Introduction The cost of civil litigation in England and Wales has long been a subject of concern, with commentators and reformers frequently highlighting the risk that legal costs can become disproportionate to the value and importance of the dispute itself. The principle of proportionality, enshrined within the Civil Procedure Rules ...
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Introduction The decision of the Court of Appeal in Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council [2023] EWCA Civ 1416, ...
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