That was the action where the claimant substantially exceeded the approved budget in a defamation
pilot scheme case.
Not exact matches
The fourth and final of the liveries Ferrari showed in Paris was «The Sterling,» in this
case an F12 Berlinetta with a paint
scheme bearing striking resemblance to the 250 GT Berlinetta SWB that Stirling Moss
piloted to win the 1961 Tourist Trophy.
In this
case, Christina Lambert and Matthew Hill successfully obtained permission for judicial review on the basis that a
pilot scheme Notice of Hearing did not comply with the GMC's statutory duty and common law obligations of fairness.
Dr W's
case follows on from an earlier challenge to the
pilot scheme, thought to be the first of its kind, CM v GMC.
The successful Birmingham
pilot scheme is extended to every mercantile and construction court in October this year and the vision is that ultimately every multi-track
case, whatever the subject matter, will be scrutinised with care at the outset with the parties being given thorough guidance as to what steps and expenditure is seen by the court as proportionate or not.
It is therefore instructive to consider the decision of Senior Costs Judge Hirst last month on the recoverability of costs exceeding an approved costs budget under a similar
scheme piloted for defamation
cases (Henry v News Group Newspapers Limited [2012] EWHC 90218 (Costs)-RRB-.
A
pilot scheme has also been introduced (as part of the implementation of the new Financial List) which enables claims started in the Financial List that raise issues of general importance to the financial markets, and in relation to which immediately relevant authoritative English law guidance is needed, to be determined as test
cases, without the need for a present cause of action between the parties to the proceedings.
As His Honour Judge Simon Brown QC, who has already
piloted the
scheme in Birmingham, has said: «judges seek the Holy Grail that will give them just 10 key documents in any
case and not require them to find the proverbial needle in a haystack.»
A new
pilot scheme will introduce extra sittings at Civil, Crown and Magistrates» Courts to increase the number of
cases they see each day with the Crown Court sitting until 18.00, Civil Courts until 19.00 and Magistrates until 20.30.
The Civil Procedure Rules change every year, while new
pilot schemes seem to launch every few months, introducing new ways of working for specific types of
cases.
The
scheme had judges identifying those
cases that might be suitable as
pilot studies and inviting the parties to participate.