The end of signing on the dotted line? E-signatures are as valid as paper ones, Law Commission says – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 21st, 2018 in consultations, contracts, documents, Law Commission, news by sally

‘Signing on the dotted line has been the seal on deals and contracts for hundreds of years.’

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Daily Telegraph, 21st August 2018

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Files shed light on alleged efforts to hide 1970s police corruption – The Guardian

Posted August 20th, 2018 in archives, corruption, documents, London, news, police by sally

‘Documents retained by a senior detective involved in one of Britain’s biggest police corruption inquiries have shed light on how efforts were allegedly made to prevent the true scale of wrongdoing from coming to light.’

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The Guardian, 19th August 2018

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Appeal restores restrictions on non-parties’ access to trial documents – OUT-LAW.com

Posted August 14th, 2018 in appeals, civil procedure rules, documents, news, trials by sally

‘Access to trial documents by those that are not parties to a particular case is limited to ‘records of the court’, and does not include the likes of trial bundles nor, in general, other trial documents, the Court of Appeal has confirmed.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 13th August 2018

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Success of court disclosure reforms requires ‘cultural change’ – OUT-LAW.com

Posted August 10th, 2018 in civil procedure rules, disclosure, documents, news by sally

‘Plans to overhaul document disclosure in the courts in England and Wales have been approved by the Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC).’

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OUT-LAW.com, 8th August 2018

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Appeal judges take master to task for handing boxes of documents to non-party – Litigation Futures

‘The Court of Appeal has strongly criticised a Queen’s Bench Master who allowed six boxes of court documents to be removed from the High Court by a non-party without notifying the defendant.’

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Litigation Futures, 9th August 2018

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Are the parameters of professional privilege about to be redefined? – Family Law

Posted August 2nd, 2018 in disclosure, documents, news, privilege by tracey

‘Family analysis: Sarah Bazaraa, senior associate at Pannone Corporate LLP, looks at the unusual facts in Bruzas v Saxton [2018] EWHC 1619 (Fam), [2018] All ER (D) 160 (Jun) and considers whether the issues raised in the case may redefine the boundaries of legal professional privilege.’

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Family Law, 1st August 2018

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SCCO refuses latest bid for solicitor’s file as appeal looms – Litigation Futures

Posted June 19th, 2018 in appeals, costs, documents, law firms, news, personal injuries, solicitors by sally

‘The Senior Courts Costs Office (SCCO) has again rejected a bid by a personal injury client for access to their former law firm’s file.’

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Litigation Futures, 18th June 2018

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If it’s in the bundle, it’s in evidence – Hardwicke Chambers

Posted June 18th, 2018 in civil procedure rules, documents, evidence, interpretation, news by sally

‘A recent trial in the County Court in Central London has confirmed that any document in the trial bundle is in evidence, irrespective of whether it is adduced to a witness statement.’

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Hardwicke Chambers, 10th May 2018

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Delayed service sufficient to strike out freezing orders – OUT-LAW.com

Posted May 17th, 2018 in appeals, banking, delay, documents, freezing injunctions, news, striking out by tracey

‘The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision to strike out freezing orders granted on behalf of French bank Société Générale (SocGen), after finding that the bank had taken too long to issue the relevant claim forms.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 16th May 2018

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Windrush scandal: Tories vote to block release of secret documents as they launch review – The Independent

‘The Conservatives have blocked attempts to force the government to release internal documents relating to the Windrush scandal. The House of Commons voted down the proposal after the Tories ordered their MPs to oppose it. Labour had tried to use an archaic parliamentary procedure to force the government to hand over the files, which they said would reveal how much ministers knew about the problems facing Windrush generation immigrants.’

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The Independent, 2nd May 2018

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Important public interest matters to be aired in Paradise Papers trial, says judge – The Guardian

Posted May 3rd, 2018 in BBC, disclosure, documents, law firms, media, news, public interest by tracey

‘Important matters of public interest are likely to be aired in a trial that has been brought against the Guardian and the BBC for their reporting of the Paradise Papers investigation, a senior judge has said.’

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The Guardian, 2nd May 2018

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Councillor facing trial for destroying dog poo records – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 26th, 2018 in disclosure, documents, dogs, freedom of information, local government, news by sally

‘A councillor is facing trial for destroying records about a system to catch fouling dog owners in what is believed to be the first case of its kind.’

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Daily Telegraph, 25th April 2018

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Undocumented Commonwealth citizens resident in the UK – UK Visas and Immigration

Posted April 17th, 2018 in children, citizenship, deportation, documents, immigration, visas by tracey

‘This information is for Commonwealth citizens (known as “Windrush” cases) who are long-term residents of the UK and do not have documents to demonstrate their status. It explains their position and what they need to do next.’

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UK Visas and Immigration, 17th April 2018

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Tribunal: journalist entitled to obtain tax appeal documentation – OUT-LAW.com

Posted April 16th, 2018 in disclosure, documents, media, news, public interest, reporting restrictions, taxation by tracey

‘A journalist should generally be entitled to obtain copies of documentation lodged with the tribunal as part of a tax appeal, including the grounds of appeal and the response of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the Upper Tribunal (UT) has ruled.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 13th April 2018

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Bad news for barristers: SFO adopts AI-powered document review after successful test in Rolls-Royce case – Legal Futures

Posted April 11th, 2018 in artificial intelligence, barristers, documents, news, privilege by sally

‘The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has bought a document review system backed up by artificial intelligence (AI) to improve significantly its document analysis capability – and put out of work barristers who it previously used to identify material subject to legal professional privilege.’

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Legal Futures, 11th April 2018

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First digital mortgage added to Land Register as blockchain conveyancer adopts AI – Legal Futures

‘The first digital mortgage deed was entered into the Land Register today following collaboration and testing with Coventry Building Society and Enact Conveyancing.’

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Legal Futures, 5th April 2018

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Not for the court to redraft pleadings, High Court says as it strikes out defence – Litigation Futures

Posted April 3rd, 2018 in documents, drafting, news, pleadings, striking out by sally

‘It is not the court’s role to redraft pleadings in the hope of producing an “intelligible defence”, the High Court has said.’

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Litigation Futures, 29th March 2018

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Costs challenge: judge blocks historic files disclosure – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted March 29th, 2018 in costs, disclosure, documents, law firms, news, pre-action conduct by tracey

‘A judge has refused to hand over historic case documents to a former client claiming to be overcharged by a law firm in the latest blow to costs recovery claims.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 28th March 2018

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Information Commissioner upholds MoJ refusal to disclose Leigh Day emails – Legal Futures

Posted March 6th, 2018 in costs, data protection, disclosure, documents, electronic mail, law firms, news by sally

‘Disclosing documents relating to disciplinary proceedings against Leigh Day for its handling of Iraq war claims would involve a manual search of 5,000 documents and cost over £10,000, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has argued.’

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Legal Futures, 6th March 2018

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New disclosure regime “set to cause problems” for professional negligence claims – Litigation Futures

‘Professional negligence claims will become harder to handle under the new approach to disclosure which will be piloted later this year in the Business & Property Courts, particularly for defendants, a barrister has warned.’

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Litigation Futures, 5th March 2018

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