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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 Practice Direction 5B – Communication and filing of documents by email...
Please see below for some interesting and fun facts regarding 'The British Calendar Act of 1751!' Did you know, Prior to 1751, the calendar year in the some parts of the UK used to start on 25th of March? This differed from neighbouring nations and also differed in...
Yesterday, we had cause to look at and refer to the following from Practice Direction 23A - 'When a hearing is to be conducted by telephone.' Here's a quick reminder to you all: Practice Direction 23A, 6.2 - subject to paragraph 6.3 and unless the court orders...
From 1st October, the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Amendment) Regulations 2022 comes into force. These new regulations amend the 2015 Regulations known as the 'Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015.' These amendments will extend the...
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 Practice Direction 5B – Communication and filing of documents by email...
You may have spotted our blog last week that highlights the 'entering into a contract' when you choose to park your car in a car park. The other side of parking charge claims is the claim being made against the registered keeper of the vehicle. The registered keeper...
The Hotel Proprietors’ Act 1956 forces a duty on hotel proprietors to make good the loss of a guest’s property, unless they can prove the loss was incurred as a result of the guest’s own negligence. Under the Act, damages are a fixed sum if a sign is displayed in a...
The purpose of parking charges and contractual signs in car parks is to deter drivers from breaching them but to also to ensure that other drivers and the parking company and the car park itself isn’t inconvenienced. We were involved in a recent case in which the...
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 Practice Direction 5B – Communication and filing of documents by email....
Here is a breakdown of some new UK laws coming into effect during 2022: British Sign Language Act 2022 This act is to recognise the British Sign Language as a language of England, Wales and Scotland. The Act comes into force on 28 June 2022. Put simply, BSL is...
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