The statement of case in which the claimant sets out a concise statement of the nature of the claim.
Costs officer/s
Can be one of the following: —a costs judge —a district judge —an officer'>authorised court officer SCCO Guide defines these as authorised court officers who assess most bills for sums not exceeding certain amounts specified from time to time. From their decisions, appeals lie as of right to the Costs Judges.
The prescribed charity
The charity prescribed by order made by the Lord Chancellor (the same meaning as in s 194(8) of the LSA 2007)
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