As the proverb goes, “if at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again”. Unfortunately, in the case of Hall and another v Elia and another, the message from the High Court is: don’t try to apply again, unless there has been a material change in circumstances since the original decision. Continue reading
Crowdfunding began as a way for start-up companies and charities to ask for resources from the public. Subsequently, litigation-specific crowdfunding platforms started up, initially in the US. Continue reading
The approved minutes and papers from the 3 February 2017 Civil Procedure Rules Committee (CPRC) meeting became publicly available on 3 April 2017. Many of the matters discussed will have moved on considerably in the meantime: for example, the proposed changes to PD 3E in light of SARPD Oil took effect on 6 April, and the MoJ has now published the new Pre-action Protocol for debt claims and confirmed that it will come into force on 1 October this year. Continue reading