Court Rules and Procedure

Features and Opinion

Practical tips for litigators working from home

2020-05-22T13:59:00+01:00By Kristian Bagger, Mark Banks

Mark Banks and Kristian Bagger suggest some workarounds for litigators working from home, including those without a printer or a scanner to hand.

It’s not your (de)fault

2020-05-14T10:02:00+01:00By James Perry

Or is it? James Perry looks at an update to the rules on default judgments that may trip up the unsuspecting claimant litigator.

The times they are a-changing . . . e-filing and detailed assessment

2020-02-27T09:56:00+00:00By Deborah Burke

Deborah Burke discusses ideas from a recent white paper on how to improve the detailed assessment process, and offers tips on getting to grips with electronic filing (or e-filing).

Online court pilots – where are we now and what’s on the horizon?

2020-02-26T11:51:00+00:00By John Cuss

John Cuss summarises what we know so far about the online courts pilots.

Disclosure pilot: still too much information?
2019-10-21T11:18:00+01:00By Elizabeth Gibson
Time to modernise the Civil Procedure Rules on service by email?
2019-06-07T11:03:00+01:00By John Cuss

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Updates

Using statement of truth forms during the coronavirus outbreak

2020-04-29T14:06:00+01:00

In April 2020, the Law Society updated our guidance on court and tribunal forms.

Update on legal practitioner keyworkers
2020-03-26T14:18:00+00:00
Give feedback on the flexible court hours pilot
2020-02-24T10:46:00+00:00
Court closures must consider vulnerable users – says Public Accounts Committee
2019-11-27T15:32:00+00:00

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