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1 Nov 2019, 4:37 am
‘Restructuring & Insolvency analysis: James Bickford Smith, barrister at Littleton Chambers, examines the High Court’s decision in Nicoll v Promontoria (Ram 2) Ltd that the appellant debtor’s challenge to the validity of an assignment of his debt to the respondent should not have been entertained by the judge below because although the appellant had sought to put the effectiveness of the assignment in issue in his first witness statement, the point that he… [read post]
12 Mar 2013, 5:32 am
“In his monthly column, James Bickford Smith considers two judgments that illustrate the hazards of the commoditised litigation that will be transformed, for better or worse, by the Jackson reforms. [read post]
17 Mar 2015, 9:50 am
‘In his monthly column, originally published by PLC, James Bickford Smith considers again the Supreme Court’s judgment in Coventry v Lawrence (No 2) [2014] UKSC 46, the adjourned hearing of which has been listed for 9-11 February 2015. [read post]
10 Jun 2013, 4:46 am
“In his monthly column, James Bickford Smith considers recent decisions in which courts have taken a strict approach to compliance with the CPR following Jackson implementation, and offers some practical suggestions on how best to limit the risks of falling foul of the developing approach. [read post]
17 Nov 2014, 5:33 am
‘In his monthly column, James Bickford Smith considers the effects and scope of the recent decision in Excalibur Ventures LLC v Texas Keystone Inc and others (Rev 2) [2014] EWHC 3436 (Comm) to make litigation funders liable for third party costs orders. [read post]
12 Nov 2015, 10:58 am
‘In his monthly column, James Bickford Smith discusses the High Court’s decision in The Dorchester Group Limited t/a The Dorchester Collection v Kier Construction Limited [2015] EWHC 3051 (TCC) concerning an open offer of settlement. [read post]
15 Oct 2014, 7:35 am
‘In his monthly column, originally published by PLC, James Bickford Smith considers the Supreme Court’s judgments in Coventry v Lawrence (No 2) [2014] UKSC 46 and Marley v Rawlings [2014] UKSC 51, before commenting briefly on relief from sanctions disputes after Denton v White and other appeals [2014] EWCA Civ 906. [read post]
10 Mar 2014, 4:30 am
‘In his monthly column, James Bickford Smith discusses the Court of Appeal’s recent guidance on communications with judges after draft judgments are circulated, some interesting judicial observations on defective witness statements, and the Commercial Court’s important relief from sanctions decision in Re C (A Child) [2014] EWCA Civ 70. [read post]
9 Dec 2015, 4:51 am
‘In his monthly column, James Bickford Smith discusses the decision in Ong and others v Ping [2015] EWHC 3258 (Ch) and the apparent revival of the “rule” in Lewis v Daily Telegraph Ltd (No 2) [1964] 2 QB 601. [read post]
11 Apr 2013, 2:56 am
“In his monthly column, James Bickford Smith considers the Court of Appeal’s decision in Nelson’s Yard Management Company and others v Eziefula [2013] EWCA Civ 235 and how a failure to respond to pre-action correspondence can justify departure from the default rules on costs following discontinuance. [read post]
22 Jan 2014, 10:25 am
‘In his monthly column, James Bickford Smith discusses Durrant v Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Constabulary [2013] EWCA Civ 1624 in which the Court of Appeal, after its decision in Mitchell v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 1537, took further eye-catching steps to impose the new approach to relief from sanctions. [read post]
9 Nov 2016, 2:55 am
‘In his monthly column, James Bickford Smith discusses two important decisions concerning respectively the applicability of costs budgeting rules to litigants in person and the court’s approach to attempts to control a litigant’s choice of McKenzie friends. [read post]
26 Jul 2016, 5:18 am
‘James Bickford Smith discusses judicial approaches to procedural default two years after the Court of Appeal’s decision in Denton v White Ltd and another, Decadent Vapours Ltd v Bevan and others and Utilise TDS Ltd v Davies and others [2014] EWCA Civ 906, and considers the challenges still facing practitioners and judges in dealing with applications for relief from sanctions. [read post]
6 Jul 2010, 7:39 am
[NOTE: James Bickford and Matthew Scarola contributed to this morning’s round-up.] [read post]
26 Jan 2010, 8:05 am
Below, James Bickford of Harvard Law School recaps the Court's opinion, handed down on Wednesday, in South Carolina v. [read post]
22 Jan 2010, 6:09 am
Smith (08-1402) by Harvard law student James Bickford. [read post]
31 Mar 2010, 6:30 am
Harvard Law School student James Bickford discusses the case here. [read post]
4 Apr 2010, 7:59 pm
Watson, which was argued on Wednesday, has been updated to include James Bickford’s preview and recap, while the case page for Carachuri-Rosendo v. [read post]
17 Apr 2012, 9:16 pm
The ELNY Immunity Issue - including and featuring Peter Bickford's analysis. [read post]
15 Mar 2013, 11:00 am
Bickford is the only divorce lawyer in San Diego County representing clients, who is a Certified Family Law Specialist (CFLS) and who is actively licensed as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). [read post]
