Litigation

Articles

15 Sept 2017

Reaching new heights

Richard Mumford explains that only by having a truly in-depth knowledge of a client's market, and really understanding their business and commercial objectives, can a regional firm hope to attract big ticket work away from the City. John van der Luit-Drummond reports

13 Sept 2017

Debt protocol: An unnecessary hurdle or a necessary protection?

Melanie Hart reviews the primary requirements of the new pre-action protocol for debt claims

12 Sept 2017

On the side of angels

Truth Legal's Andrew Gray talks to John van der Luit-Drummond about the ease of setting up his own 'ethical' law firm, 'apartheid Britain', and the challenges of management

6 Sept 2017

Disclosure by another name?

SARs will remain a valuable tool in a litigator's armoury and should be a first port of call in many types of litigation, advises Jason Woodland

4 Sept 2017

Trivial pursuits

How can we stop neighbour disputes finding their way to court, wonders Jean-Yves Gilg

23 Aug 2017

Whistling to a funder's tune?

Different types of litigation funding can influence a claimant's choice of venue, adding to the complexity of their decision making, explain Ben Pilbrow and Ruth Manson

7 Aug 2017

A more than half empty glass

Jackson LJ has not addressed the root causes of high costs in clin neg claims, which may lead to serious, unintended consequences for patient safety, explains Peter Walsh

7 Aug 2017

A further step along the fixed costs road

Lord Justice Jackson's report on extending the fixed costs regime is a welcome development, writes Kerry Underwood