Civil litigation
Advice and information for civil litigators on civil justice, litigation funding and the courts.
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- Anti-money laundering guidance for the legal sector23 Apr 2025
- Choice of court agreements after Brexit10 Feb 2021
- DAC 6 and legal professional privilege 26 Jan 2021
- EU legal professional privilege after Brexit29 Nov 2021
- Enforcement of foreign judgments after Brexit09 Apr 2025
- GDPR for solicitors01 Aug 2019
- LPP and client confidentiality12 Mar 2020
- Legal professional privilege28 Jan 2025
- Litigants in person: guidelines for lawyers04 Jun 2015
- Rules on jurisdiction after Brexit13 Jan 2021
- Service of documents after Brexit13 Jan 2021
- Taking of evidence after Brexit13 Jan 2021
- Working with clients who may lack mental capacity28 Jan 2025
- Working with vulnerable clients case studies05 Jun 2020
- Are our courts fit for purpose?19 Dec 2022
- Cost of a day in court27 Jul 2018
- Global position of English law: International Data Insights 202410 Sep 2024
- Confidentiality around client insolvency17 Nov 2010
- Conflict of interests11 Sep 2024
- Disclosure of tax avoidance schemes14 Jul 2023
- Disputed wills: guidance for practitioners05 Sep 2023
- Professional undertakings15 Oct 2024
- Protection for client accounts04 Mar 2025
- Responding to a financial crime investigation24 Jan 2022
- Unbundling civil legal services12 Apr 2022
- A client has not paid my bill. Can I issue cost recovery proceedings if they make a complaint?10 May 2023
- A client needs to swear an affidavit. Can a solicitor colleague administer the oath?08 Dec 2023
- A judge refused my client’s application to appeal. Can the same judge hear the substantive appeal?28 Jan 2025
- Are fees for swearing oaths, affidavits and taking declarations subject to VAT?30 Jan 2023
- Can I administer a joint statutory declaration?02 Mar 2020
- Can I administer an oath to a child deponent?28 Jan 2025
- Can I alter a sworn affidavit?13 Feb 2020
- Can I ask a client about a register discrepancy without tipping off?08 Apr 2024
- Can I charge for incoming telephone calls?16 Mar 2021
- Can I charge for time spent preparing a Larke v Nugus statement?09 Mar 2020
- Can I make a Sears Tooth agreement with a client having trouble paying their bill?16 Jul 2021
- Can I send a final bill by email?24 Nov 2023
- Can I use a conditional fee agreement for an Inheritance Act 1975 claim?28 Jan 2025
- Can a company recover costs as a litigant in person?29 Oct 2024
- Can an in-house solicitor represent an employer in court?25 Nov 2024
- Can conditional fee agreements be used in housing disrepair cases?28 Jan 2025
- Can in-house solicitors conduct litigation on behalf of employers?11 Nov 2024
- Can we charge clients for the cost of preparing a bill?11 Nov 2024
- Do I need client consent to share information with a trustee in bankruptcy?25 Nov 2024
- Do I need to go on the court record if I provide unbundled advocacy services?25 Oct 2022
- How can I amend an error in a court order?07 Dec 2020
- How do I bring a claim where probate or letters of administration have not been granted? 21 Dec 2020
- How do I request a client’s medical records?28 Jan 2025
- How should I send confidential and privileged information to a client in prison?23 Aug 2023
- I act for a client who has made no payment on account of costs. Can I terminate the retainer?21 Oct 2019
- I act in a contentious matter. Do I need to supply my client with a detailed costs breakdown?30 Jan 2023
- I received files in error meant for the other side’s client. What should I do?02 Sep 2024
- Is a grant of letters of administration needed if a client died intestate before a bankruptcy hearing?28 Jan 2025
- Is the general damages small claims track limit being increased?28 Jan 2025
- Is there a de minimis amount for sanctions?17 Jun 2024
- Is there a lower age limit on children giving evidence?14 Dec 2020
- I’m using a conditional fee agreement. Do I need to notify the other side?05 Oct 2021
- My child client’s parent has been asked to sign a parental indemnity. What should I advise?02 Nov 2022
- My client does not want to disclose their address in proceedings. What do I need to do?22 Jan 2021
- My client has not paid their pre-certificate fees. Can I exercise a lien over the file?28 Jan 2025
- My client is paying the other side’s legal costs. Should the opponent’s solicitors issue a VAT invoice?13 Feb 2020
- My client passed away after I issued their personal injury claim. What should I do?28 Jan 2025
- My client wants to end a damages-based agreement. Are they liable for costs?28 Jan 2025
- What should I do if a litigant in person loses capacity?01 Feb 2021
- What should I do if my client loses capacity?28 Jan 2025
- What wording should I use to swear an oral statutory declaration?29 Mar 2025
- Where should I refer a potential claim about a defective drug?28 Jan 2025
- Who must sign a statutory declaration?09 Dec 2024
- Consent form: Access to client health records14 Nov 2018
- Model conditional fee agreement28 Jan 2025
- Money laundering risks and threats17 Jan 2025
- Nightingale courts status interactive map07 May 2025
- Adequate consideration and proceeds of crime05 Dec 2024
- Advocacy standards02 Apr 2025
- Clinical negligence28 Jan 2025
- Court closures29 Jan 2025
- Fixed recoverable costs03 Nov 2023
- Personal injury29 Jan 2025
- Regulation of CILEX members02 Jul 2024
- Remote hearings24 Jul 2024
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