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CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES – APPLICATION AND INTERPRETATION – RULE 4 (2) – FORMS
We are continuing our series on Civil Procedure Rules, highlighting some of the little known but common rules and hopefully explaining them in plain English. The next rule we will be looking at is rule 4 (2) – Forms. The rule says: (2) A form may be varied by the...
Regulation of Legal Services
Doctors, Nurses, Teachers, Gas Engineers, Taxi Drivers! These professions require training, testing and some sort of regulation to be able to carry out their work. There are probably many other professions that require some level of training and regulation. The point...
CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES – APPLICATION AND INTERPRETATION – ERRORS & MISTAKES (RULE 3.10)
We are continuing our series on Civil Procedure Rules, highlighting some of the little known but common rules and hopefully explaining them in plain English. The next rule we will be looking at is rule 3.10 – Errors & Mistakes. The rule says: 3.10 Where there has...
CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES – APPLICATION AND INTERPRETATION – EXTENSION OF TIME (RULE 3.8)
We are continuing our series on Civil Procedure Rules, highlighting some of the little known but common rules and hopefully explaining them in plain English. The next rule we will be looking at is rule 3.8 – Extension of time. The rule says: (3) Where a rule,...
Civil Procedure Rules – Application and Interpretation – TIME (Rule 2.8)
The Civil Procedure Rules governs the rules and procedures for dealing with civil matters. They are accessible online (at the moment) at https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil/rules. Some of the rules and practice directions are complex and in fact...
HPI (Hire Purchase Investigation) Check and The Hire Purchase Act 1964
In a recent case, we were instructed by a firm of solicitors to assist their Defendant client who was being sued by Santander Bank. We were instructed by the solicitors as their civil litigation consultants as the firm mainly dealt with immigration. The circumstances...
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