The event is being organised by His Honour Judge Cotter QC,
Designated Civil Judge for Avon, Somerset and Gloucester, and member of the Civil Justice Council (CJC).
The revised PD21 (with the latest, 45th, CPR update) requires that an application for approval of a settlement or compromise involving a protected party shall be dealt with by a master,
designated civil judge or his nominee.
His Honour
Judge Simon Brown QC is the designated mercantile judge for the Midlands sitting at the Birmingham Civil Justice Ce
Judge Simon Brown QC is the
designated mercantile
judge for the Midlands sitting at the Birmingham Civil Justice Ce
judge for the Midlands sitting at the Birmingham
Civil Justice Centre.
Writing in NLJ recently His Honour
Judge Simon Brown QC, the designated mercantile judge for the Midlands, noted that the digital age has «revolutionised the way we all instantly communicate around the globe, making paper documents anachronistic... Lawyers — including judges — must embrace new technologies if they are to be «fit for purpose» in proportionate civil litigation; a recurring theme in the Jackson Report,» (NLJ, 8 June 2012, p
Judge Simon Brown QC, the
designated mercantile
judge for the Midlands, noted that the digital age has «revolutionised the way we all instantly communicate around the globe, making paper documents anachronistic... Lawyers — including judges — must embrace new technologies if they are to be «fit for purpose» in proportionate civil litigation; a recurring theme in the Jackson Report,» (NLJ, 8 June 2012, p
judge for the Midlands, noted that the digital age has «revolutionised the way we all instantly communicate around the globe, making paper documents anachronistic... Lawyers — including
judges — must embrace new technologies if they are to be «fit for purpose» in proportionate
civil litigation; a recurring theme in the Jackson Report,» (NLJ, 8 June 2012, p 773).