How late is too late to amend Points of Dispute?

Kathryn Regan Following the decision in Ainsworth –v- Stewarts Law LLP, there has, perhaps unsurprisingly, been a shift in the way points of dispute are prepared, particularly in respect of Solicitors Act Assessments. The recent matter of Edinburgh –v- Fieldfisher LLP [2020] EWHC 862 (QB) highlights that parties should be cautious when preparing limited points…

Extension Extension please….

Kathryn Regan Hot on the heels of guidance agreed by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers and the Forum of Insurance Lawyers and a protocol agreed between the Association of British Insurers and Thompsons Solicitors, aimed at opposing parties acting more cooperatively during this period of change and uncertainty, the Ministry of Justice has confirmed…