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Conditional fees and commercial litigation
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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Enforcing a County Court Judgment
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
Summary Judgment
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 ?
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
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
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
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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Small claims
Small claims cases In England and Wales, a case will, if defended, be dealt with in one of three ways. The court will decide which of these applies and then allocate the case to the corresponding ‘track’, which if the … Continue reading
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County Court Bulk Claims
The Claim Production Centre (CPC) and the County Court Bulk Centre (CCBC) have become increasingly popular. They are technically part of the County Court System, but deal specifically with straightforward debt collection work which is undefended. Advantages The main advantages … Continue reading
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County courts to close as part of austerity
A number of County Courts are being closed to cut the costs of the English Legal System. In a recent House of Commons statement, the Justice Minister, Jonathan Djanogly said changes to the court system would mean a “better, more … Continue reading
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