As any solicitor will know, having a litigant in person as an opponent brings unique challenges. Often, a litigant in person will not understand the importance of the civil procedure rules, acting in accordance with directions and general court etiquette.

Disclosure is probably the most important stage of litigation as this is the evidence that supports the claim or the defence and will be referred to in Court. If Disclosure is not properly performed, the court has the ultimate sanction

Section 68 (1) of the Arbitration Act 1996 states:- ‘A party to arbitral proceedings may (upon notice to the other parties and to the tribunal) apply to the court challenging an award in the proceedings on the ground of serious

I have said on many occasions that any decision by HMRC is worth appealing. There are so many circumstances where the HMRC have been proven to be incorrect at the appeal stage but the option of appealing is rarely exercised.

Land banking has long been on the radar of the FCA. It is in fact quite often a scam where investors simply buy a small parcel of land in a field that has no real hope of ever being granted