Practical Law

In Re TPS Investments (UK) Ltd, HHJ Hodge QC, sitting as a High Court judge and considering a short and uncontested insolvency application in the Manchester Business and Property Courts Insolvency and Companies List, noted that “… there is nothing usual about the present times”. In his judgment, he offered valuable guidance of how courts … Continue reading Re TPS Investments (UK) Ltd: electronic bundles guidance →

In an application made pursuant to CPR 3.1(7) to vary or revoke an order in Praxis Capital Ltd v Burgess, the claimant sought an order for delivery up of confidential material that it alleged was in the defendant’s possession. The defendant had been employed by the claimant company, and these materials had been obtained in … Continue reading Praxis Capital Ltd v Burgess: be practical →

Background The courts have long expressed concerns about costs of disclosure as amongst the most significant costs of substantial commercial litigation. It was against this background that the old test of discovery (any document that was broadly relevant) was redefined by the Woolf reforms of 1999 to standard disclosure, limited, if it could be said, … Continue reading À la carte or set menu? Disclosure options →

The Court of Appeal in Re Maximus Securities Ltd has given guidance on the test for bias, in a case concerning a challenge to the appointment of a joint expert. In this blog post, I draw out some practical tips for assessing the potential for bias.