In the ongoing case of Pyrrho Investments v MWB Property, Master Matthews has handed down the first reported English High Court decision on the topic of predictive coding. Judicial approval for the use of predictive coding during disclosure has been long awaited and has now finally arrived. Continue reading
The exemption from the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) for insolvency litigation will come to an end on 1 April 2016. Despite some strong lobbying by business groups, led by R3, CFA success fees and ATE insurance premiums will no longer be recoverable from the defendant if a successful claim is brought. Continue reading
The Investigatory Powers Bill presently before Parliament is a major piece of draft legislation, which is intended to replace the complex Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 by both updating it and by consolidating, in a clear and transparent way, the law enabling all state-sponsored intrusive capabilities.
The Bill has sparked a multitude of concerns, not least concerning the extent to which the powers to be conferred by it can be used, for example, to listen in to privileged communications. Continue reading