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Where a company is a party to proceedings and has changed its name since issue, how do you reflect this name change on the court record when the underlying entity has remained the same?
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Where a costs order has been awarded in favour of a defendant in a money claim, are there any costs provisions which would apply to allow the defendant to offset the costs order against damages, costs and interest awarded to a claimant?
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If a party wishes to vary an order for sale in respect of a property which it has taken possession of (because the order for sale is subject to a condition that the property be sold for a certain amount and it has transpired that this is in excess of the value), does the usual rule apply and the application should be served on the other side at least three days before the application hearing? Is it possible for the application to instead be made: i) without notice; and/or ii) on paper?
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If a construction contract provides that no claims for breach of contract may be brought after the expiry of twelve years from practical completion, could that time bar preclude claims for contributions under the Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978? This might be relevant where one of the parties has been sued for defective work by a third party later than twelve years from which completion. That is now a possibility as a result of the ‘special’ limitation periods for claims under the Defective Premises Act 1972 introduced by the Building Safety Act 2022.
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Can a personal representative make an application against a deceased's former employer concerning non-party disclosure for employment records?
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Associated legal terms

Electronic copy

A copy of an electronic document.

Kilobytes (Kb)

a measurement of electronic information also referred to as Kb. 1 kilobyte = 1,024 Bytes

Points of dispute

A written statement made by the paying party identifying the areas of disagreement as to the costs to be assessed.

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