When tomorrow never comes By , Martin Paxton In the late 1990s the Court adopted the term ’warehousing’ to describe what was, effectively, the…
Can ADR be refused and a costs penalty avoided? By Naomi Park, Martin Paxton The Court’s wide discretion on costs in litigation means a successful litigant can be penalised in…
Covid-19 no excuse when seeking relief from sanction By Martin Paxton In Fathi v Mohamed [2021] EWHC 2231 (Comm) an application to set aside a Judgment obtained in…
Does a Barrister owe a duty to its instructing solicitor By Martin Paxton Overview The High Court recently endorsed the commonly held view that a barrister’s duty is to…
Abusive Collateral Attack in a civil context: The Test By Martin Paxton, The Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Terry Allsop-v-Banner Jones Ltd, Rae Cohen has clarified…
For the sake of argument? By , Martin Paxton Smith J determined that Mrs Evans’ claim in Betesh Partnership v Evans [2020] EWHC 1589 (QB), as…
"Let's agree to disagree" By Martin Paxton Adjudication – a voluntary ADR alternative in professional negligence disputes
Breach of Trust, s.61 of the Trustee Act 1925 and Due Diligence - The Ball is in Whose Court? By Martin Paxton Purrunsing –v- (1) A’Court & Co (A Firm) and (2) House Owners Conveyancers Limited.