Practitioners must give early and proper consideration to the disclosure of electronically stored information, and should ensure the search is discussed fully with the other side, says Mark Clark
Eugene McMahon and Janet Matthews consider cases involving authorised guarantee agreements, virtual assignments and rent as an expense of administration
The electronic portal that will support the new RTA injury reforms will be central to the process, making it quicker and more efficient, and any claimant lawyers who haven't yet signed up should do so immediately, say John Spencer and Fraser Fundell
When preparing for an inquest, practitioners should communicate promptly and openly with the coroner to determine which documents can be requested for disclosure, says Richard Lodge
If implemented as they are, Jackson LJ's proposals will shift costs from defendants to claimants and reduce rather than increase access to justice, says Nigel Cooksley QC
The recent triumph of freedom of expression may have reduced the 'chilling effect' of libel laws, but it has also brought uncertainty to the fair comment defence, writes Rod Dadak
The ruling that solicitors can stop acting for clients whose instructions are unrealistic should reassure practitioners concerned about unreasonable requests, says Mike Willis
