Online damages claims become mandatory
From 4 April 2022, claims covered by practice direction 51ZB must be issued through the online…
01 Apr 2022
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- Alternative dispute resolution after Brexit13 Jan 2021
- Choice of court agreements after Brexit10 Feb 2021
- Court reform programme: events25 Oct 2019
- DAC 6 and legal professional privilege 26 Jan 2021
- EU legal professional privilege after Brexit29 Nov 2021
- Enforcement of foreign judgments after Brexit13 Jan 2021
- Instituted proceedings: cases pending at the end of the Brexit transition period17 Nov 2020
- LPP and client confidentiality12 Mar 2020
- Legal professional privilege09 Sep 2019
- 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 capacity13 May 2022
- Working with vulnerable clients case studies05 Jun 2020
- Confidentiality around client insolvency17 Nov 2010
- Disputed wills: Guidance for practitioners20 Dec 2019
- Responding to a financial crime investigation24 Jan 2022
- Unbundling civil legal services13 Apr 2022
- A client needs to swear an affidavit. Can a solicitor colleague administer the oath?07 Nov 2019
- Are fees for swearing oaths, affidavits and taking declarations subject to VAT?29 Apr 2019
- Can I administer a joint statutory declaration?02 Mar 2020
- Can I administer an oath to a child deponent?07 Jul 2021
- Can I alter a sworn affidavit?13 Feb 2020
- Can I apply to remove a closed firm from the court record?03 Mar 2021
- 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 enter into a damages-based agreement for a divorce case?11 May 2020
- Can I make a Sears Tooth agreement with a client having trouble paying their bill?16 Jul 2021
- Can I use a conditional fee agreement for an Inheritance Act 1975 claim?23 Feb 2022
- Can a company recover costs as a litigant in person?24 Aug 2020
- Can an affidavit be amended after it was sworn?07 Nov 2019
- Can conditional fee agreements be used in housing disrepair cases?13 Oct 2021
- Does the Law Society hold a list of group litigation orders?08 Oct 2020
- 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?14 Feb 2022
- How do I request money on account from a commercial client?13 Jan 2022
- I act for a client who has made no payment on account of costs. Can I terminate the retainer?21 Oct 2019
- I am preparing a bill of costs in a contentious matter. Is it correct that I cannot charge for incoming letters?29 Apr 2019
- Is a grant of letters of administration needed if a client died intestate before a bankruptcy hearing?08 Sep 2021
- Is the general damages small claims track limit being increased?30 Nov 2021
- 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 client does not want to disclose their address in proceedings. What do I need to do?22 Jan 2021
- My client has not instructed me for three months. Can I apply to come off the court record?23 Sep 2019
- My client has not paid their pre-certificate fees. Can I exercise a lien over the file?07 Jul 2021
- My client is paying the other side’s legal costs. Should the opponent’s solicitors issue a VAT invoice?13 Feb 2020
- My client wants to end a damages-based agreement. Are they liable for costs?19 Jan 2022
- Should I charge VAT on a medico-legal report from a non-VAT registered expert?12 Aug 2021
- What must I tell a client before suing for non-contentious fees?07 Apr 2020
- What should I do if a litigant in person loses capacity?01 Feb 2021
- What should I do if my client loses capacity?10 Feb 2022
- What wording should I use to swear an oral statutory declaration?14 Apr 2022
- Where should I refer a potential claim about a defective drug?15 Dec 2021
- Who’s responsible for the cost of setting up a remote hearing?28 Dec 2020
- Consent form: Access to client health records14 Nov 2018
- Model conditional fee agreement15 Jul 2021
- Nightingale courts status interactive map10 Nov 2021
- Advocacy standards01 Apr 2020
- Clinical negligence06 May 2022
- Court closures10 Mar 2022
- Courts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill16 Apr 2020
- Fixed recoverable costs10 Mar 2022
- Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act15 Nov 2021
- Personal injury20 Apr 2022
- Remote hearings01 Mar 2022
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