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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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Latest Dispute Resolution News
The Courts and Tribunals Judiciary has published updated guidance on the use of artificial intelligence (AI), replacing its December 2023 guidance....
Law360, London: Counsel for far-right activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon urged the Court of Appeal on 11 April 2025 to reduce his 18-month sentence for...
The Judge in Charge of the Commercial Court, Mr Justice Henshaw, gave a speech to the Manchester Business and Property Courts Forum dealing with...
Commercial Court Judge, David Foxton has delivered a speech at the International Bar Association (IBA) Arbitration Day. The speech outlined recent...
Dispute Resolution analysis: The minutes of the CPR Committee (CPRC) meeting of 7 March 2025 (conducted in a hybrid format at The Rolls Building...
Latest Dispute Resolution Practice Notes
Springboard injunctions in employee competition claimsThis Practice Note considers the nature and scope of interim ‘springboard’ injunctions, used to...
Strike out—after a strike out order has been madeWhat happens after a strike out order has been made?CPR PD 3A, para 1.6 provides that where a rule,...
Consumer Rights Act 2015—summaryThis Practice Note provides an overview of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (CRA 2015). The CRA 2015 provides consumer...
REUL reform SI databaseThis Practice Note tracks the progress of secondary legislation introduced as part of the government’s post-Brexit reform...
Initiating an ADR processThis Practice Note covers how to initiate an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) process. It considers the situation where...
Latest Dispute Resolution Precedents
Mediation Notice—pursuant to a dispute resolution clausePrivate & confidential[Insert name and address of other party's solicitors][Insert date]Dear...
Mediation Notice—no contract or dispute resolution clauseWithout prejudice save as to costs[Insert name and address of other party's...
Letter explaining DBA—general litigation or advocacyStandard DBA (general litigation or advocacy)We have discussed various options for funding your...
Draft order for an application to challenge English court jurisdictionClaim No. [insert claim number].[IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE[BUSINESS AND...
Affidavit in support of a freezing injunctionFiled on behalf of the Applicant/[Claimant OR intended Claimant][insert initials and surname of...
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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
Back-up tapes
Tapes which contain saved data. They are called 'back-up' because the information is copied onto the tapes and is available as a 'back-up'.
Form N252 and other N forms
SCCO Guide defines these as the court forms which are referred to in the CPR. Copies of the forms for use in the SCCO can be obtained from the SCCO itself or from the SCCO page of the Court Service Website (as to which, see SCCO Guide, para 1.10).
Terabytes (Tb)
a measurement of electronic information. Also referred to as Tb. 1 Tb = 1,024 Gigabyte
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