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In just over a month, major changes will be introduced to the way trial witness statements are to be prepared in the Business and Property Courts. In this alert, we consider the...
Monday, March 8, 2021 In just over a month, major changes will be introduced to the way trial witness statements are to be prepared in the Business and Property Courts. In this alert, we consider the rationale for these changes brought in by Practice Direction 57AC, their scope and some practical implications. Rationale for the Changes There has been significant and increasing judicial criticism of witness statements in recent years. The courts have disapproved of witness statements crafted by lawyers that too often contain storytelling narratives, extensive references to documents,...
The guideline levels rise in three-month increments up to 24 months where the maximum £4,215 payout could be received. Those who suffer an injury for between six months and nine months will receive £840 with those suffering between nine months and 12 months being paid over £1,300. Meanwhile, drivers who have an injury for over 12 months but no more than 15 months will be liable for a payout of over £2,000. The new legislation allows for an uplift of 20 percent in “exceptional circumstances” where courts consider damages should be greater than the original tariff. Whiplash reforms will...
(a) must be commenced in the High Court at the Royal Courts of Justice; and (b) will be assigned to the Chancery Division, unless it comes within the scope of rule 58.1(2), in which case it will be assigned to the Commercial Court of the Queen’s Bench Division. 2.2 Any party whose statement of case raises an issue relating to the application of Article 81 or 82 of the Treaty, or Chapter I or II of Part I of the Act, must – (a) state that fact in his statement of case; and (b) apply for the proceedings to be transferred to the Chancery Division at the Royal Courts of Justice, if they have ...
PART ONE: GENERAL 1. Application and interpretation 1.1 In this Practice Direction: (1) ‘the Act’ means the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 (as amended); (2) ‘the Disqualification Rules’ means the rules for the time being in force made under section 411 of the Insolvency Act 1986 in relation to disqualification proceedings (3) ‘the Insolvency Rules’ means the rules for the time being in force made under sections 411 and 412 of the Insolvency Act 1986 in relation to insolvency proceedings; (4) ‘CPR’ means the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 and...