In situations where an innocent third party has information about conduct which may assist a litigant, an applicant apply to the Court to have that third party disclose such information. For example, a bank which has knowledge of a transaction or conduct that would assist a litigant it may be obliged to hand over the information sought. Orders such as this are known as Norwich Pharmacal orders and evolved from the case of Norwich Pharmacal Co v Customs and Excise Commissioners [1974] AC 133 (Norwich Pharmacal). [Read more…]
uniform civil procedures rules 1999
Particulars – their importance in civil litigation
15 April 2020 by
In civil litigation, the term ‘particulars’ is frequently used. The term particulars stems from the ordinary meaning of the noun, ‘particular,’ that being, ‘a detail’. Despite this rather simple meaning, what exactly a particular is seems to be a subject of some confusion even amongst the legal profession. This confusion is likely caused by the blurred line between pleaded facts and particulars. [Read more…]
Electronic service of documents
6 August 2014 by
Last updated 25/08/2015
The use of email communication in everyday businesses must be, by now, almost standard. With the increasing size of email attachments, business and particularly those exchanging large documents with their clients or B2B businesses are now increasingly using cloud technology or third party document exchange systems such as Dropbox.
