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Statute Barred Debt

Sep 15, 2015

Statute barred debt is a problem, as generally, you will not be able to recover it. In our guide to cash flow, one of our key recommendations is to pursue unpaid invoices promptly. Statute barred debt will only happen, if debts are left too long. What is statute...

Court Office Staff To Be Reduced

Jul 6, 2015

Court office staff are going to be reduced according to an announcement by HM Courts and Tribunals Service. It plans to lose around 2.5% of its workforce. The total number to go will be in the region of 400 or so employees. The vast majority of the reductions will be...

Litigation Spending Reduces

May 31, 2015

Litigation spending has reduced according to statistics released in the annual Norton Rose Fulbright litigation trends survey, based on answers given by 803 corporate counsel in Europe, north America and Asia. The figures may not therefore be representative of every...

Judgment In Default – More Common Than Expected

Apr 7, 2015

Judgment in default is becoming more frequent according to the latest court statistics released last month. You can read them here. They show in the last year the number of claims which went undefended increased by 25%. A total of 829,000 judgments were entered in...

Court Issue Fee Increases

Mar 21, 2015

Court issue fee increases came into effect on Monday 8th March 2015, giving little in the way of warning. The increased fees had been been proposed but it was only the week before the came into action, that the introduction was confirmed. It will no doubt have...