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Keeping the peace at Christmas – top tips for shared parenting over the festive season
Lauren Evans
3 July 2013
Case Update: High Court strikes out claim for defamation where likely damages were “not worth” pursuing
In the recent case of Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC v (1) Aviation News Ltd (2) Philip Tozer-Pennington [2013] EWHC 1505 (QB) the High Court refused to allow the claimant permission to amend the particulars of claim, and struck out the action on the grounds that any likely damages were not worth the expenditure that would be involved if the action were to proceed.
24 June 2013
Claims against banks – your 10 point guide
There are a vast number of individuals and business considering whether to litigate against banks in the wake of the global financial crisis. Before starting any such action, it would be wise to weigh up the following issues...
13 June 2013
Case Update: Court of Appeal reaffirms principles on limitation periods in professional negligence claims
In the case of Susan Berney v Thomas Saul (t/a Thomas Saul & Co) [2013] EWCA Civ 640, the Court of Appeal overturned the decision of the County Court and held that the claimant’s cause of action in the professional negligence claim against her former solicitor had accrued from the day that her original claim was settled, and as such was not time-barred.
13 June 2013
Does dementia make a will invalid?
Kate Paley reflects on the outcome of a recent case in the High Court and lessons to be learned.
5 June 2013
A timely reminder for lawyers to reacquaint themselves with the White Book?
Given the recent and extensive amendments to the CPR, it may be useful for lawyers to remind themselves of the deadlines that apply when issuing and serving proceedings.
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