Judgment handed down in Coventry v Lawrence
The Supreme Court this morning handed down its much anticipated judgment in Coventry v Lawrence [2015] UKSC 50. In addition to an appeal on the substantive merits of the case, the Supreme Court was asked to determine… Read More »
Costs in defamation and privacy proceedings
The Ministry of Justice has produced its consultation paper on costs in defamation and privacy claims. It is looking for practitioners’ views on proposed changes to the costs regime following the impending changes to CFAs… Read More »
CJC report on defamation costs published
The Working Group put together by the Civil Justice Council (CJC) to look into costs protection options in defamation and related proceedings published its final report yesterday. The report sets out a number of recommendations… Read More »