Unless you have been living in a cave for the past year or so, or are in complete denial, it will not have escaped your attention that 25 April 2017 is the day when e-filing will become mandatory for all courts in the Rolls Building, shortly to be part of the new Business and Property Courts. Continue reading

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March 31, 2017
E-filing: top five tips

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March 30, 2017
A litigation solicitor’s worst nightmare: the client finds relevant documents after the time given for disclosure
You’ve had a case management conference (CMC) and directions for trial have been given. You have a deadline by which to complete disclosure. A few months after this deadline, your client tells you that they have found further relevant documents which are helpful to their case. You want to rely on them and you have a duty to disclose them, but the other side opposes their inclusion at trial. What do you do? Continue reading

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Last week we had two reports from Parliament on justice and Brexit. The House of Lords EU Committee came in first, with its report on 20 March. The House of Commons was not far behind, with the report of the Justice Committee published on 22 March. Continue reading