Litigation & dispute resolution articles
Practice group: Litigation & dispute resolution
20-05-09
Is it time to get tough with debtors?
Running a business in today’s economic climate is not easy. Whilst success is often measured in the size of an organisation or its...
03-05-09
Expert knowledge proves no contest
Conflicts during probate often arise when disgruntled relatives and disappointed beneficiaries suspect foul play. Whilst some claims are...
22-04-09
Budget 2009 summary for individuals
Summary of changes affecting individuals
The main changes are that the winter fuel allowances are being maintained at £250 for those...
20-03-09
Contentious probate litigation - avoiding claims
Probate actions
Increasingly, probate practitioners and will writers are finding themselves at the heart of disputes concerning...
19-03-09
Contentious probate - case study
Following on from Craig Williams' article on probate actions.
Case study: Shah & another v Joshi [2008] EWHC 1766 (Ch)
One of the...
12-12-08
Credit crunch 'will encourage litigation'
Many law firms are seeing a surge in litigation cases throughout the economic downturn, reports suggest.
Former lord chancellor Lord...
24-11-08
Media defamation cases 'heightened by recession'
The recession has had an impact on most sectors of society, with the legal industry being no exception. With unemployment on the up, people...
13-11-08
Homeowners 'at risk of repossession'
Many homeowners failing to keep up with payments on their properties are facing repossession, official figures show.
Among the regions...
04-11-08
Why no Englishman's home is really his castle
From overgrown hedges to arguments over ‘right to roam’ footpaths, these days neighbourly discord is much more likely to end up in...
04-09-08
Thames Valley law firm makes the news
B P Collins has been making the headlines recently, thanks to a series of high profile court cases widely reported in the national...
21-08-08
Defamation: Damaging one's reputation in the public eye
What can you do if your neighbour falsely accuses you, in public, of unlawful trespass.
As a rule of thumb, the majority of us are...
01-04-08
Conditional fee agreements (CFAs)
Since the government's acceptance of conditional fee agreements (CFA) in the 1990s, there has been a rise in the number of CFAs being...
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