Court of Appeal decision 'puts the clock back' on Limitation Act 1980 *

United Kingdom - November 2 2012
The Court of Appeal has provided clarification of exactly when a claim is regarded as having been ‘brought’ for the purposes of the Limitation Act 1980 (the Act) and the steps that a prudent solicitor will take to ensure that claims are issued within the relevant time limits.

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SMEs fall victim to latest banking scandal *

United Kingdom - August 10 2012
In June 2012 the Financial Services Authority (FSA) published its review of interest rate hedging products, finding evidence of widespread mis-selling by the major banks to small businesses as far back as 2001.

Co-authors: David Niven.

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Changes are afoot in 2012: fast track fixed costs; the Jackson reforms and the County reforms *

United Kingdom - January 18 2012
David Cameron speaking recently, said that 'it is simply much too easy for no-win-no-fee lawyers to encourage trivial claims against businesses, which end up settling out of court because it's too expensive to fight the case.'

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The courts rule on Part 36 *

United Kingdom - November 3 2011
There are many advantages to settling a dispute away from the courts.

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Significant reforms to the county court procedure *

United Kingdom - August 24 2011
More often than not, businesses find that litigation involves a disproportionate amount of time and money and that the civil justice system in England and Wales is overly complex, bureaucratic and inefficient.

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