A Unique Gathering of Commercial Courts
On Friday 5 May 2017, commercial courts from five continents gathered in London.
Rolls Building
Practice Note: Relating to the Insolvency Proceedings Practice Direction
Significant amendments are required to the Insolvency Proceedings Practice Direction (“IPPD”).
Practice Note to PD51O Paragraph 3.4(2)
Clarification to documents which will no longer be accepted as email attachments but must be submitted via Electronic Working (unless submitted on paper).
New IPEC Practice Note
The Head of the IPEC, His Honour Judge Hacon, has today approved a practice note concerning what documents to lodge when making an application for enforcement of a financial element of an order in the ...
Practice Statement: Listing of Cases for Trial in the Patents Court
This Practice Statement is issued with the concurrence of the Chancellor of the High Court. It supersedes the Practice Statement issued on 28 January 2015.
Availability of Online Filing in the Rolls Building Jurisdictions
A new online filing and document management system is now available for use by parties litigating in the Rolls Building, in all of the building’s jurisdictions including the Commercial Court, the Chancery Division, the Technology ...
Challenges to Arbitral Awards at the Seat (December 2014)
The purpose of this paper is to examine how such “fury” may be vented (legally !) by the disgruntled party to an arbitration award and how such fury is controlled by the English Courts. To ...
Introduction of the Financial List
The Financial List, a specialist cross-jurisdictional list set up to address the particular business needs of parties litigating on financial matters, became operational yesterday on 1st October 2015. It draws on the expertise of judges ...
Shorter and Flexible Trial Procedures Pilot Schemes
High Court judges have introduced a new initiative, starting in October, aimed at making business litigation cheaper and simpler.
Appointment of a High Court Judge: Henry Carr
The Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of Henry James Carr Esq QC, to be a Justice of the High Court with effect from 1 October 2015. The Lord Chief Justice will assign ...