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Countdown to Jackson checklist

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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March 26 2013

Are you ready for the arrival of the Jackson reforms on 1 April 2013? We now know the substance of the new costs, case management and funding rules

A round-up of some recent litigation cases - February 2013

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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January 30 2013

The Supreme Court has upheld previous authorities stating that legal advice privilege does not apply to tax law advice given by chartered accountants

Should I stay or should I go?

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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January 30 2013

UK Highways A55 Ltd v Hyder Consulting (UK) Ltd illustrates the risks for a claimant when it has not served particulars of claim and the proceedings

Where are we with Jackson?

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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January 30 2013

April 2013 sees the biggest shake-up of the civil litigation costs and funding regime since 2000. That was when success fees and premiums became

Amendments to statements of case

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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December 3 2012

The court granted the defendant insurer's application to amend, made shortly before trial, where it wished to allege that it was not given a fair presentation of the risk when the policy was renewed

Substitution or replacement of parties

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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December 3 2012

A substitution of parties under CPR 19.2 is not limited to the situation where an interest or liability has passed from one party to the other

Orders for costs

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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December 3 2012

Where the claimant was found to have been wrongly demoted from his position with the defendant employer following postings on his Facebook page, it would be unjust for the claimant to have to pay the defendant's costs of the proceedings from three weeks after its effective Part 36 offer

Disclosure of electronic information

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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December 3 2012

The court refused an application for searches of electronic information to be carried out by an independent computer expert on the ground that it was a fishing expedition which did not relate to the claimants’ pleaded case

Disclosure of Part 36 offers

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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December 3 2012

CPR 36.13(2) provides that the fact that a Part 36 offer has been made must not be drawn to the attention of the trial judge "until the case has been decided"

Disclosure of insurance and funding details

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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December 3 2012

A party to litigation is only required to reveal its insurance position and the means by which it is funding its claim or defence in certain circumstances

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