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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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Part of my job involves representing parties in Small Claims. In addition, I also represent parties in other types of hearings in the County Court. In one case, I was instructed by a national car parking company to represent them at a Small Claim in Aberystwyth. The...
We wanted to highlight a case we have dealt with recently, as a reminder to everyone to ‘get the evidence.’ We were recently instructed by a Solicitors firm to attend Court in Wigan, to act for a Landlord against a Tenant and a Guarantor who had failed to pay rent....
We have seen an increase in building disputes recently, mainly due to people making amendments to their properties during lockdown 1, 2 and 3. Often if someone has an issue with a trader, they try to deal with the dispute themselves and have tried to sue, attempt to...
“The law is an ass!” said Mr Bumble in Charles Dickens’ novel Oliver Twist, and it’s true that whilst we all depend on the law to keep us safe, it can also have peculiarities. Times change and usually the laws change with them, but occasionally, laws remain in...
Monday 23 March 2020. This was the day that the lives of many changed. I had set out on the morning by train to Manchester County Court for a hearing which was listed on Courtserve as a CMC in a Landlord and Tenant matter. I received the instructions on the previous...
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