In this blog post, Alex Carington summarises a recent decision of Richard Spearman KC (sitting as a Deputy Judge of the King’s Bench Division) which represents the latest instalment in the ongoing libel proceedings brought by Evangelos Marinakis, owner of Nottingham Forest FC, against his rival Greek football magnate Irini Karipidis. Aside from the inevitable…
Read moreChanges incoming for service gateways
The 149th Practice Direction Update will see some significant changes being made to the CPR 6BPD service gateways with effect from 1 October 2022. The key new provisions (and what they mean in practical terms) are outlined in this blog post.
Read moreDefendant denied full costs despite winning forum challenge
Once parties to jurisdiction challenges appreciate the adverse costs consequences of not taking a realistic approach to the three true issues that arise the sooner these applications will take less time, consume less public resources and get disposed of more quickly. Here’s a neat point for claimants facing a big costs bill at the end…
Read moreBrownlie II mini-series: (2) The tort gateway
This is the second blog in our new series on the Supreme Court’s recent decision in the Brownlie litigation. For a discussion of the background and the key elements of the decision itself, have a look at Peter Hale’s excellent first blog in this series. A reminder that the two issues for the Court to…
Read moreBrownlie II mini-series: (1) The decision
A week ago, the Supreme Court gave its much anticipated second ruling in the Brownlie litigation. The background to this important decision should be familiar by now. Those wanting a refresher can see our earlier blogs on the last Supreme Court decision, the High Court’s decision in the reconstituted litigation, and the Court of Appeal’s…
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