practice directions – Page 11

Light on Line Ltd v Zumtobel Lighting Ltd [2012] EWHC 3376 (QB); [2012] WLR (D) 373

Posted December 13th, 2012 in appeals, costs, documents, insurance, law reports, practice directions by sally

Light on Line Ltd v Zumtobel Lighting Ltd [2012] EWHC 3376 (QB); [2012] WLR (D) 373

“Service of a redacted insurance certificate as proof of “the amount of the premium paid or payable” in a claim for an additional liability on a detailed assessment of costs was sufficient to comply with paragraph 32.5(2)(c) of the Costs Practice Direction supplementing CPR Pts 43–48.”

WLR Daily, 29th November 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Enhancing the Role of Grandparents in the Current Legal Landscape – Family Law Week

Posted October 15th, 2012 in carers, children, families, grandparents, news, practice directions by tracey

“Julie Stather, barrister, of 42 Bedford Row suggests some ways to benefit children by strengthening the position of grandparents.”

Full story

Family Law week, 12th October 2012

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

Article on Henry v News Group Newspapers Ltd – 4 New Square

Posted June 7th, 2012 in costs, defamation, news, practice directions by sally

“From 1 October 2011 to 30 September 2012 the Royal Courts of Justice and the District Registry at Manchester are operating a pilot scheme for Costs Management in Defamation Proceedings (‘the Defamation Proceedings Costs Management Scheme’), as contained in Practice Direction 51D to Part 51 of the Civil Procedure Rules. This scheme provides detailed rules for costs management, including the provision and approval of costs budgets, and is indicative of the approach propounded by Lord Justice Jackson in his Final Report on Civil Litigation Costs.”

Full story (PDF)

4 New Square, 31st May 2012

Source: www.4newsquare.com

The New Practice Direction on Insolvency Proceedings (February 2012) – Hardwicke Chambers

Posted April 3rd, 2012 in insolvency, news, practice directions by sally

“On 23 February 2012, with surprisingly little fanfare, the Chancellor of the High Court issued a new Insolvency Practice Direction (PD 2012). PD 2012 came into force with immediate effect. It not only replaces the existing practice direction (PD 1999) but also ‘all previous Practice Directions, Practice Statements and Practice Notes’ relating to insolvency proceedings.”

Full story

Hardwicke Chambers, 29th March 2012

Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk

‘Few’ solicitors understand e-disclosure, says Jackson – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted November 29th, 2011 in costs, disclosure, electronic filing, news, practice directions, speeches by sally

“Lord Justice Jackson has warned that ‘huge’ sums of money will be wasted if the legal profession gets electronic disclosure wrong. Delivering the seventh lecture on implementing his civil litigation reforms, the judge said effective training is ‘essential’ for solicitors, judges and counsel if the practice direction issued a year ago on electronic disclosure is to be operated effectively.”

Full story

Law Society’s Gazette, 28th November 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Controlling The Costs of Disclosure – Seventh Lecture in the implementation programme – Speech by Lord Justice Jackson

Posted November 29th, 2011 in case management, costs, disclosure, electronic filing, practice directions, speeches by sally

Controlling The Costs of Disclosure – Seventh Lecture in the implementation programme (PDF)

Speech by Lord Justice Jackson

The LexisNexis Conference on Avoiding and Resolving Construction Disputes, 24th November 2011

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Neuberger unveils privacy guidance and scheme to monitor injunctions – Legal Week

Posted August 2nd, 2011 in injunctions, judiciary, news, practice directions, privacy by sally

“The use and scope of privacy injunctions will be formally monitored from today (1 August) under a pilot scheme launched by the Master of the Rolls, Lord Neuberger.”

Full story

Legal Week, 1st August 2011

Source: www.legalweek.com

Judges could veto plans to count number of injunctions – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 2nd, 2011 in injunctions, judiciary, news, practice directions, privacy by sally

“Judges will be able to veto moves to discover the true scale of injunctions and secret court orders despite a bid for more transparency.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 2nd August 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

TW v A City Council – WLR Daily

Posted January 24th, 2011 in citations, law reports, practice directions by sally

TW v A City Council [2011] EWCA Civ 17; [2011] WLR (D) 9

“The profession needed to be reminded that the relevant authorities should be copied from the official Law Reports (published by the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales), and only if not should reports from the All England Law Reports (‘All ER’) or a specialist law report series be included. In addition if a case was reported in volume 1 of the Weekly Law Reports that report should be used in preference to the report in the All ER. British and Irish Legal Information Institute (‘BAILII’) judgments (with neutral citation numbers) should only be used if no other recognised reports were available.”

WLR Daily, 21st January 2011

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Interim practice guidance: The use of live text-based forms of communication (including Twitter) from court for the purposes of fair and accurate reporting – Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted December 21st, 2010 in internet, practice directions, press releases by sally

“Interim practice guidance: The use of live text-based forms of communication (including Twitter) from court for the purposes of fair and accurate reporting – Guidance from the Lord Chief Justice.”

Full guidance

Judiciary of England and Wales, 20th December 2010

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Practice Direction (Criminal Proceedings: Additional Forms) – WLR Daily

Posted October 8th, 2009 in criminal procedure, law reports, practice directions by sally

Practice Direction (Criminal Proceedings: Additional Forms); [2009] WLR (D) 293

“The forms for use in connection with the following Parts of the Criminal Procedure Rules 2005, as amended, were set out. The amendments were to take effect on 5 October 2009.”

WLR Daily, 7th October 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Practice directions – Amendment No. 22 to the Consolidated Criminal Practice Direction – Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted May 20th, 2009 in criminal procedure, guilty pleas, practice directions by sally

“The Lord Chief Justice has handed down Amendment No. 22 to the Consolidated Criminal Practice Direction. It has three main parts. Primarily, the amendments set out the different bases on which a defendant may plead guilty. Secondly, minor changes are made to paragraph III.28 of the Consolidated Criminal Practice Direction regarding the Victim Personal Statement scheme. Thirdly, it contains various forms for use with the Criminal Procedure Rules and when appealing to and from the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division).”

Full text

Judiciary of England and Wales, 20th May 2009

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Practice Direction (Criminal Proceedings: Victim Personal Statements; Pleas of Guilty in the Crown Court; Forms) – Times Law Reports

Posted May 19th, 2009 in criminal procedure, Crown Court, practice directions, victims by sally

Practice Direction (Criminal proceedings: Victim personal statements; Pleas of guilty in the crown court; forms)

“Amended provisions concerning the practice in criminal proceedings in relation to victim personal statements, pleas of guilty in the crown court and forms would come into force with immediate effect.”

The Times, May 19th 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Practice Direction (Criminal Proceedings: Victim Personal Statements; Pleas of Guilty in the Crown Court; Forms) – WLR Daily

Posted May 18th, 2009 in criminal procedure, law reports, practice directions, victims by sally

Practice Direction (Criminal Proceedings: Victim Personal Statements; Pleas of Guilty in the Crown Court; Forms) [2009] WLR (D) 155

“Lord Judge CJ, sitting in the Supreme Court, handed down an amendment to Practice Direction (Criminal Proceedings: Consolidation) [2002] 1 WLR 2870, relating to victim personal statements, pleas of guilty in the Crown Court and forms.”

WLR Daily, 15th May 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Bovale Ltd v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Another – Times Law Reports

Posted March 23rd, 2009 in civil procedure rules, judgments, law reports, practice directions by sally

Bovale Ltd v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Another

Court of Appeal

“While a judge had no power to alter the Civil Procedure Rules or vary any practice direction, either by a judgment or purported practice direction, he did have an inherent jurisdiction to include procedural directions of a general application where there was a gap in the rules or in the practice directions.”

The Times, 23rd March 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.

Bovale Ltd v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and another – WLR Daily

Posted March 13th, 2009 in civil procedure rules, judgments, law reports, practice directions by sally

Bovale Ltd v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and another [2009] EWCA Civ 171; [2009] WLR (D) 94

“A judge had no power to alter the Civil Procedure Rules either by a judgment or practice direction or to vary or alter any practice direction which was binding on the court to which it was directed. Where there was a gap in the Rules or practice directions pending the giving of a practice direction, a judge had inherent jurisdiction to include procedural directions of general application in his judgment.”

WLR Daily, 12th March 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

R (Hillingdon London Borough Council and others) v Lord Chancellor and another – WLR Daily

Posted November 10th, 2008 in costs, family courts, fees, judicial review, practice directions by sally

R (Hillingdon London Borough Council and others) v Lord Chancellor and another [2008] EWHC 2683 (Admin); [2008] WLR (D) 347

WLR DAily, 7th November 2008

Source; www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Practice Direction: Enforcement of Children Act 1989 contact orders: disclosure of information to officers of the national probation service – WLR Daily

Posted November 10th, 2008 in contact orders, disclosure, enforcement, practice directions, probation by sally

Practice Direction: Enforcement of Children Act 1989 contact orders: disclosure of information to officers of the national probation service; [2008] WLR (D) 346

“In order to ensure that an officer of the Service or a Welsh family proceedings officer would not be in contempt of court by virtue of disclosing information to an officer of the National Probation Service when a request was made under s 11L(5) or s 11M of the Children Act 1989 the court should give leave to the officer to make such disclosure.”

WLR Daily, 7th November 2008

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Practice Direction: Applications in the magistrates’ court to enforce contact orders – WLR Daily

Posted November 10th, 2008 in contact orders, enforcement, family courts, magistrates, practice directions by sally

Practice Direction: Applications in the magistrates’ court to enforce contact orders; [2008] WLR (D) 345

“Applications to enforce contact orders made in the magistrates’ courts are to be considered by family proceedings courts.”

WLR Daily, 7th November 2008

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Practice Direction – Allocation and Transfer of Proceedings Order 2008 – Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted November 10th, 2008 in family courts, practice directions, transfer of proceedings by sally

“Allocation and Transfer of Proceedings Order 2008.”

Full practice direction

Judiciary of England and Wales, 6th November 2008

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk