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The case of Medhi Khosravi v. British American Tobacco PLC [2016] EWHC 123 (QB) concerned an application for an extension of time for service of the claim form and particulars.

Are you allowed to be paid for acting as an attorney? The short answer is that if you are a family member or friend acting as an attorney, then you are not permitted to be paid for carrying out your role as attorney.

Court grants anti-suit injunction to restrain challenge to LCIA award, and confirms the law of the seat governs the arbitration agreement where none has been nominated

We have just released the next edition of our monthly update podcast, in which we discuss and debate the key recent judgments likely to be of interest to financial institutions.

Judge refuses to recuse himself in a group litigation case

The Court held former BHS directors jointly and severally liable for £110 million in equitable compensation due to breaches of duty, causing continued trading and increased company deficiency. This clarifies Sequana-related compensation.

Judge considers whether claim to litigation privilege had been made out.

Dispute Resolution analysis: The Court of Appeal has concluded that a party who is in serious and substantial breach of an Island Records Order for the provision of information permitting...

The defendant's application for summary judgment was refused, and he appealed.

On 31 May 2021 the law relating to making a claim after a road traffic accident causes a whiplash injury will change. If your claim is worth less than £5,000, you will be unable to recover legal costs...

CPR r31.22 provides that a party to whom a document is disclosed may use the document only for the purposes of the proceedings in which it is disclosed, except where the court gives permission.

DAC Beachcroft's Casualty Fraud Team have secured a further finding of fundamental dishonesty after a Claimant attempted to squeeze maximum compensation from his employer...

Mr. Justice Robin Knowles denied Privinvest Group's appeal in the Republic of Mozambique case, requiring a £20 million costs payment to maintain a stay of enforcement.

The claimant was a family-run company which operated a country house hotel. In 2005 it entered into a loan agreement with the defendant bank to borrow GBP 1.34 million.

In this 17th episode of our series of commercial litigation update podcasts, we consider recent cases on waiver of privilege, developments relating to disclosure, judgments and enforcement...

Court of Appeal considers costs consequences where claimant discontinued claim.

Court of Appeal rules that costs on the indemnity basis awarded under Part 36 are subject to the cap set out in CPR r47.15(5)