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Posted by Administrator on Thu, 25 Nov 2010

Redressing the balance of fairness?

Much has been written about the Government's recent announcement regarding the extent of cuts to be made to the legal aid budget.

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Posted by Administrator on Wed, 1 Sep 2010

Contract Formation - Whose Standard Terms Apply?

The problems parties experience when they have not agreed which of their conflicting standard terms of business applies to their contract before they sign occurred in the case of GHSP Inc v AB Electronic Ltd [2010] EWHC 1828 (Comm).

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Posted by Administrator on Mon, 2 Aug 2010

CPR Part 36 Code or Contract?

In the recent conjoined appeals of Gibbon v Manchester City Council and LG Blower Specialist Bricklayer Ltd v Reeves [2010] EWCA Civ 726 the court of appeal confirmed that whilst basic concepts of offer and acceptance in the general law of contract underpinned Part 36 of the Civil Procedure Rules it was not to be understood as incorporating all of the rules applicable to the formation of contracts. Part 36 was a self-contained code.

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Posted by Administrator on Tue, 4 May 2010

Lord Justice Jackson’s Costs Review Survey

The Law Society has invited solicitors to participate in its online survey regarding Lord Justice Jackson’s Costs Review. As we have mentioned before, Lord Jackson’s proposals, if introduced, stand to make an important impact on costs recovery in personal injury litigation in particular.

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Posted by Administrator on Thu, 1 Apr 2010

New Electronic Working Scheme

As a sign of the English Courts' continued commitment to modernisation and efficiency a new Electronic Working Scheme comes into operation on 1 April 2010. This follows a successful pilot of the scheme which has been running since 1 April 2009.

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