Civil litigation
Advice and information for civil litigators on civil justice, litigation funding and the courts.
Legal professional privilege
This practice note explains the principles of legal professional privilege and explores situations in which the rights conferred by LPP are asserted.
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- Anti-money laundering guidance for the legal sector28 Mar 2023
- 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 Brexit12 Jul 2023
- GDPR for solicitors01 Aug 2019
- LPP and client confidentiality12 Mar 2020
- Legal professional privilege30 Aug 2022
- 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 capacity27 Jun 2023
- 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
- Confidentiality around client insolvency17 Nov 2010
- Conflict of interests27 Jul 2023
- Disclosure of tax avoidance schemes14 Jul 2023
- Disputed wills: guidance for practitioners05 Sep 2023
- Professional undertakings07 Sep 2022
- 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?07 Nov 2019
- A judge refused my client’s application to appeal. Can the same judge hear the substantive appeal?22 Sep 2023
- 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?22 Sep 2023
- 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 send a final bill by email?24 Nov 2023
- Can I use a conditional fee agreement for an Inheritance Act 1975 claim?22 Sep 2023
- Can a company recover costs as a litigant in person?24 Aug 2020
- Can conditional fee agreements be used in housing disrepair cases?22 Sep 2023
- Do I need to go on the court record if I provide unbundled advocacy services?25 Oct 2022
- Does the Law Society hold a list of group litigation orders?08 Oct 2020
- Does the Terrorism Act 2000 override legal professional privilege?05 Dec 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?22 Sep 2023
- 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 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?22 Sep 2023
- Is the general damages small claims track limit being increased?22 Sep 2023
- 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 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?22 Sep 2023
- 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?22 Sep 2023
- My client wants to end a damages-based agreement. Are they liable for costs?22 Sep 2023
- Should I charge VAT on a medico-legal report from a non-VAT registered expert?22 Sep 2023
- 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?22 Sep 2023
- What wording should I use to swear an oral statutory declaration?22 Sep 2023
- Where should I refer a potential claim about a defective drug?22 Sep 2023
- 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 agreement30 Dec 2022
- Nightingale courts status interactive map27 Jun 2023
- Advocacy standards27 Jun 2023
- Clinical negligence22 Nov 2023
- Court closures03 Nov 2023
- Fixed recoverable costs03 Nov 2023
- Personal injury15 Feb 2023
- Regulation of CILEX members22 Nov 2023
- Remote hearings09 Aug 2023
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