Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims

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In March 2017, a new Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims was published by the Ministry of Justice and will come into effect on 1 October 2017. The purpose of pre-action protocols is to encourage the engagement of and communication between the parties, to allow information to be exchanged at an early stage and issues identified. By the parties…

Stage 1 Protocol – Money for Nothing?

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JC and A Solicitors Limited v Iqbal and others [2017] EWCA Civ 355 A case which confirms what happens to Stage 1 Protocol payments when a matter is not pursued into Stage 2. Until this case, it was arguable that a loophole existed under the old April 2010 RTA Pre-Action Protocol. The case was in…