Make use of our costs recovery toolkit, precedents practice notes, and completing costs budget checklist. As well as funding arrangements guidance, principles of costs recovery, costs budgeting and management.
Choose from checklists, practice notes, flowcharts and precedents to help you understand and apply to your practice to all relevant provisions and obligations – and avoid consequences for non-compliance.
Checklists and practice notes on areas like debt claims, corporate disputes, and civil fraud to make sure you’re familiar with the particular procedural provisions governing a dispute and the underlying substantive law.
Trying to get to grips with the law underlying your dispute? Looking at trying to settle? Puzzled by costs and funding reforms? Out of your depth on jurisdiction issues?
Dispute Resolution analysis: The Court of Appeal has clarified when a decision on a ‘GLO issue’ will bind parties on the group register, and when the...
Law360: The Court of Appeal will consider on 10 December 2024 whether shareholders in Reckitt Benckiser and drug company Indivior can pursue...
Dispute Resolution analysis: In a recent decision, Master Brightwell considered a question which appears not to have been previously decided, as to...
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has concluded its consultation on the proposal to include the names of claimants on the Register of Judgments, Orders...
The Transparency and Open Justice Board is seeking responses to its proposed key objectives, published on 6 December 2004. Created in April 2024, the...
Tracker—Reform of Brussels I [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Tracker is for historical reference only. It was last updated in January 2015 and will not be...
Business and Property Courts—shorter trials schemeThis Practice Note provides guidance on the interpretation and application of the relevant...
Supreme Court—documents for appeal hearing—on or after 2 December 2024This Practice Note provides guidance on the documents required for the appeal...
Limitation and amendments—illustrative decisionsThis Practice Note summarises a number of illustrative decisions relevant to the court’s discretion to...
Specific disclosure—the courts' approachThis Practice Note looks at the courts’ approach to specific disclosure under CPR 31.12 as well as under...
Litigation Co-operation AgreementThis Deed is made on [date]Parties1[name], of [address] [company number] (‘A Limited’)2[name], of [address] [company...
Covering letter to accompany Reply Form in response to letter of claim sent pursuant to the Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims[Name of creditor’s...
Calderbank defendant settlement offer post-issue[ON YOUR LETTERHEAD]WITHOUT PREJUDICE SAVE AS TO COSTS[SUBJECT TO CONTRACT][Insert date][Insert name...
Letter of claim—contractual debt claim—in compliance with the Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims[On the headed notepaper of the creditor’s...
Calderbank claimant settlement offer post-issue[ON YOUR LETTERHEAD]WITHOUT PREJUDICE SAVE AS TO COSTS[SUBJECT TO CONTRACT][Insert date][Insert name...
Rescission of a contractWhat is rescission of a contract?The remedy of rescission is available to a party whose consent, in entering into a contract,...
The doctrine of res judicataWhat is a res judicata?A res judicata is a decision given by a judge or tribunal with jurisdiction over the cause of...
Negligence—key elements to establish a negligence claimThis Practice Note outlines the key elements for establishing a claim in negligence. For...
Tort—the different types of tortThis Practice Note identifies the main torts (bar negligence and nuisance, which are covered elsewhere in our related...
Novation—why and how to novate a contractThere may be times when, rather than assigning the benefit of an agreement to a third party, the original...
Reserved judgmentsWhat is a reserved judgment?A court can reserve judgment by giving its decision at a later date in writing, after the trial or...
Negligence—when does a duty of care arise?This Practice Note considers the first question to ask when faced with a prospective claim in...
Discharge by frustrationCoronavirus (COVID-19): In addition to the below content on force majeure generally, see also:•Coronavirus (COVID-19)...
Void contractsWhen is a contract a void contract?A void contract is one that is wholly lacking in legal effect. A contract will be void where:•the...
Forming enforceable contracts—considerationThis Practice Note examines the doctrine of consideration and the key role it plays in English law in...
Derivative claim—what it is and when to use itA guide to specific terminology used in this Practice Note is provided—see below.What is a derivative...
Stay of proceedings—when can you apply to stay a claim?This Practice Note considers the question of when court proceedings can be stayed. It...
Negligence—when is the duty of care breached?Having established that a duty of care exists (see Practice Note: Negligence—when does a duty of care...
The tort of deceitDeceit—what is it?A deceit occurs when a misrepresentation is made with the express intention of defrauding a party, subsequently...
Promissory estoppelFor guidance on the basic features of the doctrine of estoppel and the different classifications it has been subject to, see...
Drafting the particulars of claimThis Practice Note provides guidance on the interpretation and application of the relevant provisions of the CPR....
Proprietary estoppelThis Practice Note considers proprietary estoppel from a generic standpoint.For industry specific guidance on proprietary estoppel...
Breach of statutory dutyThis Practice Note considers claims for damages for breach of statutory duty. For guidance on claims for damages for a...
Litigation Support Technology Group
An assessment of costs made without a hearing.
The means by which a court enforces a right or orders redress for a wrong. It can include damages (whether compensatory or restitutionary), injunctive relief (whether interim or final) and specific performance (of outstanding obligations).