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Conditional fees and commercial litigation

Posted on February 5, 2012 by admin

Conditional fees an increasing consideration for small business ? Litigation is inherently risky and inherently expensive, and this means that many small businesses avoid using solicitors and the courts on cases which may otherwise succeed. Success is also a difficult … Continue reading →

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Parental Responsibility

Posted on January 10, 2012 by admin

Parental Responsibility The purpose of this article is not to provide a comprehensive over view of the law, but to produce a summary for those who find themselves in a situation involving parental responsibility and problems involving maintenance. The meaning … Continue reading →

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Party walls

Posted on November 22, 2011 by admin

What do I do if my neighbour starts building a large extension without my permission? The purpose of this article is not to provide a comprehensive over view of the law on party walls, but to produce a guide for … Continue reading →

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Enforcing a County Court Judgment

Posted on November 2, 2011 by admin

Enforcing a Financial Order made in the County Court In many cases when a party has applied and received an Order for Financial Relief, the Respondent will fail to comply with some or all of the Order. It is therefore … Continue reading →

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Litigation costs – what you need to know

Posted on September 28, 2011 by admin

This article is aimed specifically at costs in contentious cases. Solicitors usually charge for their time by recording their time in units of 6 minutes so that 1 unit equals 6 minutes, and 10 units is 1 hr, and so … Continue reading →

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Summary Judgment

Posted on July 11, 2011 by admin

Should we consider an application for summary judgment ? It’s very tempting to consider applying for summary judgment as a way of avoiding a long drawn out and expensive court process. However, summary judgment applications have a high technical burden … Continue reading →

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Specialist courts – the way forward ?

Posted on May 29, 2011 by admin

New & sensible thinking  (finally) ? The debate about crime rates, court time, resources and societal problems seems tro go round and round in circles, picked up by politicians from time to time to castigate their opponents. And yet, nothing … Continue reading →

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Intestacy

Posted on May 7, 2011 by admin

Intestacy – what is it ? A person who dies in England or Wales without having made a will is said to have died ‘intestate’. In such a case legislation determines who will be appointed to administer the estate (deal … Continue reading →

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Driving bans

Posted on May 5, 2011 by admin

39 penalty points but no driving ban   It seems that a driver who accumulated 39 penalty points on his licence has avoided a ban, an answer to a Freedom of Information request has revealed.   In usual circumstances, where … Continue reading →

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County Court System – the basics

Posted on March 12, 2011 by admin

Cases dealt with by County Courts County courts deal with civil cases Most cases (some types of case like bankruptcy must be issued in the local court dealing with that type of case) can be started in any county court … Continue reading →

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